In order to enrich students’ skills and knowledge with the latest technological developments needed by the job market, and thus increase their employability, the College of Information Technology launched an initiative to encourage students to pursue the completion of a number of verified online certificates in selected areas of interest such as Data Science, Machine Learning, Blockchains and Internet of Things. These verified certificates are offered by leading industrial and academic institutions such as IBM, Microsoft, Harvard and the University of California-Berkeley. This comes in recognition of the importance of keeping pace with the rapid change in information technology applications and development. The initiative is designed to cover the financial cost students bear when completing the requirements and obtain the certificates.