Grameenphone Academy has reached 400,000 enrolments, with 80,000 young people joining its artificial intelligence (AI) courses within eight months amid growing demand for digital skills.

The free online learning platform, developed by Grameenphone for young people, provides training in digital, professional and emerging technology skills, according to a press release.

The milestone comes as AI and other emerging technologies reshape how people learn, work and develop their careers.

Grameenphone said digital capabilities were becoming increasingly important for employability and productivity, prompting the academy to expand access to practical skills designed to prepare young people for an AI-enabled economy.

The academy’s AI programme covers prompt engineering, AI agents, creative intelligence, workflow automation, AI-supported portfolio building, no-code app development, AI-driven user experience and machine learning.

A total of 50,000 certificates have been awarded to learners who successfully completed courses across the platform’s programmes.

Grameenphone said the initiative was also helping participants turn newly acquired skills into professional and economic opportunities.

Md Aman Ullah Aman, a University of Dhaka student from Patiya, said the academy helped him strengthen his communication and leadership skills, become financially independent and pursue new professional opportunities.

“I never imagined I could become this confident. Grameenphone Academy helped me build my communication and leadership skills and become financially independent,” he said.

“Today, I am pursuing Chartered Accountancy at Deloitte Bangladesh while sharing these learnings with more than 300 young people in my community,” he added.

Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) at Grameenphone Farhana Islam said around 2.2 million people entered Bangladesh’s job market annually, while young people accounted for 78.9% of the country’s unemployed population.

“At the same time, technology is rapidly changing the skills employers need, making it increasingly important for young people to have access to relevant learning opportunities that can help them adapt and participate in the evolving digital economy,” she said.

Farhana Islam said the 400,000-enrolment milestone and the strong uptake of AI courses reflected young people’s desire to learn and prepare for technological change.

“Through Grameenphone Academy, we want to help turn that willingness to learn into skills that create meaningful opportunities for the future,” she added.

Grameenphone said the platform aimed to help young people improve their employability, pursue new economic opportunities and participate more meaningfully in Bangladesh’s digital economy.

Interested learners can explore the courses and enrol at www.grameenphone.academy.