Free courses offer IT career development for cisgender and transgender women. Together, they provide 80 free spaces for professionals from all over Brazil
Microsoft today opens registration for two free mentoring and technical certification classes for women in technology. Vacancies are for programs #ElasnaIA and #SecurityGirls, aimed at training professionals in cloud and Artificial Intelligence fundamentals, and cybersecurity, respectively. In all, there are 80 vacancies offered by the two initiatives, which were designed by a group of Microsoft employees and volunteers from the company's Diversity and Inclusion pillars - WAM (Women at Microsoft) -, which aim to increase the participation of women in the segment. technology and increase your chances of employability in this sector.
O #ElasnaIA is in its fourth edition and registration is open until April 13th. will be made available 40 vacancies for women interested in mentoring in Artificial Intelligence, cloud fundamentals and preparing to become certified Microsoft AI-900: AI Fundamentals. The program, which has already trained more than 100 women, has technical modules, a grid covering opportunities in the area of Artificial Intelligence, and soft-skills modules such as creating a career plan, reviewing resumes and improving your professional profile on LinkedIn. Interested parties must apply through the official website of the #ElasnaIA, fill out a questionnaire and complete the challenge on Artificial Intelligence. To participate in the mentoring program, among other requirements, you must identify yourself as a cisgender or transgender woman, be at least 18 years old, have completed high school and be interested in working in the technology market. At the end of the course, graduates will receive free vouchers to take the Microsoft AI-900 certification exam.
already the program #SecurityGirls will offer, in its first edition, 40 seats for free courses in cybersecurity, cloud fundamentals and preparation for certification Microsoft SC-900: Security Fundamentals. Applications are open until April 13th. and must be made through the website of the #SecurityGirls. During registration, you must complete a questionnaire and take the challenge on women in security. To participate, candidates must also identify themselves as a cisgender or transgender woman, at least 18 years old, complete high school, in addition to having basic computer skills and cloud computing infrastructure, among other requirements. All graduates will receive free vouchers for the Microsoft SC-900 certification exam.
Microsoft Plus Brazil Plan
The #SecurityGirls and #ElasnaIA projects are part of the Microsoft More Brazil, a comprehensive plan launched in October 2020 that aims to extend Microsoft's 33-year long-term commitment to the country. The plan has as one of the pillars the qualification of the workforce and has already impacted more than 111 thousand Brazilians with professional training and retraining programs. Another initiative that is part of the plan and was launched on March 26 is the connect+, a professional qualification program and connection with opportunities in the job market and which has open opportunities for those who want to improve and enter the technology market.
The initiative has two fronts of action – Training and Connection – and offers three free training tracks with more than 20 courses with certification in technology. In all, there will be more than 300 hours of training. on demand, more than 180 hours of training with teachers in Portuguese, with capacity to serve more than 80 thousand people from April to June 2022. In addition, those who participate in the program can register on the Modern Talent Hub, a portal where people who are looking for a job will be visible to companies that are part of the Microsoft ecosystem and have vacancies available. To participate, you just need to be 16 years old and interested in technology.
For more information about the #SecurityGirlif the #ElasnaIA and access the official websites of the programs.
