Microsoft aims to solve COVID-19 economic crisis with cheap Microsoft Certification and retraining

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing needed to contain it is likely to cause a major unemployment crisis over the next few months, and Microsoft is not content to sit on the sidelines and simply watch the penny drop.

Microsoft contends that retraining workers to make them more fit for the new economy will save millions of jobs, and have set themselves a target of bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year.

The global effort will involve resources from LinkedIn, GitHub, and Microsoft.

Microsoft plans to use data on jobs and skills from the LinkedIn Economic Graph and free access to content in LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Learn, and the GitHub Learning Lab, and couples these with low-cost Microsoft Certifications and LinkedIn job-seeking tools.

In 3 simple steps, the plan is as follows:

1. The use of data to identify in-demand jobs and the skills needed to fill them;
2. Free access to learning paths and content to help people develop the skills these positions require;
3. Low-cost certifications and free job-seeking tools to help people who develop these skills pursue new jobs.

Microsoft aims to solve COVID-19 economic crisis with cheap Microsoft Certification and retraining

The COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing needed to contain it is likely to cause a major unemployment crisis over the next few months, and Microsoft is not content to sit on the sidelines and simply watch the penny drop. Microsoft contends that retraining workers to make them more fit for...

mspoweruser.com

Read more about Microsoft’s effort and their further activism in their detailed blog post:

Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed in a COVID-19 economy - The Official Microsoft Blog

Around the world, 2020 has emerged as one of the most challenging years in many of our lifetimes. In six months, the world has endured multiple challenges, including a pandemic that has spurred a global economic crisis. As societies reopen, it’s apparent that the economy in July will not be what...

blogs.microsoft.com

 

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Microsoft aims to solve COVID-19 economic crisis with cheap Microsoft Certification and retraining

The COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing needed to contain it is likely to cause a major unemployment crisis over the next few months, and Microsoft is not content to sit on the sidelines and simply watch the penny drop. Microsoft contends that retraining workers to make them more fit for...

mspoweruser.com

Read more about Microsoft’s effort and their further activism in their detailed blog post:

Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed in a COVID-19 economy - The Official Microsoft Blog

Around the world, 2020 has emerged as one of the most challenging years in many of our lifetimes. In six months, the world has endured multiple challenges, including a pandemic that has spurred a global economic crisis. As societies reopen, it’s apparent that the economy in July will not be what...

blogs.microsoft.com

But on the other hand I guess they laid off a bunch of employees also?
Microsoft to permanently close all of its retail stores

Microsoft to permanently close all of its retail stores

Just four locations will remain open. The rest are closing.

www.theverge.com

 

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But on the other hand I guess they laid off a bunch of employees also?

The company tells The Verge that no layoffs will result from today’s decision. “Our commitment to growing and developing careers from this diverse talent pool is stronger than ever,”