Digital Learning Hub carrières et emploi

Luxembourg is currently experiencing a dire need of IT-trained specialists on the labor market. This digital skills gap generates some important challenges for the country to the point where the government has set out to take action. For this reason, the Digital Learning Hub (DLH) was created: to contribute to the government's mission to close the digital skills gap by way of continuing education. As such, the DLH is a trainings' hub-spot that offers vocational and professional courses in digital technologies for adults under the authority of the Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth.

THE BUSINESS MODEL

The Digital Learning Hub's business model relies on four major tenants:

1) Fast learning: short, hands-on courses organized so as to be able to work in parallel;

2) Agile: all the courses are tailored to the needs of the current job market;

3) Hub: fostering a learning and exchange culture in a convivial environment is of high importance, which is why most of the courses take place on-site (in the spirit of peer-to-peer learning);

4) Affordable: to expedite digitization in Luxembourg, the courses are accessible, open to anyone and low-cost.

COURSE STRUCTURE

The course offer comes in three different structures: short trainings, learning tracks and a full curriculum. Short trainings typically last between 4 to 30 hours spread out across several days, targeting one specific skill. Learning tracks are a set of complementary modules that make up a comprehensive program culminating into the acquiring of a specific skill set. These take up to several months to accomplish. Finally, the full curriculum is provided by 42 Luxembourg, a coding school for adults that provides a well-rounded training in programming leading to employment (more information below).

COURSE OFFER & AUDIENCE

The Digital Learning Hub offers courses in cybersecurity, coding, blockchain, design, data & AI, IT & cloud, management, web development and no-/low-code. They come in various difficulty levels. Whether one is a beginner looking for an introductory training in coding or an expert in cybersecurity wishing to update their competencies, whether one wishes to reskill for the purpose of a career change or upskill to keep up with the job's demands, or be it for professional or non-professional reasons, the DLH welcomes everyone of adult age without prerequisites.

42 LUXEMBOURG

In addition, the Digital Learning Hub manages 42 Luxembourg, a coding school that offers a full-time, comprehensive training in programming with view to long-term employment.

Unlike a traditional school, 42 operates without teachers, classes or courses. The pedagogy is based on the principles of autodidacticism, project-based and peer-to-peer learning as well as gamification. This means the program is built on levels (like in a game) that one moves up by successfully accomplishing projects (based on real life cases) that come with their own instructions. Programming is learned through practice with a mix of self-study and teamwork, that way developing the soft skills alongside the technical ones.

Other particularities include the fact that 42 is completely free of charge (no hidden fees), no degrees and no prerequisites in coding or math are needed to apply and, finally, the campus is open 24/7 (even during holidays) so learners can work on their projects whenever it suits them best.

42 Luxembourg is part of the international 42 network whose headquarters are situated in Paris, where the very first 42 campus was founded in 2013. As of writing this, there are over 50 campuses in almost 30 countries. 42 enjoys an excellent reputation throughout the world, as it offers a professional training that gives one all the necessary tools to succeed on the competitive job market.