Alison, an Ireland based online learning provider, has launched the first ever
online courses in Kurdish language to provide free online education for Kurdish speaking individuals. The courses are live now.
The project is a joint effort between USAID/Foras, an economic development project in Iraq, Silatech, a regional
social initiative promoting employment opportunities for Arab youth, and
Alison, a world leader in Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC). The translation
was funded by the USAID/Foras, and accomplished by Cihan University's translation center in Erbil which is a private university.
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| I gave a demo of the courses on Alison, and also spoke about the translation and its challenges, at Cihan University on April 6. This is a scan of a newspaperstory of the launch of the courses in the Connacht Tribune newspaper based in Galway. |
There are four courses available in Kurdish language,
offering diplomas in Human Resources, Customer Service, Tourism, and Food Safety. These are certified courses that allow the
registered learners to receive a .PDF certificate upon successful completion of
each course.
The courses were chosen based on the local market demand in
Iraq and is aimed at helping Kurdish-speaking individuals to develop their
skills and knowledge base. The diploma
courses can be added to job seekers’ CVs as an accomplishment.
As USAID/Foras Senior Translator Officer/Kurdish, I had the responsibility of supervising the translation process and I have to say this was an exciting project. It feels really good to be working on a project that's going to touch the lives of so many Kurds who do not have access to such learning because they do not speak English or Arabic.
If you are interested in taking the courses just log on to www.alison.com and long in with your existing Google, Yahoo, or Facebook account. Then go to Diploma Courses and scroll down to find the four Kurdish courses.
Here is direct links to all four courses:
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