Athens, June 28, 2023 – More than 100 young people are ready for the job market after being trained and certified in soft and digital skills.
Almost 50% of market-ready youth are women, actively reducing the gender gap in the tech sector. Based on Microsoft’s Digital Futures Index map, Greece is one of the countries where women with digital skills exceed the average on the scale of progress. With Academies such as the ReGeneration Academy on Technical Business Analysis 4 Women, we continue to empower digital proficiency towards a more sustainable future.
The reach of the academies extends beyond major urban centres, with many participants from rural areas proving that talent and ambition can thrive regardless of location. Through hands-on training, mentoring and access to unique digital tools, these initiatives ensure that the next generation is well-equipped for the challenges and opportunities of the digital age.
The DiGiYouth Initiative, the result of Microsoft’s partnership with ReGeneration, focuses on unique education and employment opportunities for young people and young graduates aiming at reducing youth unemployment. The programme’s Academies were created so that alongside training participants in soft skills and learning and developing sought-after digital skills, the Academies help them substantially in their career paths, placing them in key positions in the labour market by connecting them with employers and leading companies of all sizes.
Focusing on skills, necessary for the labour market (skilling for employability), the Academies are part of Microsoft’s GRforGrowth initiative to train 100,000 people, including students, graduates, unemployed and professionals from the public and private sectors. Young participants have received and are receiving intensive training and skills to prepare them for the labour market, offering them the opportunity to pursue rewarding careers in the technology sector.
The current cycle of the DiGiYouth Initiative is also implemented with the support of the strategic donor ‘Ioannis S. Latsis Foundation’.
More information on programmes and youth recruitment through ReGeneration can be found at www.regeneration.gr.
About Microsoft
Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft started its operations in Greece in 1992. For the past 30 years, Microsoft Hellas has been delivering software, services, devices and solutions that help people and businesses reach their full potential. In 2020, Microsoft launched the GRforGrowth initiative, a major technology commitment to citizens, the public sector and businesses of all sizes in Greece for technology and new resources that create additional growth opportunities. As part of this initiative, Microsoft will build a complex of three Datacenters in Attica, putting the country on Microsoft’s global cloud infrastructure map – the largest in the world – ensuring access to enterprise-grade “low-latency” cloud services. At the same time, to support Greek citizens in their professional and personal goals, Microsoft will train a workforce of 100,000 citizens in digital skills by 2025.
For more information about ReGeneration:
Konstantinos Kintzios
Deputy Director
ReGeneration
konstantinos@regeneration.gr.
+30 6974890410
