Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – September, 17 , 2024 – Today Gebeya Inc., the leading Pan-African Talent Cloud technology company, announced their collaboration to launch the largest ever AWS-skilled talent ecosystem platform for Africa. Over the next two years, 1 million Africans across the continent are set to be trained in cloud and AI skills through a new centralized AWS Talent Cloud: aws.gebeya.com.

This ambitious capability-building initiative directly contributes to Amazon's global commitment to provide AI skills training to 2 million people by 2025. By tapping into Gebeya's signature Talent Cloud (G-TC) technology and unique expertise in building skills-to-employment pathways across the 30+ African countries that they operate in, AWS gains a powerful implementation partner to help accomplish their goal in the regions. As now the second partnership between the partners since 2023, Gebeya has proven to be well-positioned to carry out AWS’s mission while simultaneously expanding the continent’s share of cloud talent.

“The scarcity of individuals with cloud skills is a major concern for our AWS Partners and customers, and hiring the necessary talent continues to pose a real challenge to the industry. Through our cloud training and education programs, we are preparing diverse learners for in-demand cloud roles around the world. With Gebeya as an implementation partner, we are re-inventing how talent is cultivated, trained, and retained, and building a pipeline of cloud talent for the future,” said Jyoti Ball, AWS General Manager, Sub Saharan Africa.

aws.gebeya.com will serve as an on-demand, centralized skills development hub creating a sustainable pipeline producing AWS cloud practitioners prepared for in-demand careers. With an annual subscription to the AWS Talent Cloud, talents across Africa will have full access to AWS Skill Builder, an online learning center. AWS Skill Builder offers more than 600 free digital courses covering more than 30 industry-demand AWS solutions, and features learning plans, ramp-up guides, virtual labs, instructor-led webinars, exam preparation materials, game-based learning, and more – all tailored to empower anyone at any level to gain AWS cloud proficiency. From self-paced courses for cloud beginners to aws.gebeya.com opens diverse learning pathways unified into an integrated, scalable ecosystem.

“The goal of this new AWS Talent Cloud is to empower more African talent with capabilities in cloud technologies while keeping up with trends in AI integration, elastic scaling, containerization, and high availability, so they can thrive in the race for computing power and infrastructure, all while keeping skills investment circulating locally. Widespread cloud fluency is just the starting point… it will eventually accelerate tech entrepreneurship and provide a flexible foundation to pivot into adjacent and high-demand fields like AI and Web3. By unlocking the power of cloud computing, we empower individuals, startups, and enterprises to thrive in the 5th Industrial Revolution,” said Amadou Daffe, CEO and Co-Founder of Gebeya.

The AWS Talent Cloud signifies a pivotal moment for Africa’s digital future, and it is more than just a learning platform.

Bridging the cloud skills gap in Africa: Highlights of the upcoming AWS Talent Cloud

AI-powered Talent Cloud technology – The launch of an End-to-End skills and opportunity-matching AWS Talent Cloud platform [aws.gebeya.com] powered by Gebeya’s configurable and SaaS-enabled solution 

• Unparalleled scale – 1 million Africans across the continent set to be upskilled and certified in industry-demand AWS cloud computing and AI skills by 2025.
• Diverse learning pathways – Talents who subscribe will have complete access to the AWS Skill Builder learning platform available at a subsidized rate, including comprehensive learning pathways from cloud foundations to advanced specializations. 
• Certification preparation – Aspiring cloud professionals can prepare for AWS certifications with confidence. AWS Skill Builder includes exam guides, sample questions, and content outlines.
• Unlocking employment opportunities to in-demand cloud careers – Once certified, talents will have the possibility of being matched with opportunities across AWS’ vast global network and partner ecosystem. 
• The chance to build a community – Talents will be able to connect with fellow learners, share knowledge, and build their professional networks among their peers. 
• Mentorship led by AWS Certified coaches – Coaching offered to talents from experienced cloud professionals to accelerate skills mastery and maximize their career potential in high-growth cloud roles.
• Cultivating of cloud “technopreneurs” – Supporting the next generation of African tech entrepreneurship.

The program’s blending online training models, certifications, and direct employment connections create a sustainable pipeline producing AWS-skilled workers prepared for in-demand cloud careers.

Expanding its footprint continent-wide over the subsequent months, the platform will begin rolling out across African markets in Q3 2024 including Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, Congo (DRC), Tanzania, South Africa, Morocco, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Uganda, and more. The partners will be collaborating closely on the rollout from strategic implementation, platform enhancements, to marketing, technical integration, perks offered, and more, to ensure maximum accessibility and impact.

This AWS Talent Cloud presents a significant stride towards addressing Africa’s cloud skills gap, positioning the continent as a hub for technology innovation, and development of a more future-forward and sustainable workforce.

For more information about the AWS Talent Cloud and to register for early access, please visit aws.gebeya.com.

About Gebeya Inc.

Gebeya is a leading Pan-African tech leadership company that specializes in Saas-enabled custom talent cloud innovation. Creating millions of opportunities and billions in revenue, Gebeya is skyrocketing Africa’s potential and global competitiveness with its revolutionary Talent Cloud Solution.

For Media Inquiries: Monalisa Haile, Marketing Director, Gebeya Inc. - monalisa.haile@gebeya.com