Applications invited for COL’s Skills for Work scholarship

The Ministry of Commerce and Better Future for Women in Bangladesh have invited eligible Bangladeshi citizens to apply for Commonwealth of Learning (COL)’s Skills for Work scholarship.

The aim of the scholarship is to close the skills gap for in-demand and high-demand jobs in commonwealth nations, said a press release.

COL aims to support the efforts of Member States to disseminate skills required for decent employment and entrepreneurship and pave the way for skilling, reskilling, upskilling and lifelong learning.

Commonwealth of Learning has partnered with Google, Coursera and Udemy to offer the Skills for Work scholarship which will enable Bangladeshi youth and adults to access high quality skill development courses provided through world’s leading e-learning platforms, such as, Coursera and Udemy.

COL will offer three different scholarships under the Skills for Work initiative — COL-Grow with Google Skills for Work Scholarship, COL-Coursera Skills for Work Scholarship, COL-Udemy Skills for Work Scholarship.

Under the COL-Grow with Google Skills for Work Scholarship, scholarship recipients will be able to gain Google certification in five specialisation areas — IT Support, IT automation with Python, UX Design, IT Project Management and Data Analytics.

For detailed application procedures and eligibility guidelines, interested applicant have been requested to visit the following website: col-skillsforwork-bd.org.