Submission of applications for the 4th RADIA Program for technological training for women with disabilities is now open

This initiative is promoted by the ONCE Foundation, the CEOE Foundation and the Conference of Social Councils of Universities.

The ONCE Foundation, the Conference of Social Councils of Spanish Universities (CCS) and the CEOE Foundation are opening the application period for the fourth edition of the RADIA Program, an innovative initiative that aims to improve the inclusion of people with disabilities in digital economy environments and offer employment opportunities to women with disabilities, who constitute the group with the least options for professional development in technological fields.

Thus, the RADIA Program constitutes an opportunity for women with disabilities who want to develop their professional career in a technological field. The project offers a total of 50 places and awardees will be able to follow a training process, at no cost, which will begin next October and end in July 2024.

The program, supported by Indra through its subsidiary Minsait, is open to women with university degrees from all over Spain, of all ages and from different training disciplines and careers.

As in the three previous editions, learning will be divided into three phases that combine face-to-face and virtual training on the most pressing issues. In addition, there will be tutoring and inspirational content with mentors from different companies and internships in technology companies.

The first of the three phases of the training is the so-called Digital Transformation, which aims toallow students to acquire knowledge and technological skills to work in jobs in the digital economy throughout its eight-week duration.

Thesecond stage, called Specialization, is scheduled to run until the end of April 2024 and, as its name suggests, will offer specialized training focused on three certifications: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data, Cloud and Cybersecurity. Within these three specializations, students can take mandatory certifications as well as other voluntary ones that allow them to increase their proficiency in each of them. In addition, each of the certifications will grant the student the corresponding certificate. The third and final Real Work phase will begin in May and end the last week of July 2024, and students will be able to follow paid internships in a real environment, applying the knowledge they have acquired to increase their experience and learning.

Those interested in participating in the training can submit their applications through the program’s website until June 30.

RADIA Program 
The RADIA WOMEN’S DIGITAL INCLUSION Program takes its name from Radia Perlman, the creator of one of the world’s most widely used communication protocols that makes networks stable, robust ,and secure.

Currently, only one out of every six ICT specialists in the labour market are women. This is compounded by the fact that disability makes it difficult for women to be included in higher education and employment. For this reason, the purpose of the program is to offer training and jobs that include more women with disabilities in the digital sector, recognizing both the value of their contributions and their talent, which is essential for building an inclusive, competitive, and dynamic digital society.  From this standpoint, RADIA establishes a series of steps aimed at increasing the number of female university students with disabilities employed in jobs based on the use of digital technology.

All information is now available at https://www.radia.university/