VMware India and WE HUB partner to offer free online courses with certificate to unemployed women

VMware India announced the signing of MoU with the WE HUB, a Government of Telangana initiative for women entrepreneurs, to extend VMinclusion Taara’s upskilling and return to work program in the State. With this MoU, VMware and WE HUB aim to empower women with the skills they need to return to their dormant/ interrupted technology careers.

The aim is also to provide a platform for deeper and better networking opportunities for women in technology to be a part of the economic workforce of the state. WE HUB aims at providing a platform by enabling skill upgradation, networking opportunities and the career options for Women returning to the workforce in Telangana. As part of the collaboration, WE HUB will be integrating modules on entrepreneurship as an addition to the curriculum so the various opportunities available for Women planning a return to the workforce can utilize.

Through VMinclusion Taara, VMware continues to work towards upskilling up to 15,000 women, by providing free technical education and certification courses on digital business transformation technology. Those who enroll will have access to courses on VMware technology (Basics, Intermediate & Advanced Certification) and become VMware Certified Professionals.

Upskilling and certification courses on cloud computing, virtualization, and networking are invaluable for women trying to rejoin the workforce after a hiatus or for those working to build their business in this era of technology disruption.

Over 5,000 women have already registered for the program in little more than a year since its launch, and the numbers continue to grow. Taara graduates across the country have also successfully restarted their careers after completing the program, bearing witness to the industry’s growing acceptance and requirement for women technologists.

WE HUB will help enrol women in Telangana who wish to return to the workforce, so they can get up-to-speed with the skills needed to be effective in the ever-evolving tech industry. Candidates will be selected for the programme on a ‘first-come-first-serve’ basis subject to the following eligibility criteria:

Women who are citizens of India and reside within the territorial jurisdiction of India can enroll in the programme. It is an upskilling and return-to-work programme. Any Indian woman who has not been employed with any company (whether in India or overseas) for six months or more is eligible to apply for the programme.

Any woman who has completed her graduation at least six months earlier and has not yet found employment can also enroll for the programme to become a VMware-certified professional.

This program is only open for women who are citizens of India and reside within the territorial jurisdiction of the country and who have not been working for six months or more. It is also open to women who have completed their graduation at least 6 months ago and not yet found employment. Since the program is delivered online, it is self-paced and free of cost, it is easier for women on a break to complete the course based on their schedule.

Through this partnership WE HUB will empower the culture of promoting women in tech and create a thriving ecosystem for women to rejoin the tech industry in Telangana. Women who want to register for this programme can do so on the VMinclusion Taara page.