AIRASIA Academy – RedBeat Capital’s education arm under Capital A Bhd – has partnered with automotive marketplace and tech unicorn Carsome to develop in-demand marketable tech skills for underprivileged women through #RatuTech.
The campaign aims to encourage women not only to develop marketable skills but also to expand their economic opportunities, participate in decision-making, network, grow as individuals, and simply have fun with technology.
“AirAsia Academy’s vision of making education accessible, affordable and inclusive is very much in line with Capital A’s mission of serving the underserved and democratising our services for all,” commented Capital A CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
“We are excited that Malaysia’s leading tech player Carsome has put faith behind our digital edutech platform and joined in our efforts to educate and cultivate the next generation of female tech talents, and also creating job placement opportunities.”
Carsome Group CEO and co-founder Eric Cheng said: “As one of the fastest growing tech companies in the Southeast Asian region, Carsome understands the shortage of tech talent to fill the growing demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs.
“We are happy to support AirAsia Academy’s efforts to expand the digital talent pool by helping women gain access to education, training, or networks that can make a career in technology possible.
“We are actively exploring creating job opportunities for the graduates of RatuTech, as we are confident that they will be capable and competent after taking Academy’s digital courses.”
Meanwhile, Capital A president (ventures) and AirAsia Academy CEO Aireen Omar expressed her appreciation to Carsome for lending their support to the group’s initiatives to address the under-representation of women in tech.
“It’s inspiring that the women we are training as part of this campaign come from all walks of life, with great stories of overcoming personal and circumstantial struggles,” she remarked.
“We have a stay-at-home mum who’s being upskilled to learn to grow her business and get into a new career to fund her business, along with a hearing-impaired student who is learning to rise beyond her physical challenges to develop in-demand marketable digital skills.”
The group of female students are part of the 200 women from underprivileged backgrounds, especially those in the B40 income group, taking digital fundamental courses including data analytics, digital marketing, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and software engineering. – June 29, 2022
