DYPA: From 4/9 applications for the new training program with HUAWEI

DYPA: Over 42,000 unemployed applications for training in digital and green skills

From Monday 4 September at 10:00, until Sunday 10 September at 23:59, electronic applications will be submitted for participation in the new online training program entitled “Basic Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Skills”, of a total duration of 100 hours, for 500 unemployed people women. The action is implemented within the framework of the cooperation PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE – HUAWEI to upgrade the skills of the workforce and reduce the digital divide in the labor market.

The programme

The program concerns the provision of training in thematic sections:

Upon completion of the program, the beneficiaries will have acquired basic knowledge and skills required in the field of networks and will have understood the basic principles:

  • routing
  • switching
  • wireless networking
  • network security
  • the basic concepts of IPv4, IPv6 and
  • the fundamentals of SDN and automation

The program will be implemented through a modern education platform (online live), while upon completion of each thematic unit all beneficiaries will have the right to take part in corresponding free exams that will confirm their level of knowledge. Upon successful completion of the program training, the trainees will receive a attendance certificate.

The beneficiaries

Specifically, it will benefit 500 unemployed women aged 25-45, registered in the DYPA register and graduates of secondary, post-secondary or higher education in:

  • a) IT specialization schools and
  • b) positive, technological and economic schools, with knowledge of the English language (level B2)

according to the participation conditions of the call for expression of interest, which is posted on the DYPA website https://www.dypa.gov.gr/.

Applications will be submitted exclusively online through gov.gr.

Specifically, the path is: gov.gr → Education → Digital Skills → Basic skills of IT and communication technologies for unemployed women.

After completing the submission of the applications, their evaluation will follow and then an informative email will be sent by DYPA to the beneficiaries regarding their final selection in the program as well as detailed instructions for the registration and monitoring procedures.

Spyros Protopsaltis, Commander of the DYPA

“After the successful collaborations with Google, Coursera, Cisco, Microsoft and Amazon, DYPA continues cooperation partnerships with global technology companies to upgrade the skills of the country’s workforce, with emphasis on digital skills in high demand in the labor market. The new action emphasizes the access of unemployed women to IT and communication technologies, strengthening their employability in specialties with a perspective”.

Ren Fujun, CEO of Huawei South Balkan Region

“Huawei actively supports the promotion of female talent and their equal participation in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry. We are particularly happy that as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility activities we implement, and following the Memorandum of Cooperation we have signed with DYPA, we are fully funding an online vocational training program aimed exclusively at unemployed women. After all, the further empowerment of women will benefit both the employment sector and the ICT sector”.