In order to successfully implement the digital transformation, which is one of the strategic goals of our state, and to develop local human resources in this field, professional courses on cyber security and data analysis have been launched.

SOCAR told AZERTAC that a total of 628 people applied to participate in the courses organized within the SOCAR Midstream Social Investment Initiatives. Taking into account the large number of applications, the number of participants in the project was increased from 150 to 221 people. 110 of them will participate in the Data Analytics project and 111 in the Cyber ​​Security project. 35% of the participants selected for the courses are women.

The project is implemented by the International Training and Project Center, one of the leading organizations in the field of organization of individual and corporate trainings and mentoring in education in Azerbaijan. During the project, project participants will be supported by local specialists who have completed doctoral studies at the world’s leading universities in the field and have academic and professional experience in this field. Trainings are conducted in small groups to ensure the effectiveness of the training and the individual approach to the participants. To be eligible for certificates, participants must successfully complete the 224- and 191-hour training programs, respectively, and score the minimum required test scores.

Participants who successfully complete the program will be supported to work in local and foreign companies operating in our country.

It should be noted that the project is implemented with the financial support of SOCAR and partner companies with a stake in the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP). The share of participants in the SCP project is currently as follows: SOCAR (10 percent), Southern Gas Corridor Company (6.67 percent), BP (28.83 percent), TPAO (19 percent), Petronas (15.5 percent), Lukoil (10 percent), NICO (10 percent).

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency