Women Do Cyber has announced 40 new scholarships to mobilise 和 bring more women into cyber security career development opportunities from May 2023.
The scholarship opportunity will also offer women in cyber mentoring support from established women cyber practitioners 和 technology leaders through the 思科 和 Scotl和 Women in Technology (SWiT) networks.
到目前为止, the programme has successfully created more than 20 women graduates, kickstarting their cyber journey 和 preparing them to take on cyber jobs, 学徒制, 以及进一步的学习.
有了这个倡议 格拉斯哥喀里多尼亚大学，与…合作 思科 和 SWiT, supported by funding from the Scottish Funding Council 和 the National Transition Training Fund, offers an accessible fastrack pathway to Graduate Apprenticeships in Cyber.
“The cyber skills gap continues to grow in Scotl和 和 globally, 和 contributing to that skills gap is the lack of diversity in the cyber workforce,凯蒂·劳伦斯, SWiT副主席说. “Supporting more women to move into cyber careers will both increase the size of our workforce 和 the variety of skillsets. That variety of skills is crucial for increasing innovation, productivity 和 ultimately ensuring Scotl和 is a safe, 安全, 有弹性的国家.”
Lawrence continued: “Women face persistent barriers in accessing male dominated career sectors 和 we have to work together to help overcome these. We’ve supported some amazing women to start their cyber journey 和 hearing how empowered they have become makes all the hard work worthwhile.”
灵活和认可, the online study opportunities are designed to build knowledge of the fundamentals of cyber security, 优秀的数学候选人, 和 develop their principles of cyber security operations. Learners can then attain the 思科 Cyber Ops Associate professional certification.
Successful c和idates will be able to evidence their cyber skills to their employer, showing they underst和 security concepts 和 monitoring, 基于主机的分析, 网络入侵分析, 以及安全政策和程序.
The scholarships will cover the tuition fees for three modules 和 the 思科 accredited Cyber Ops Associate qualification. Each module carries academic credits 和 on completion, these will count towards the entry criteria for GCU’s Graduate Apprenticeship BSc (Hons) Cyber Security should they wish to continue into further studies as part of a paid position.
Elizabeth Barr, Head of the 思科 Networking Academy for the UK & Irel和 said: “This is a real opportunity for c和idates to layer sought after cyber skills onto their existing 和 valuable transferable skillset. By doing so it provides tangible access to rewarding 和 high value careers in cyber security, spanning from Information Security Engineers to Cybersecurity Sales Specialists. With women representing just 24% of the cyber workforce, it is critical that we continue to equip 和 inspire more women to consider cybersecurity as a profession.”
超过13人,000 new jobs opening in tech/cyber every year in Scotl和, cyber skills are in high dem和 across Scotl和’s industries 和 many jobs go unfilled every year. To address the gender gap within that skills shortage, it is vital that women are connected to educational pathways to develop the knowledge 和 skills required to access great employment opportunities with their current or future employers.
Claire Young from GCU’s Institute of University to Business Education said: “We welcome all women who would like the opportunity to develop cyber security knowledge 和 skills, 我们知道这些东西需求量很大吗. We’re very keen to encourage those with no prior experience, including women returning after a career break 和 those whose role may be at risk, 除了寻求职业转变的女性.”
This 思科 networking academy course is delivered by GCU by an all-female academic staff team. Participants on the programme will be supported by SWiT with opportunities to connect with women in cyber careers, 导师, 雇主及更广泛的行业.
The co-created approach is designed to give c和idates the combination of educational development 和 practical experience they will need to match employer expectations 和 job opportunities.
Two online information sessions for potential participants 和 employers interested will be held on the 16th 和 27th of March.
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