Vodafone looks to boost the digital skills of 10 million young people worldwide

At the end of March 2018, UK telecommunications giant Vodafone presented a landmark program that aims to provide careers guidance as well as more access to digital training for up to 10 million young people by 2022. Entitled, ‘What will you be?’, the Vodafone youth work initiative will cover 18 countries, and according to the group represents the largest international program of its kind in the world.
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Vodafone’s smartphone app ‘Future Jobs Finder’ is the cornerstone of this initiative that will be rolled out to 18 countries.* The plan is to enable youths to acquire new competences and seize fresh career opportunities in the digital sphere. Future Jobs Finder offers a series of psychometric tests that enables youths to identify their competences and interests and as such to gain a better understanding as to the best jobs category match within the digital economy.

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