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Orange Jordan Renews Partnership with Simplon.co
Following the success of Orange Coding Academy’s first cohort, Orange Jordan renewed its agreement with its French partner Simplon.co, a network of digital skills training centers that offer free, intensive training courses in digital professions that are currently in high demand for jobseekers who are underrepresented in the digital sphere. Simplon.co’s mission is to increase the employability of its trainees to match the needs of the rapidly changing local markets. The agreement between Orange Coding Academy and Simplon.co was renewed in concurrence with the launch of the second cohort.
Orange Coding Academy, in partnership with Simplon.co, provides a 6-month comprehensive training program in web and mobile development, Python, JavaScript, and interpersonal skills, in addition to a one-month internship in one of Jordan's ICT companies. Upon completing the training, graduates obtain certificates accredited by Simplon.co, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
Through the academy that was launched in 2019, Orange Jordan seeks to enhance and develop the skills of the Kingdom's ambitious youth who are talented in coding, which has become vital for the development of other sectors.
The Academy embodies Orange Jordan's the training for employment concept, by increasing student opportunities in the job market and providing companies with qualified and trained programmers and tech specialists. The first cohort saw great success, as 70% of students received job offers before even completing their internship.
Commenting on the partnership renewal, Simplon.co said that it is very pleased with the success of the first cohort in partnership with Orange Jordan. In addition, it is thrilled to pursue this partnership with Orange Jordan in order to allow for the greatest number of young jobseekers within the Kingdom to pursue careers in digital professions. Together with Orange Jordan, Simplon holds strong to its conviction that digital transformation is a powerful vehicle for social innovation and that it can enable those who struggle to access training or the job market to become the talents of tomorrow, by finding a job or becoming an entrepreneur.
Orange Jordan said that it values the partnership with a renowned international training institution, as it helps to achieve the company’s goal of enabling talented youth, keeping them up to date with global trends, and providing the market with much needed digital talents.
The company added that the future is digital, and that Orange Jordan will continue to contribute to youth-based social programs throughout the Kingdom. Orange Jordan’s engagement stems from its corporate social responsibility policies and its role as the Kingdom’s digital partner.
About Orange Jordan
Orange Jordan is a leading provider of multi telecom services, offering a broad lineup of fixed, mobile, internet and data services to meet personal and business needs of expanding residential and business base of about 5 million customers across the Kingdom. Over 1600 employees are dedicated to lead the company to ultimate levels of excellence.
The company, also, stands as the provider of the strongest Internet for its mobile, home and business customers, via the most advanced infrastructure. As Orange Jordan continues to invest in all its networks, it also stands as the sole provider of the latest version of the fourth-generation network (4G+) and serves the largest share of Fiber customers in the local market.
Orange Jordan is one of Orange Group’s subsidiaries that offer a wide range of communication services not only to individuals but also to businesses under the brand Orange Business Services (OBS), through which a comprehensive set of IT and telecommunication services are offered to multinational companies.
The company’s sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility strategy focuses on empowering youth, women and people with disabilities in three main areas: Digital inclusion, Digital Education and Entrepreneurship via its Community Digital Centers, Startups Innovation Growth Accelerator (BIG), Orange Coding Academy, Scholarships for students majoring in technological Disciples, Universities’ Innovation Labs, and Digital Accessibility program “Differently Abled, Definitely Enabled”.
In December 2019, Orange Group announced the strategic plan for the coming five years, Engage 2025, which aims to reinvent Orange’s operator model, accelerate in growth areas, place data and AI at the heart of its innovation model and build the company of tomorrow.
This new strategy is considered a work frame and a strong local commitment guided by social and environmental responsibility, as it will embrace fostering a business model that is devoted and liable to its employees, customers and society as a whole.
It also sets the group and its subsidiaries committed to tackling the climate challenge, by dedicating the efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.
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About Orange
Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 41 billion euros in 2018 and 148,000 employees worldwide at 30 September 2019, including 88,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 268 million customers worldwide at 30 September 2019, including 209 million mobile customers and 21million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services. In December 2019, the Group presented its new "Engage 2025" strategic plan, which, guided by social and environmental accountability, aims to reinvent its operator model. While accelerating in growth areas and placing data and AI at the heart of its innovation model, the Group will be an attractive and responsible employer, adapted to emerging professions.
Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
