The eLearning Competence Center (ELCC) of the Central Department for Digital Community Development at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) is working on accrediting and training 27 lecturers from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in governorates including Qena, Minya, Sharqia, Assiut, Beni Suef and Mansoura, on August 3-31.
ELCC is training the lecturers on the fundamentals of information technology, with the aim to recognize them as trainers at Cisco Networking Academy’s e-learning centers.
This step is part of the efforts made to build Digital Egypt, and within MCIT strategy for building the Egyptian citizen and creating training opportunities for young people.
Founded in 2004 by MCIT and Cisco Systems, ELCC aims to support Egypt’s overall education reform and entrepreneurship development through the effective use of ICTs, with a special focus on harnessing e-learning technologies and maximizing the potential for collaborative Public Private Partnerships (PPP).
