Pursuing digital equity and inclusion Naria Santa Lucia Microsoft Philanthropies
We are living in a changed world
COVID has accelerated digitization
Source: Microsoft CELA
~149M new jobs by 2025
Source: Microsoft CELA
Skills training is not reaching people who need it most
Source: Microsoft CELA
Companies that can do more, should
At a time when many are calling attention to the role technology plays in society, our mission remains constant. It grounds us in the enormous opportunity and responsibility we have to ensure that the technology we create benefits everyone on the planet, including the planet itself. – Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
Together, we can reimagine a better future
Support inclusive economic opportunity
Protect fundamental rights
Commit to a sustainable future
Earn trust
Supporting inclusive economic opportunity Public sector
Private sector
We must work across sectors to ensure everyone can participate in the digital economy.
Our shared opportunity and responsibility
Nonprofits and NGOs
Our approach Reach:
With:
Data and insights People and communities who have been excluded from the digital economy because of race, gender, geography and/or political or social crisis
CS education, Technical and AI skills
Networking and connection to jobs?
By offering:
Learning pathways and credentials
Resources to build capacity and scale
Advocacy and collective action
In partnership with:
So that:
Nonprofit learning partners Companies/ employers
Education institutions, governments
People around the world who have been excluded from the digital economy attain skills to gain job and livelihood opportunities in the digital economy
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A comprehensive approach to help job seekers
Free access to learning content
LEARNERS ON THE PATH
Learner One
Digital Literacy • Seeking basic digital literacy to advance • Possesses limited bandwidth with mobile device • Speaks one language (i.e. content is best in their native language) • Has basic reading level in native language • Requires practice to reinforce skills
Learner Two
Free access to learning content
Tech-Enabled Roles
Learner Three
Entry-level Tech Roles
Learner Four
• Seeking validation of existing foundational technical skills (e.g., MOS certifications) and soft skills to advance • Has limited time for learning
• Seeking role-specific technical skills to advance • Requires ability to practice to reinforce skills • Values certification to demonstrate skills to employers
• Seeking additional technical skills to advance
• Possesses basic reading level • Needs ability to practice skills
Tech Roles
• Benefits from understanding potential advancement opportunities requiring tech skills • Values certification to demonstrate skills to employers
Validate skills to employers with certification
Free access to learning content
Discounted exams allow job seekers to an earn an industry-recognized Microsoft Certification to help them succeed in roles such as Software Developer, Data Analyst, and IT Administrator 1
74%
who earned a certification say it helped them accomplish goals Certifications
show employers
job seekers have the skills for in-demand roles Source: Pearson VUE 2019 report
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Exams and certification in: Career Certificates like IT Admin, Software Developer co-branded with LinkedIn Fundamentals like Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Azure Role-based areas like Azure Administrator, Data Analyst, Developer, and Security Administrator
An exam that normally costs US$100 or more will be available for US$15 for job seekers who meet the criteria and have taken the required steps.
Tools to help job seekers get hired
Career Connector A new service that will help place 50,000 job seekers, skilled by Microsoft’s nonprofit and learning partners, in tech-enabled jobs in the Microsoft ecosystem in the next three years. Employers from Microsoft ecosystem find skilled talent with hands-on recruitment services
Microsoft Ecosystem Customers/Partners
Connection to broader, diverse talent pool
Tech and tech enabled jobs
Microsoft Career Connector -
Inclusive and skill-based hiring
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Team of professional recruiters that support with hands-on screening and placement -
Skills-focused nonprofits connect to tech-enabled job opportunities for their trainees Jobseekers find employment with free, professional screening and placement services
80% of candidates are from communities typically underrepresented in the tech sector
AI-powered matching
Connection to jobs
Microsoft Nonprofit and Learning Partners
Train with digital and/or technical skills Jobseekers
Pursuing digital equity and inclusion Naria Santa Lucia Microsoft Philanthropies