Egypt Scales Digital Training With National Telecom Institute

Egypt’s National Telecommunication Institute, a national training and research body operating under the strategic vision of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, closed 2025 having reached 49,310 beneficiaries through digital skills and workforce programmes. Delivery spanned two main campuses in Cairo and an extended network of over 24 Digital Creativity Centers (Creativa) nationwide, with the Digital Creation Center in Al-Maraa in the new administrative capital expanding access beyond the capital.

Employment-linked tracks anchored the year. The Digital Youth of Egypt | Ready for Employment Program trained 1,742 participants with an employment rate exceeding 87%, in collaboration with more than 85 local and international companies. Complementary pathways, including Career Launch and Job-Tech, provided practical technical internships that achieved 100% employment rates for participants. Through the Digital Youth Creativity Centers – Free Work Initiative, 6,551 interns trained, with over 73% securing freelance opportunities or completing real-world projects.

Technical depth and scale were central. NTI’s Cyber Security Academy trained over 5,000 participants across 15 governorates. The Summer Internship Program graduated more than 10,000 students, while the Capacity Up Initiative equipped 2,476 new trainees with market-aligned skills. International partnerships with AWS, Cisco, IBM, Huawei, Red Hat, VMware, Fortinet, and Avaya supported global accreditation and workforce readiness across tracks.

Government digital transformation remained a core focus. Nearly 10,000 state employees trained in 2025, including 9,354 under the Digital Leadership Program, and 7,262 AI Ambassadors were reached to promote responsible AI usage. Academically, NTI accredited six diploma specialisations in fields including Networks, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science, and enrolled 487 interns in diploma and master’s programmes under the Digital Pioneers Initiative. Its infrastructure—spanning fibre optics, mobile technology labs, cloud facilities, and applied research—also delivered 2,600 Printed Electronic Circuit panels for student projects and industry use, alongside technical validations for national telecom standards.