UpGrad intends to upskill 1 lakh women in data, technology roles

CIOReviewIndia Team | Friday, 04 June 2021, 05:12 IST

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UpgradUpGrad for Business, the B2B branch of edtech platform upGrad, on Thursday said it is in discussion with corporates to train over one lakh women in data science, technology and management roles.

This is as division of its WISDOM (Women in Science, Data, Organisational behaviour & Management) initiative.

The initiative would empower organisations to improve gender diversity in these fields which are typically seen as male dominated, a statement said.

"We have 23.3 per cent women in the workplace today as compared to 42.7 per cent two decades ago. This is alarming in the context of the Indian corporate ecosystem.” "As part of our 'WISDOM' initiative, we aim to bring holistic learning for our women colleagues, by melding our Data and Soft Skills expertise," upGrad for Business President Minaxi Indra stated. 

The vision is to encourage women professionals to not only thrive but also drive success for their organisations, she added.

UpGrad for Business has curated three buckets of women-centric programmes with a focus on young professionals, middle management and business heads.

These programmes would be an excellent addition to data, tech, management and behavioural programmes, it said.

UpGrad proposals over 100 courses in collaboration with global universities such as Duke Corporate Education (US), Michigan State University (US), Liverpool John Moores University (UK), Deakin Business School (Australia), Swiss School of Business Management, (Geneva), IIT Madras (India), IIM Kozhikode (India), and others.

Founded in 2015, the edtech firm has impacted over 1 million total registered learners in over 50 countries.

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