Microsoft, DSCI launch programme to skill women in cybersecurity
As part of the three-year programme called the "CyberShikshaa" 1 000 women from underserved communities will be trained in ten locations across the country and offered employment opportunities.
Beginning on Monday the first phase of the programme will be rolled out across Noida Patna Hyderabad and Mohali.
"CyberShikshaa is significant in more ways than one. It will empower women technologists ensure a growth driven livelihood for them and increase the participation of women in the industry " Anant Maheshwari President Microsoft India said in a statement.
According to NASSCOM the strength of the women workforce in the IT-ITeS industry currently stands at 34 per cent.
CyberShikshaa will develop a comprehensive ecosystem and evangelise women to harness the opportunities of cybersecurity as a career.
In addition to establishing a strong training network with competent trainers and infrastructure it will work to facilitate partnerships amongst government industry and academia.
"Cybersecurity skills development and enabling growth opportunities to women talent in cybersecurity domain is a key imperative for government and industry " added Rama Vedashree CEO at the DSCI.
The CyberShikshaa curriculum will comprise an interactive four-month training course with a combination of theory case studies and practical hands on projects managed by a group of training partners led by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
Open to women science graduates between the age of 20-27 years it will also include mentoring sessions and workshops with industry leaders soft skills training and technical sessions by Microsoft employee volunteers. Campus interviews will be organised for students on successful completion of the course.
The programme spanning three years will cover locations from Andhra Pradesh Bihar Delhi-NCR Gujarat Karnataka Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Meghalaya Rajasthan and Telangana.
--IANS rt/mag/bg
