| | DECEMBER 20218IN FOCUSCybersecurity Skilling Programme in IndiaLaunched by MicrosoftBY CEO INSIGHTS TEAMMicrosoft launched a cybersecurity skilling programme that aims to skill over one lakh learners by 2022 so as to address the skills gap and empower India's workforce for bright career in digital security. The programme is designed to give learners total experience in the fundamentals of security, com-pliance, and identity, a statement said. Microsoft will conduct these courses along with its other strategic group of partners including Cloudthat, Koenig, RPS, and Synergetics Learning, it added.Microsoft is deeply com-mitted to make skilling for all available and this programme is a strong step in making cyberse-curity skilling accessible and af-fordable. Microsoft has introduced four new security, compliance, and identity certifications. Additionally, in collaboration with its partners, Microsoft also offers learners deeply discounted offers on the rest of the advanced role-based certifications to drive deep skills for addressing cyberse-curity challenges, it added.This partnership is an extension of Mi-crosoft's global skilling initiative and will help 25 million people worldwide through new digital skills. Over 3 million people have been skilled in India through this initiative. Microsoft is also work-ing closely with the government, industry, and civil society partners on several skill-ing initiatives on digital skilling initia-tives."Trust and security are at the heart of who we are as a company, and we work closely with governments, civil society, and organisations across the world to help them stay secure. Invest-ing in cybersecurity skilling and prepar-ing the next generation of security leaders is a big part of that effort,'' Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari said. TRUST AND SECURITY ARE AT THE HEART OF WHO WE ARE AS A COMPANY
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