Russell Cohen
Group Managing Director of Operations
Through our training and benefits programmes, we empower our partners and help them realise their ambitions.”
Through our training and benefits programmes, we empower our partners and help them realise their ambitions.”
Russell Cohen
Group Managing Director of Operations
30+
vocational training programmes
These programmes include training and upskilling courses such as digital literacy, financial literacy, and English communication courses.
Microsoft Digital Literacy Program
In 2019, Grab and Microsoft partnered to offer Microsoft’s Digital Literacy certification programme via Grab Academy, Grab’s learning platform for driver- and delivery-partners.
The digital literacy program covered topics such as computer basics and using the Internet safely. The digital literacy program is currently offered in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Scott Mauvais
Director AI and Global Partnerships,
Microsoft Philanthropies
Microsoft and Grab both have a vision to transform the communities we operate in. This partnership makes the most of our reach across the Southeast Asia region, helping customers and partners have a positive impact in their industries.”
Microsoft and Grab both have a vision to transform the communities we operate in. This partnership makes the most of our reach across the Southeast Asia region, helping customers and partners have a positive impact in their industries.”
Scott Mauvais
Director AI and Global Partnerships,
Microsoft Philanthropies
550,000+
certificates awarded
As of 2020, over 250,000 unique driver- and delivery-partners have completed one or more topics.
Amador Creencia
70, Manila, Philippines
I learned a lot of skills that refreshed my knowledge of computers. The topic I liked most is how to create a formal email because it gave me the confidence to communicate by email to my friends.”
I learned a lot of skills that refreshed my knowledge of computers. The topic I liked most is how to create a formal email because it gave me the confidence to communicate by email to my friends.”
Amador Creencia
70, Manila, Philippines
Technical Upskilling Programme
Grab, Microsoft and Generation, a global non-profit organisation, partnered to create a training programme for driver-partners looking to pursue tech-enabled careers.
Run by Temasek Polytechnic and funded by the Singapore government, the 8-month long programme trained a total of 18 people, four of whom were Grab driver-partners.
The programme provided them with relevant technical skills and training in simulated workplace scenarios to allow them to develop their soft skills.
At the end of the programme, Grab facilitated industry placement for the driver-partners who completed the course. Grab also hired former driver-partner, Farhan Ramdan, as a junior software engineer in the company.
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Farhan Mohamad Ramdan
30, former Grab driver-partner
Prior to the software development bootcamp, I was driving Grab part-time. I joined this software bootcamp because I wanted to change industries. As a result of the bootcamp, I learnt valuable coding skills, and now I have an opportunity to join Grab as an associate software engineer.”
Prior to the software development bootcamp, I was driving Grab part-time. I joined this software bootcamp because I wanted to change industries. As a result of the bootcamp, I learnt valuable coding skills, and now I have an opportunity to join Grab as an associate software engineer.”
Farhan Mohamad Ramdan
30, former Grab driver-partner
Financial literacy in Indonesia
End of 2020, we launched a financial literacy programme for our driver-partners in Indonesia on our GrabAcademy training platform to help them gain an understanding of financial principles such as saving, budgeting, and investing.
128,000+
unique Grab partners completed at least one topic in the financial literacy programme
