Boston Business School (BBS) recently launched programmes to train, upskill, and reskill Singaporeans to work in cybersecurity and product management roles.
Through one of those programmes, students will learn the skills needed to take on roles as cybersecurity analysts or investigators, or to work in incident response teams. The programme is aligned with industry-recognised certification from organisations such as Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), and the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
Meanwhile, the other programme will equip students with digital analytical skills to become effective product managers. Led by local trainers along with supplemental guest workshops, the hands-on programme delves into current practice and theory of product management.
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Students will learn a realistic, holistic view of the product life cycle — from conception through to business planning, solution definition and requirements, development guidance, product marketing, to product launch and further product enhancement.
Both programmes will be taught by experienced industry experts in a hybrid format — in purpose-built classrooms at The Plaza on Beach Road and online.
BBS partnered with Wawiwa, experts in tech training, to launch the curricula for the tech education practice. Wawiwa Tech Training has helped establish similar tech training academies across the world, drawing from their experience working with tech companies in Israel. According to Wawiwa, over 70% of graduates from its cybersecurity programmes have found relevant employment in the private and public sectors.
Additionally, BBS engaged industry partners, such as Qavar and Choco Up, to ensure the relevance of the programmes’ content to the local industry. It also set up an advisory board of renowned experts in the cybersecurity field, notably Eugene Ching, MD of Qavar Security, and Efrat Rahat, an eminent figure in tech human resources (tech HR), to offer insights when developing the tech curricula.
“There’s a huge gap of unfilled technology jobs across our region, which we know is due to a mismatch between available talent and requisite tech skills. To bridge that gap, BBS [is working] with industry partners and Israeli knowhow to develop tech programmes aimed at building a pool of talent with the digital skills necessary to effectively perform in these available jobs, and prepare students in alignment with industry certifications,” says Lee Kian Chong, director of BBS.
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