Deadline: Ongoing
Applications are open for the Standard Chartered Women in Cyber Security Program 2025. The program is a collaboration between Standard Chartered Bank and Strathmore University to encourage more women to pursue careers in cybersecurity. It provides mentorship, technical training, and soft skills development over a four-month period, starting in October 2024.
The program includes bi-weekly mentor-mentee meetings, monthly fireside chats with industry experts, self-paced technical training, and soft skills training sessions. Women make up only about 24% of the cybersecurity workforce, with even fewer in senior roles. This program aims to address this imbalance by supporting women early in their cybersecurity careers and encouraging them to take on leadership roles.
Program Details
- Mentorship circles: One on one meetings between the mentor and the mentee. The mentor will be acting as a trusted ally who will be speaking to the mentees current journey and how to achieve their set goals for the program.
- Fireside chats: This will be interactive sessions, held to discuss cybersecurity interest areas with industrial players in the region. The chats will be an opportunity to demystify some of the current cybersecurity challenges.
- Technical Training: The technical training will be structured in a self-paced model. The trainers selected for this program are subject matter experts with vast knowledge and experience in the cybersecurity domain.
- Soft skill Training: The aim of these training will be to equip the mentees with soft skills which are a requirement for the everyday work life. They will cover issues such as work life balance, interviewing and CV writing skills.
Eligibility
- The program is designed for junior women in the cybersecurity industry or those aspiring to enter the field. The goal is to help them develop the skills and confidence needed to advance in their careers.
Application
For more information, visit Standard Chartered Women in Cyber Security Program.
