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COUNTRY FOCUS : THAILAND
This partnership aims to equip Thai workers with digital skills , ultimately boosting their employability , growing our digital citizenship and building more sustainable economic foundations for the country .
“ This will lay a new foundation for them in the future and help them to better adapt to new circumstances , while businesses will benefit from greater operational flexibility .
“ Under this partnership , learners can choose to develop skills that match their interests in order to support workforce development in this era of digitalization . Providing a learning platform that offers all levels of digital skills courses can address the needs of learners and give them more opportunities to conveniently educate themselves – either online or through the Department of Skill Development with support from the Ministry of Labour .
“ On behalf of Microsoft , I would like to thank the Ministry for this partnership . We previously announced a goal to equip 25 million people around the world with digital skills to support employment and drive economies impacted by COVID-19 to thrive with digitalbased jobs .
“ This partnership builds on our global mission and we hope that all Thai workers will benefit from the platform as there are various learning courses , including basic digital courses .”
He said in the future there will be more advanced courses available including those concerning DevOps
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