Call for Proposals: Cyber Security Talent Accelerator – South Africa

Goals

The project should take into consideration the lessons learned from a 2023 project, which showed the importance of:

• Prioritising engagement with potential employers.
• Integrating both soft and hard skills into the curriculum.
• Working with female role models to inspire female participants.
• Maintaining active learner engagement through doubt resolution session and extensive lab practice sessions.

Project Scope

• The Cyber Security Talent Accelerator will train at least twenty participants of those who completed the SANCS programme in 2024 and 2025 i.e. forty participants in total.
• The project will, apart from formal training, also focus on improving the participants’ job readiness and will engage with the private sector to facilitate employment opportunities for the participants. Specific focus will be placed on including female role models.
• The project will be part of the wider SANCS-ecosystem and will require cooperation with SANCS and it’s partner.

Budget

• The maximum budget that is available is EUR 50.000,00 including VAT.

Timeline

• The assignment will be awarded for a period ranging from 1 April 2024 up until and including 1 December 2025.
• The Cyber Security Talent Accelerator should commence within 3 months after the end of the South Africa – Netherlands Cyber Security School in each year.

Criteria Of Service Providers

The ideal service provider will have:

• Knowledge on and experience with the (South-African) cyber security sector.
• Proven track-record and experience in training and skills development in Southern Africa.
• A network in the cyber security sector in Southern Africa.
• Experience working in South-Africa or the region.
• Understanding of challenges for students in studying in Southern Africa.

For more information, visit Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.