NIELIT and Microsoft will deploy Cyber Shikshaa and Ready4Cybersafety programmes in 30 coaching centres of NIELIT in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, with a particular concentrate on Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and states within the North-East area of India.
NIELIT and Microsoft have collaborated to coach youth in cybersecurity abilities for jobs, a launch mentioned, including these programmes could be scaled in subsequent years to combine cybersecurity coaching programmes in all of the coaching centres of NIELIT.
The international cybersecurity abilities hole and the shortage of range within the workforce are among the many pressing points going through the digital financial system.
Studies present that 3.4 million persons are wanted to fill the worldwide cybersecurity workforce hole.
The collaboration between NIELIT and Microsoft will assist scale back the expertise deficit for cybersecurity professionals and supply employment alternatives for 1,100 underserved youth within the pilot yr of deployment,” the discharge knowledgeable.
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Further, it mentioned that about 3,500 learners will take coaching and obtain internship or job alternatives for cybersecurity jobs.
Apart from offering grants for coaching, Microsoft’s help will embrace curriculum content material, certifications, and mentorship alternatives.
As the nation’s premier establishment for examination and certification within the discipline of Information, Electronics and Communications Technology (IECT), NIELIT goals to develop expert professionals and supply help to learners and trainers each by means of design and growth of curriculum and acquisition of content material.
The growth comes amid Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella‘s go to to India.
Nadella, who’s on a four-day multi-city tour, was in Mumbai on Tuesday, and in Delhi on Wednesday. He can be scheduled to go to Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
On Wednesday, Nadella referred to as on Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The minister invited Microsoft CEO to spend money on India’s increasing innovation and startup ecosystem.
“Co-Alumnus from @MIT_MANIPAL & CEO @Microsoft @satyanadella dropped by @GoI_MeitY today. Had an interesting chat about future of #Tech & @_DigitalIndia incl @OfficialIndiaAI, search, gaming, compute and IndiaCloud,” Chandrasekhar tweeted.