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Join the conversation and help us build the digital future with more female talent!

Incorporating female talent in AI is essential to develop more accurate, fair and bias-free technology that better reflects society. This free webinar will discuss how AI impacts women's professional lives and the global challenges they face. Topics such as reskilling, upskilling, promoting STEM areas, cultural impact and the need for applied research to foster inclusive and diverse AI will be addressed.

Rapporteur

Verónica Sánchez Medero

Global Capital Markets Leader at VASS and member of GenAIA

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Course free digital accessibility for people with disabilities and professionals from social organisations! 

Duration: from 11 February to 12 June 2025 (74 Hours) Timetable: from 17:00 to 19:00h (Tuesdays and Thursdays)   Format: On line.

At VASS FoundationWe are committed to creating an inclusive digital ecosystem that guarantees equal access to technology for all people, regardless of their age, educational level or disability status. For this reason, we offer this specialised course in digital accessibility, designed to train people with disabilities and professionals from social organisations in the design and development of accessible digital products.  

Justification

An accessible website, platform or application is one that can be used by anyone, without exception. Accessibility is not only an ethical commitment, but also a legal requirement in the European Union, according to directives such as the European Accessibility Act, which will be binding from 2025. 

In addition to promoting inclusion and equity, accessible digital products help to remove technological barriers, facilitating access to information, products and services for all people. 

Course objectives: 

At the end of this training, participants will be able to: 

• Understand the need, usefulness and responsibility associated with the design and development of accessible digital products. 
• Acquire theoretical and practical knowledge to evaluate and apply accessibility in different technologies. 
• Promote a culture of inclusive development that complies with current regulations and responds to today's social responsibility. 

Addressed to: 

This course is especially aimed at: 

• Professionals with at least one year's experience in web and PPP design or development. 
• Engineering students, training cycles or degrees that already have basic development and/or design competences. 
• Front-end developers interested in implementing accessibility in their projects. 
• User interface (UI) and user experience (UX) designers. 
• Commercial Teams, Project Managers and Team Leaders who wish to be trained in the fundamentals of digital accessibility and its application in projects. 
• Profiles of QA and programmers. 

Duration:    

The programme would consist of an estimated total of 74 hourswhich at a rate of 4 hours per week would be equivalent to a programme of 3 months duration.  

Because of its uniqueness, the programme could be optimised by modularising it, in parallel, so that it can enrich existing courses. Hence, next to each part we include in brackets profiles with specific interest in each one.  

Training content

The programme includes the following thematic blocks: 

1. Introduction to accessibility (A11 and 101) and applicable legal regulations.

2. Design of accessible applications: Premises, techniques and standards for the creation of inclusive interfaces.

3. Development of accessible native Android and iOS APPs Accessible code construction and best practices.  

4. Development of accessible mobile applications: Development methods and standards for accessible apps.

5. Auditing accessibility: Protocols and tools for assessing compliance with standards in digital projects.

Modality and methodology  

• Format: Two-hour synchronous classes, two sessions per week, (Tuesday and Thursday). 
• Methodology: ON-LINE Theoretical presentations combined with practical exercises and group discussions. 
• Additional material: Session notes with key concepts.

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This course is completely freewith limited places.

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Committed to an inclusive digital world 

This training is a unique opportunity to acquire expertise in digital accessibility and contribute to the creation of a more accessible and equitable digital environment. 

Discover the main concepts of Artificial Intelligence and how it can be applied to everyday life!

Join our webinar and learn in a simple and practical way. how AI boosts productivity and helps automate routine tasks.

Get to know some of the most relevant tools in this area and learn how to identify key areas to start using this type of technology. Don't miss it!

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Get ready to enter the world of LIFERAY, one of the top digital experience platforms on the market today! This course will open the doors to a universe of possibilities.

Liferay supports organisations by giving them the ability to develop, manage and expand personalised digital experiences. Thousands of companies around the world, across a variety of industries, rely on Liferay's Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP), which is flexible and open source, to create corporate websites, e-commerce portals, customer portals, intranets, among others. Discover with VASS UNIVERSITY how we can use technology to transform the world with LIFERAY, bespoke digital experience software.

With our cutting-edge training, you'll become a talented portal developer with LIFERAY 

For more information and registrationPlease contact us through the following LINK

Course objectives:

Acquire the fundamental knowledge for the development of portals through the best DXP (digital experience platform) on the market,  Liferay. At the end of the course, participants will have the opportunity to join the VASS employment pool, with the future possibility of joining a team of more than 5,200 high-level professionals in an international working environment. At the end of this training, individuals will have the ability to perform the role of: Back-End Developer o Front-End.

Access requirements

• Pass our rigorous JAVA or Frontend level assessment. We aim high, we are looking for a qualification above 80%.
• Speaking the language of success is essential, especially if you are joining a technology company with a presence in 26 countries ... that's why we ask you to have a good level of minimum English B2.
• But it's not all about technical skills, we're looking for people who can shine as a teamThey have strong communication skills, a willingness to learn and, above all, a love for what they do.
• It doesn't matter where you live. As it is a dynamic On Lineyou can access it comfortably from anywhere.

Duration and summary of the programme

Estimated total duration of 56 hours + 16 hours of autonomous work by the student.

Duration of the course: from 4 November 2024 to 19 December 2024, from Monday to Thursday between 15h and 17h.

If you pass the programme, you will receive an accredited diploma from VASS UNIVERSITY and, above all, the possibility of starting a brilliant career in the professional world within the web development sector.

The contents are structured in two modules and in Spanish:

COMMON MODULE (12 hours)

• Module 1: Introduction to Liferay Portal:

Economic conditions

• The course, which will offer a maximum of 15 placeshas a total price of 800 €. 
• VASS FOUNDATION will provide 10 scholarships covering 100% of the course fee.

Do you want to apply for one of the places?

With the collaboration of:

Are you unemployed and would like to broaden your knowledge in Applied Cybersecurity?

VASS FOUNDATION teaches the course "APPLIED COMPUTER SECURITY (300 hours in total), subsidised by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sport.  

For more information and registrationvisit the following link .

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This course aims to equip students with professional knowledge in the following areas Cybersecurityfrom basic to more advanced knowledge, such as Hacking, Pentesting, IT Auditing, IT Forensics or Identity Governance and ManagementOnce they have completed the course, they can join the IT and cybersecurity departments of companies in various sectors and build their professional careers in this field. 

Students who successfully complete the course will receive a VASS University diploma with the professional qualification IFC153_3 ("IT security").

ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

Compulsory: 

Being in a situation of UNEMPLOYMENT on the starting date of the course in the Community of Madrid and be in the Community of Madrid at the time the course starts. ALTA as a jobseeker at the SEPE office. 

Meet the conditions for a work permit in Spain. 

Recommended: 

Meet one of the following requirements:  

- Higher grade cycle in Multi-platform Application Development 

- Higher grade cycle in WEB Application Development 

- Higher grade cycle in Administration of Networked Computer Systems 

DURATION AND SUMMARY OF THE PROGRAMME

		HOURS
	IT SECURITY	300
UC0486_3	Computer security I	60
UC0486_3	Computer security II	30
UC0487_3	IT security audit I	60
UC0487_3	IT security audit II	30
UC0488_3:	Computer security incident management I	60
UC0488_3:	IT security incident management II	30
UC0490_3	Service management in the IT system II	30

They will be trained in the following areas: 

• Auditing communication networks and computer systems. 
• Detect and respond to security incidents. 
• Manage cybersecurity services in the IT system. 
• Incident management. 
• Computer Forensics. 
• I work at SOC. 

They shall be prepared for the following jobs  

- Computer security technician 

- IT audit technician 

- Computer Forensics Technician 

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Assessment will be carried out continuously throughout the course and, in each unit or training action that makes it up, through the accompaniment and monitoring by the teacher of the daily work of the participants, the carrying out of practical cases and their participation during the training sessions. This must allow the training progress of the student to be gauged. 

The evaluation process will culminate in a test at the end of each unit or training action, which will consist of a multiple-choice test and a practical case study related to the subject matter of the course. 

Weighting for the overall assessment: 

Assistance:	15 %
Attitude towards work:	20 %
Test results and theoretical tests:	15 %
Practical tests:	50 %

In addition, at the end of each training course, the following will take place an assessment questionnaire to know the student's perspective on the degree of achievement of the objectives, the didactic process, the understanding of the subject and the suitability of the contents. 

Following the success of the first two editions, with nearly 50 students trained, the next 17 June a new round of the Expert Programme in Application Development with AIVASS UNIVERSITY and QUALENTUM, the employability division of VASS UNIVERSITY, are teaching in collaboration with QUALENTUM. International University of La Rioja. 

Over the course of 20 weeks, a team of expert teachers from INTELYGENZ, the AI division of the VASS ecosystem, will offer a theoretical and practical vision that will allow participants to acquire expert knowledge in this cutting-edge field. 

Throughout the programme, which will end with the development of a practical work, you will acquire skills related to "communication", "productivity", "teamwork", "management", "empathy", and there will be a cross-cutting module on Programming in Python. Relevant and applied issues of AI/Machine Learning; Deep Learning; Foundation models and generative models; and Strategies for designing AI-based solutions in production will be addressed from a novel perspective. According to the programme director, Gabriel Muñoz, Artificial Intelligence Scientist, "the transformation of talent experienced in this programme is radical".

Limited places

The registration process is now open

Regarding the student profile, previous knowledge in areas related to software development is recommended, such as proficiency in programming languages like Python, experience in the use of data analysis and numerical libraries (Numpy, Pyspark...) as well as a solid theoretical understanding in statistics and mathematics. It is also aimed at professionals with experience in the field of Artificial Intelligence, such as data scientists, Machine Learning engineers or software engineers specialised in Machine Learning projects. 

More information and registration: 

• IA Employment Programme: https://www.qualentum.com/candidato/experto-en-ia/ 
• Full IA programme (with syllabus): https://www.qualentum.com/candidato/experto-en-ia/metodologia-experto-en-ia/ 
• Link to register for the programme: https://www.qualentum.com/candidato/experto-en-ia/