In part as a result of the pandemic, many training centres have enhanced their digital or hybrid training options. Copyright (c) 2017 Africa Studio/Shutterstock. No use without permission.

In part as a result of the pandemic, many training centres have enhanced their digital or hybrid training options. Copyright (c) 2017 Africa Studio/Shutterstock. No use without permission.

Upskilling will be key to accelerating economic growth and prosperity and could lead to the net creation of 5.3m new jobs globally, according to a 2021 World Economic Forum and PwC “Upskilling for Shared Prosperity” report.

Here are just a handful of the many resources available in the grand duchy for boosting competencies and knowledge.

University of Luxembourg Competence Centre

Situated on the Belval campus is the organ-ising professional and academic continuous education and lifelong learning. The centre, with its expertise across competency clusters, aligns its pedagogy to keep up with developments across Luxembourg’s economic and government strategy. As managing director Anne Oberlé told Delano, the centre can craft bespoke training--for example, on topics like satellites and artificial intelligence. One of their recent customised programmes, in fact, drew in some 1,000 participants from over 160 countries. Such tailoring and flexibility in pedagogical engineering also mean that organisations can work with the centre to determine what type of learning (in-person, online, blended, etc.) best suits training objectives, particularly given an increased demand in flexibility. Oberlé adds that the centre is still dominant in the health sector, with its tailored training for Luxembourg specificities. Courses have also been adapted for jobseekers, as the centre works with Adem for specialised certification programmes in areas like IT, project management and more.

INFPC

Operating under the education ministry, the National Institute for the Development of Continuing Vocational Training () manages the platform, centralising around 10,000 courses in a wide variety of training at the public, private and voluntary levels. The institute also assists companies applying for state subsidies co-funding  and, through its Observatory of Training, monitors training trends for the future. According to INFPC, the institute’s digital ecosystem was strengthened in 2020, a year marked by digital learning development.

House of Training

Created by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) in 2015, the provides continuous vocational training in the country’s three official languages, plus English. Fields of training vary widely, from accounting and banking to IT, insurance, law, marketing and sales, real estate, taxation, culture, entrepreneurship and more. The easy-to-use website also allows users to select interests based on whether they want to get certification, simply reorient themselves in their current workplace or prefer to growin a particular area of expertise, even to create or manage a company.

IMS Luxembourg

In honour of its 15th anniversary this year, Inspiring More Sustainability () Luxembourg announced in February the creation of its . Training through it is offered in a variety of formats, including physical and distance learning, with expert-led programmes designed with original content. The academy collaborates with a number of subject-matter experts, including through the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, ILA (Luxembourg’s independent directors association) and construction group CDEC. Sandrine Grumberg, IMS partner since its start and founder of two training organisations in Luxembourg and France, and IMS deputy director Sophie Öberg have been charged with the academy’s development. Courses centre around the three IMS strategic pillars: people, planet and prosperity.

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