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July 2021

[Press release](https://www.acronis.com/en/pr/)
# Acronis Cyber Foundation once again offers IT Skills-Programme for immigrants in Schaffhausen

**SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, July 12, 2021**- This year's Acronis IT Skills-Programme will take place from July 12 - August 3 and will cover basic IT, cybersecurity, CV creation tips, the use of social media platforms for education and work, and even financial planning and the basics of investing.

Participants of the 2021 courses' consist of 28 students who originate from a variety of countries, including Eritrea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Tibet. They all have different personal and professional backgrounds, but they're united by the same goal: to develop new professional and personal skills in order to find an internship, trainship or job to better integrate into the Swiss society.

This year, it's not only Acronis employees who will be volunteering - they'll be joined by volunteers from the Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) and Plesk to support the Schaffhausen immigrant community.

One of this year's volunteer is Sabine Schulz from the Acronis Munich office. "Equitable access to education is essential to closing achievement and opportunity gaps", says Schulz. "Especially interpersonal and emotional-based skills - like empathy- as well as communication are important to succeed in today´s job market" added another volunteer [Sevilay Uecdere](mailto:Sevilay.Uecdere@acronis.com).

On August 3, 27 people with migration background will complete the 3-week studies and graduate from the IT Skills Programme organized by Acronis, and the Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT).

If you'd like to support the IT Skills Programme as an individual or a company, learn how to do so [on our website](https://acronis.org/immigrants-programme/)- or contact us at [foundation@acronis.org.](mailto:foundation@acronis.org)

  
**About Acronis:**  
  
Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For more information, visit [www.acronis.com](https://www.acronis.com/).

Press contacts: 

Katya Turtseva

VP of Communications

[et@acronis.com](mailto:et@acronis.com)