Digital Learning Offer

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Digital Learning Offer

The Green Growth and Jobs Accelerator project (GGJAP)’s digital learning offer provides practical, free, and self-paced courses designed to strengthen the capacity of entrepreneurs, startups, and MSMEs in sustainable finance, impact measurement and management, and green business growth. The courses are open to all, extending the Accelerator’s tools and knowledge to a wider ecosystem of entrepreneurs across the Arab States and beyond.Through the courses, participants can:

Integrate green practices int o their business models
Measure and manage social and environmental impact
Strengthen financial literacy and investment readiness
Explore diverse financing pathways for sustainable expansion

In this way, the digital learning offer amplifies the reach of the Green Growth and Jobs Accelerator Project and contributes to building a stronger ecosystem of green and growth-oriented businesses.

Course Catalogue

All courses are 100% self-paced online learning, allowing learners to complete the modules at their own pace. Click on the course link to register and access the courses.

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Greening Your Company 101

Estimated duration: 1 hour

This introductory course introduces businesses from the Arab States region and beyond to the pathways for becoming greener. It explores key concepts related to sustainable business practices and helps participants identify environmentally friendly approaches to integrate into their operations, products, and services.

By the end of the course, learners will be able to recognize key opportunities to improve sustainability performance while strengthening their market positioning.

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Impact Measurement and Management for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Estimated duration: 8 hours

The course equips SMEs and aspiring entrepreneurs with practical tools for measuring and managing their impact. It focuses on aligning operations, collecting data, and using that information to inform reporting, engage stakeholders, and respond to investor demands.

By the end of the course, learners will be able to identify, measure, and manage the social and environmental impacts of their business and apply practical IMM tools independently.

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Financing Your Future - Navigating Investments and Loans for Growth

Estimated duration: 3 hours

The course helps businesses develop financing goals and identify pathways for raising and managing funding. It covers key concepts in financial risk management and explains how different financing instruments, including loans and investments, work in practice.

By the end of the course, learners will be able to assess their financing needs, understand different funding options, and prepare their business to engage with investors and financial institutions.

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Business Expansion through Alternative Funding

The course explores how SMEs can raise funds through non-traditional financing sources, such as grants, tenders, crowdfunding, philanthropy, innovation vouchers, prize competitions, and corporate sponsorships. Designed for business leaders, it helps them understand and assess alternative financing options, including combining various methods to support growth (blended finance).

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Key figures:

3

languages available

100%

self-paced format

1600

number of learners

What makes GGJAP’s digital learning offer unique?

GGJAP’s digital learning offer is built on hands-on experience supporting SMEs across the Arab States region. The courses draw on real examples from businesses operating in the region, grounded in the practical business environment and investment landscape of the region. The courses are part of the wider Green Growth and Jobs Accelerator project, which provides SMEs with practical tools to scale, strengthen investment readiness, and create decent jobs.

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