Global edutech firm Future Collars brings viable IT upskilling to the UAE

Leading European edutech firm and digital competence school, Future Collars, makes an entry into the UAE with the Private Office of Shaikh Ahmad Bin Faisal Al Qasimi, to help address a nearly 47 collaboration per cent skills gap recently reported by UAE employers (PwC) in support of the UAE’s digital transformation strategy. Under the agreement, Future Collars will work with global organisations and individuals within the UAE to help reskill, upskill and core skill train professionals seeking to pivot into the IT sector, currently facing a significant global talent shortage.

With a mission to support international businesses’ entry into the UAE market, the Private Office of Sheikh Ahmad Bin Faisal Al Qassimi focuses on partnerships that transfer and develop optimal solutions to help advance the UAE’s economic growth.

Future Collars, a digital IT training partner to the likes of Amazon, Accenture and BNP Paribas has entered the UAE market to help address the country’s current talent shortage of high-skilled workers, also affecting many parts of the rest of the world. Headquartered in Poland and founded by Beata Jarosz and Joanna Pruszyńska-Witkowska, Future Collars will, from the UAE, expand across the rest of the GCC to provide online digital competency education services to both individuals and companies across the region.

Speaking during a recent signing ceremony at his office, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Faisal Al Qasimi, said: “Our partnership with Future Collars is focused on delivering world-class training across the UAE, and we are confident that this collaboration will help further enhance the UAE's position as a global centre of innovation and digital transformation. The training and expertise offered by Future Collars to talent across the UAE, will support the necessary upskilling across various industries as digital transformation continues to reshape the UAE employment landscape, alongside the rest of the world.”

Also speaking at the signing ceremony Beata Jarosz, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Future Collars, said: “For years the UAE has been investing in the rapid development of digital technology guided by the vision of the country’s leadership, which recognises a great need for the training and support of IT talent. And we are truly honoured that our innovative teaching method has been recognised for its effectiveness in upskilling employees for the IT sector. And we are confident that our learning model, shaped and delivered by seasoned practitioners, will bring value to some of the Arab world’s most forward-looking nations.

"We look forward to contributing to the UAE's strategic development plans within education by bringing technological skill sets and solutions that local businesses and enterprises need to further develop their talent pools.”

For more information about Future Collars and its programmes please visit www.futurecollars.com/en/