Microsoft, NIELIT partner to train 3,500 youth in cybersecurity

NIELIT and Microsoft will deploy Cyber Shikshaa and Ready4Cybersecurity programmes in 30 training centres of NIELIT in Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns, with a special focus on Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and states in the North-East region of India.  

Microsoft and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) have collaborated to increase access to skills for jobs through Cyber Shikshaa and Ready4Cybersecurity programmes. 

Nearly 3,500 learners will undergo training and receive internship or employment opportunities for in-demand cybersecurity jobs. NIELIT and Microsoft will deploy Cyber Shikshaa and Ready4Cybersecurity programmes in 30 training centres of NIELIT in Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns, with a special focus on Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and states in the North-East region of India. 

The aim is to train youth in cybersecurity skills for jobs, a press release said and added that these programmes would be scaled in subsequent years to integrate cybersecurity training programmes in all the training centres of NIELIT.  

The collaboration between NIELIT and Microsoft will help reduce the talent deficit for cybersecurity professionals and provide employment opportunities for 1,100 underserved youth in the pilot year of deployment," the release said.  

Microsoft's support will include curriculum content, certifications, and mentorship opportunities. NIELIT aims to develop skilled professionals and provide support to learners and trainers both through design and development of curriculum and acquisition of content. 

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