The program aims to develop their skills to meet the requirements of local and multinational companies in the fields of design, development, and production of semiconductors and embedded systems
The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) launched its Qualifying for Employment (Q4E) program to widen the local talent pool.
The program aims to develop their skills to meet the requirements of local and multinational companies in the fields of design, development, and production of semiconductors and embedded systems.
Within the framework of the “Egypt Makes Electronics” initiative (EME), the Q4E program aims to position the electronics industry as one of the key drivers for growth in the Egyptian economy. The EME is a presidential initiative launched in 2018 and supervised by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT).
Designed to ensure that the local talent pool has the skills demanded by companies in the fields of electronic design, research and development (R&D), semiconductors’ manufacture, and embedded systems, Q4E aims to bridge the current skills gap between supply and demand.
The program’s launch is part of efforts to attract electronic design companies to expand their business and operations in Egypt, as well as bring in more investment and enterprises into the market. These would simultaneously create more job opportunities in the IT sector, leading to increased digital exports.
Several leading multinational companies currently host global R&D offices in Egypt. These include STMicroelectronics, Siemens EDA, Mixel, ADI, GoodiX, TeLink, Valeo, T&S, Luxoft, MediaTek, and eInfochips.
