France: TECH da Power - Women empowerment through skill development in cybersecurity
France: TECH da Power - Women empowerment through skill development in cybersecurity
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Status
Ongoing
- Location France: Saint-Ouen
This Pilot program includes technical training & empowerment for disavantaged women of Seine-Saint-Denis to develop sustainable employment in cybersecurity (Under-represented in this booming sector).
The NGO links women in need of qualifications & employment with tech companies that are struggling to recruit locally & diversify teams through partnerships (Recruiting companies & local organizations).
Key activities:
- Campaign targeting local women & professionals to attend a free bootcamp & mobilize them towards tech opportunities (Introduction to programming skills & discovery of tech jobs)
- 6-week pre-training courses to learn cybersecurity & programming fundamentals
- 6-month intensive technical training program to become Cyber Security Analyst, followed by a mandatory 6-month internship.
NGO: DesCodeuses
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Promoter
Benoit Koch - Safety Assurance Engineer, Saint Ouen
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Initiate date • Duration
06.09.2022 • 16 months