Bahrainthismonth.com August 2023 77 commerce new tools and delivery systems to support their onboarding, sales training, leadership development, and compliance programmes. Bahrain and the GCC are abuzz with EdTech developments. In March, the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) announced the launch of its metaverse campus, which intends to provide students and professionals in business and finance with an immersive learning experience supported by the latest technology. The Nasser Vocational Training Centre also announced its Smart Coders initiative, which aims to train approximately 2,000 adults annually to write computer code. By 2027 the initiative is expected to train a total of 10,000 Bahrainis to enter the workforce as programmers. New entrant Lumofy, which provides personalised learning to corporates recently raised USD500,000 from Hope Ventures, together with Saudi angel Investors and JEO Capital. Local incubator Kickstart has also launched a programme to assist EdTech entrepreneurs by providing comprehensive training through hybrid platforms. Using technology, mentors will be able to teach, provide videos and interact with founders seamlessly to provide a diverse learning experience and enable them to realistically launch or expand. Bahrain based regional player Playbook uses a digital platform to connect female learners with specialised mentorship and learning systems. And these are just a few examples of the many EdTech developments happening in Bahrain and the GCC. With the expansion of universities, videobased learning systems and international collaboration, education is taking on a new shape in the region. The scope of expansion seems almost unlimited in a region with a young, growing school population combined with an expanding corporate environment. Education is a traditionally brick and mortar basic industry; however, today, there is nothing basic about the offerings and I suspect, in a few years, I may be writing about a whole new education ecosystem. Time will tell, but the indicators are very promising. Pria is the Founder of GMI Advisory WLL– a Management Consultancy that helps companies with their strategy, business plans, presentations and preparing for investors . You can visit her company website gmiadvisory.com to connect with her. Follow @guide¬_my_idea on Instagram for more. Summer Time HAPPINESS السعاده في فصل الصيف
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