Digital Egypt Youth| Egypt Makes Electronics Initiative 2025 is a comprehensive scholarship program lasting four months, aimed at qualifying 2,500 young men and women who are recent graduates from Egyptian universities across the country. The initiative provides training in various digital fields, with a focus on electronics and embedded systems, aligning with the presidential initiative “Egypt Manufactures Electronics.” The goal is to enhance youth employment and entrepreneurship opportunities while bridging the gap between young people’s skills and market and company needs.
The initiative adopts a methodology for developing both technical and personal skills, covering a range of digital skills to meet diverse interests and career paths. The program aims to facilitate the employment of trained participants through partnerships with industry stakeholders and create connections between trained individuals and potential employers through a month of job training at industry partner locations. This helps connect young talent with job opportunities in the digital sector. NTI has collaborated with over 60 national and multinational industry partners, including, but not limited to, Amazon, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, Huawei, WE, Cisco, VMware, Orange, Valley, Avelabs, SEITech, and Brightsky, to design more than 25 career paths that meet job profiles and the needs of the information and communications technology market.
At the end of the program, participants receive certificates that enhance their skills and competencies. These certificates improve their employment prospects and serve as credentials for future job opportunities. The training paths in the initiative include electronics and embedded systems, network infrastructure and enabling factors, cybersecurity, DevOps engineering, and communications engineering
About the initiative
The initiative offers a comprehensive scholarship for selected recent graduates from Egyptian universities who have graduated within the last five years. This initiative helps bridge the gap between students' skills and the needs of regional and international markets. It includes collaboration with over 60 national and multinational industry partners and offers more than 15 career paths.
Candidates will be selected through a meticulous screening process conducted in cooperation with industry partners. The pathways are designed in collaboration with initiative partners in the industry to meet job profiles and the needs of the information and communications technology market.
Each pathway lasts four months and includes a technical program, a soft skills program, and one month of job training at industry partner locations. Upon completion of the pathway, candidates will receive joint certificates from NTI and its industry partners. NTI's close partnership with its industry partners helps secure employment for the best-qualified candidates in the training.
Terms and General Regulations Governing the Initiative
- Commitment to submit all required documents on the initiative's electronic platform upon approval of these terms and regulations is a fundamental requirement for scholarship acceptance:
- Copy of the graduation certificate.
- Scanned copy of the national ID card.
- Signed declaration by the trainee.
- Compliance with the fundamental requirements of each training program is a prerequisite for acceptance into the scholarship.
- Commitment to the scheduled training hours (6 training hours daily).
- Adherence to the prescribed attendance percentage of not less than 75%.
- Commitment to appropriate behavior and professional etiquette with everyone during the training period within the initiative.
- Commitment to preserving academic materials and refraining from posting them on electronic platforms (intellectual property rights).
- Commitment to the accuracy of all information stated in the declaration.
- Commitment to submitting a new signed declaration for each training course the trainee enrolls in.
- Commitment to providing a notification or sending an apology via email for non-completion of the scholarship, at least 48 hours before the commencement of the training.
- Only communications through the official email of the initiative ([email protected]) will be considered.
Available Training Areas:
- Electronics and Embedded Systems
- Network Infrastructure and Enablers
- Cybersecurity
- DevOps Engineering
- Telecom Engineering
- Software Engineering
Advantages of the Initiative:
- Practical training opportunities with experts in various fields.
- Access to the necessary equipment and tools for developing your electronic projects.
- Opportunities to learn and interact with a network of innovators and professional engineers.
- Training modules include specialized technologies, personal skill development, business management, and English language skills.
- One month of hands-on training within leading companies in the field, allowing you to experience a real work environment and learn how to apply the concepts and knowledge you've gained in practice.
- Connect with experienced professionals in your field and build a strong professional network.
- The National Telecommunications Institute will provide transportation to the institute's locations during the training period.
How to Register for the Initiative:
- Log in and create an account on the official website.
- Choose the career path you wish to study.
- Fill out the required electronic application form for the career path.
- Review your information before submitting.
- Complete the required fields and register.
Dates for the Initiative:
- Application deadline: November 8, 2024.
- Training start date: November 23, 2024.
