ITA signs a contract to train 93,507 civil employees

The ceremony will take place at 8.30 am at the Ministry of national Economy.

H.E. Mohammed Nasser Al Khusaibi, Chairman of ITA and Secretary General at the Ministry of National Economy will be signing the agreement.

This agreement will commit Certiport to provide digital literacy training for about 3 years on the global digital literacy standards of Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3).

About 923,507 civil employees will be trained and certified through this program and this will empower public sector staff skill to launch their eServices and implement eGovernment initiatives.

The training program is implemented in close cooperation with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Civil Services and covers all employees under the Ministry of Civil Services.

The Government IT Training and Certification (GITTC) is a project under the 'National IT Training & Awareness (NITTA) framework which is a government, nation-wide eOman initiative aimed at developing ICT skills and increasing ICT awareness within the government and the community.

Other digital literacy certifications considered for evaluation during the GITTC pilot program such as the ICDL and the Cambridge certifications are still recognised in Oman.

The GITT initiative aims to provide ICT training opportunities to the civil service employees in order to enable them to offer electronic services to the public and the businesses.