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Innovation in Digital Learning Challenge
Future Skills: From Gaps to Growth
How can we leverage accurate and intelligent approaches to identifying skills gaps in order to guide individuals toward personalized digital learning pathways that strengthen workforce competitiveness and meet future market requirements in both private and government sectors?
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Challenge Overview
A challenge organized by the National eLearning Center (NeLC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. It aims at attracting innovative solutions that enhance the ability to identify skills gaps and link it to more suitable digital programs, contributing to professional development in the public and private sectors, and keeping pace with the requirements of the future labor market.
Target Audience
What will you gain?
Technical support and consulting
Specialized technical support and consultation from AI experts and skills experts.
Experimental Environment
A safe experimental environment to test MVPs.
Financial grant supported by NTDP
A financial grant of up to 150,000 SR in collaboration with NTDP.
Flexible Workspaces
Providing workspaces in the design lab at NeLC.
Participant Journey
1
Register
10 November – 14 December 2025
| Receiving solutions
2
Initial Screening and Acceptance
15 December 2025 – 4 January 2026 |
Evaluation and screening according to criteria
3
Support & Enablement
5 January – 4 March 2026
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Testing MVPs in the AI Sandbox
4
Completion
5 – 18 March 2026 |
Documenting the experience and measuring the impact
5
Recognition
After April 1, 2026 |
Solutions recognition and scaling up.
Innovation Challenge Partners
Innovation challenge partner
Supporting partner
FAQS
Applications are submitted through the digital learning innovation challenge page by filling out the participation form via (Join Now) and attaching the supporting documents.
All dates for the stages of the Digital Education Innovation Challenge are clearly listed on the challenge page on the platform.
● Compliance with the terms and conditions and data policies.
● Providing proof of ownership of the idea/product (upon request).
● Agreement to privacy and confidentiality.
● Commitment to complete the challenge phases if qualified.
The participant is committed to the terms and conditions after acceptance, and withdrawal is only allowed in exceptional and compelling cases considered by the supervising authority.
Yes, participation is available for individuals, teams, and relevant technical and academic institutions inside or outside the Kingdom.
One representative submits the application through the platform, and status updates are sent via email to the solution team.
No modifications can be made after submission, but an updated application can be resubmitted with a notification to the initiative team via email to ensure the latest version is approved.
9. For inquiries and more details, contact the National eLearning Center via the following email: care@elc.edu.sa