Baltic digital skills development programme
Baltic Digital Skills Development Programme
Now everyone knows that the world is changing. Innovations and continuous development of technologies have become the norm in both the academic and work environment. That is why the learning of new skills will become an essential component in improvement of human and company development and competitiveness.
In order to support learning of modern knowledge, Microsoft, within its global initiative, in cooperation with Innovation Centre of the University of Latvia LUMIC, the ISM University of Management and Economics in Vilnius and Estonian Business School in Tallinn has created personal development programme – “Baltic Digital Skills Development Program”. Within the programme, it is possible to choose and study one of the four courses, offered in the programme, free of charge:
Business Analysis
This direction includes skills in work with data, for example, data visualization and analysis, basics of cloud computing and their application for business development.
Data Analysis
When studying data analysis, it is offered to learn basics of data visualization, skills in work with Microsoft platform Power BI and other basis skills, which will help to use data in any field.
Development of no code and low code programmes
Within this course software and system design, as well as development and test methods will be mastered.
Development of Application
Knowledge in application development will allow to develop applications, which will help to simplify, modify and automate business procedures.
Program motion
The study programme is based on self-study – every programme member acquires the knowledge within 8 weeks at a time and pace that suits him/her, using study resources available in Microsoft Learn platform.
Self-studies will be supplemented with practical lessons, during which the leader of the study programmes together with industry experts will share their experience how to apply the acquired knowledge in practice.
At the end of the programme, students will have to pass a test to receive a badge on the completion of this course. Every participant of the training programmes if decide, can continue studies and prepare for an exam to get a Microsoft certificate.
The most motivated participants of the programme will have opportunity to register for a virtual internship during which they will be able to test their knowledge and apply it in life.
The studies will start on January 2021. Studies are free of charge and will be conducted in English.
