Simplilearn, an online bootcamp & certification course provider company has announced the partnership with JobsForHer, an online platform for women’s careers, to train and upskill 1000 women by the next year in Full Stack Java Development, making them job-ready for the future.
This programme, is specially designed as ‘women-exclusive’ initiative and it is aiming is to strengthen the position and capacities of Women in Tech and has been designed to bridge the gender gap in the professional space.
The aim is to create 1,000 women Java developers by the end of the year through this partnership with JobsForHer.
Anand Narayanan, chief product officer, Simplilearn, said, “Industry reports indicate a significant demand in Full Stack Development jobs in the last couple of years. While this is a great opportunity to upskill and adapt to suit the market demand, there often exists a gap when it comes to upskilling women for these roles.”
“With the aim to boost the role of women in tech, we look forward to upskilling at least 1,000 women in the next year with the programme designed exclusively for them. We are confident that after completing the programme, women who are either starting their professional careers or have taken a break in the past will be able to accelerate their careers.” He added.
JobsForHer also saw registration from women in tech rise by 21% in 2021. Tech upskilling in new technologies is a very essential aspect for IT professionals. Employers are looking for upskilling and reskilling employees in new technologies is necessary so that they can improve their productivity.
Neha Bagaria, JobsForHer, said, “While women representation is gaining traction in conversations and some industries have seen changes, we have a long way to go as there still exists a significant disparity when it comes to women in the tech industry.
The bias that tech roles are more suitable for men still exists, discouraging women from jumping into these fields. To break the bias and empower women in Tech, we are happy to partner with Simplilearn to bring the best in the class program on Full Stack Java Development for women learners.
This program enables them to have a comprehensive understanding of the domain and provides mentorship and networking opportunities to ensure women are job-ready from day one of program completion.”
Speaking about the current scenario women makeup 34% of the Information Technology (IT) workforce in India. There is a need to address the main issue to reduce stubborn gender gap or else it will continue to widen for women in tech. There is a need to address this issue and focus on increasing the talented women workforce.
The programme will be of a duration of one year – of which six months will constitute learning modules, and the next six months will be devoted to the career preparation of the learners.
Speaking about the programme each batch shall consist of 50 women learners who will be trained by Simplilearn to master coding and also to build their own projects, apps, websites, and backend systems.
JobsForHer will provide exclusive mentorship to these women learners, who will get a chance to connect with the finest mentors and can receive the best career guidance, industry insights, and inspiration from the top corporate leaders.
Women learners will also receive invites to be part of JobsForHer exclusive networking events with top companies committed to hiring talented and skilled women to their diverse teams.
