The program will be delivered in rural and sub-urban regions of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,Telangana, Assam, Uttarakhand, Delhi NCR and Rajasthan.
The cybersecurity field presents diverse career opportunities. Potential jobs include information security analyst, chief information security officer, security architect, and security engineer. The most popular industries that employ cybersecurity professionals include computer systems design and related services; management of companies and enterprises; credit intermediation and related activities; and management, scientific, and technical consulting services. As companies continue to emphasize on cybersecurity and heightened employee awareness, the focus on cybersecurity has increased more than ever. However there seems to be a huge supply-demand gap, this has led to an increase in hiring for available positions on permanent or contractual basis. The demand for roles such as Security Engineers, Cybersecurity Analysts and Cybersecurity Engineers is on the rise. India is expected to have over 1.5 million unfulfilled job vacancies in cybersecurity by 2025. The second highest in the APAC Region after China. But finding skilled professionals in Cyber Security remains a formidable challenge.
As per the UNSDGs Goal No. 4 Quality Education, and Goal No. 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth, this problem needs intervention.
ICT Academy has partnered with Microsoft Philanthropies to conduct cybersecurity training programs for higher education students and faculty members. This program will help to create cybersecurity professionals. The program will be delivered in rural and sub-urban regions. Through this initiative, ICT Academy has been strengthening the India’s important visions on Skill India and Digital India.
100 Institutions will be identified (50 institutions from Tamil Nadu & Karnataka, remaining 50 from Telangana, Assam, Uttarakhand, Delhi NCR and Rajasthan.
The program will be delivered in rural and sub-urban regions of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Assam, Uttarakhand, Delhi NCR and Rajasthan. This initiative strengthens the India’s important visions on Skill India and Digital India.
The following outcomes are expected on completion of the training program
Date: 03 August 2022 - 12 August 2022
Duration: 40 Hours
Trainer Name: Mr. Senthil M
No. of faculty registered: 65
Date: 03 August 2022 - 12 August 2022
Duration: 40 Hours
Trainer Name: Ms. E. Valli
No. of faculty registered:55
Date: 24 August 2022 - 02 September 2022
Duration: 40 Hours
Trainer Name: Mr. D. Bhaskar
No. of faculty registered: 70
Date: 26 September 2022 - 08 October 2022
Duration: 40 Hours
Trainer Name: Mr. Raghavendra Swamy
No. of faculty registered: 67
Date: 07 November 2022 - 16 November 2022
Duration: 40 Hours
Trainer Name: Mr. Raghavendra Swamy
No. of faculty registered: 57
Date: 03 January 2023 - 12 January 2023
Duration: 40 Hours
Trainer Name: Mr. Kumara Guru S
No. of faculty registered: 182
Student with a family income less than INR 3.5 lakhs per annum
Students with single parent
Student supported by a guardian
Meritorious but financially backward student
First-generation graduates
We at Microsoft believe that technology is a powerful force for good in a rapidly changing world, and we are working to ensure that everyone has access to the opportunities it provides. The purpose of Microsoft Philanthropies is to bring the benefits of technology to drive sustainable social impact and enable economic opportunity for all. We achieve that by building capacity, driving action and influencing policy for our programmatic priorities that continue being the following:
ICT Academy is an initiative of the Government of India in collaboration with the State Governments and Industries. ICT Academy is a not-for-profit society, the first of its kind pioneer venture under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model that endeavours to train the higher education teachers and students thereby exercises on developing the next generation teachers and industry ready students.
ICT Academy was started to meet the skill requirements of the industry and generate more employment especially in tier 2 and 3 towns, the rural parts of the country. The organization was formed with representations from the State Government of Tamil Nadu, leading companies in the ICT industry and National Association of Software Services Companies (NASSCOM) in India. With training of teachers and students as the primary objective, ICT Academy has been working through a seven-pillar program in the areas of Faculty Development, Student Skill Development, Entrepreneurship Development, Youth Empowerment, IndustryInstitute Interaction, Digital Empowerment and Research & Publications.