Online Training in the UAE: Free Courses and Government eLearning

Your options for online training

1. 1

   Decide what kind of course you need

   There are short courses for the public, and advanced courses and training programmes for specialists in government and the private sector. Start by matching the option to your goal — a quick public course or deeper professional development.

2. 2

   Take free MOOCs on the Ibtekr platform

   ‘Ibtekr’ (innovate) is an interactive platform that offers high-quality massive open online courses (MOOCs) for free to all Arabic speakers, and grants students accredited certificates from Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI). This is a strong starting point if you read Arabic and want an accredited certificate.

3. 3

   Explore DGOV Academy courses online

   DGOV Academy offers all its courses online, so you can learn from home in Dubai without needing to attend in person.

4. 4

   Consider the Future Skills programme

   Future Skills is a training programme for a period of 12 months, targeting students, employees, and others who wish to join the labour market through working in a technology-based future job. If you are aiming at a future, technology-based role, this programme is designed for you.

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   Federal employees: use the Al Mawrid eLearning Portal

   In 2019, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) launched the Federal Government's eLearning Portal (Al Mawrid), through which expert training and development is provided to federal government employees at competitive prices. The exact prices are not listed here — check the authority's website for the current amounts.

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   Healthcare staff: train on the Maharati system

   The ‘Maharati’ system is a healthcare eLearning and management system launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHP) at the Training and Development Center in Sharjah. It is based on the well-known Moodle learning management system used by the world's most famous universities and educational institutions, which lets it automate training management and make programmes available at any time.

Fees and timelines may change — verify with the official source.

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