Hyderabad: Continuous lay-offs have been becoming a nightmare to the employees in IT sector. Most of the IT employees have lost their jobs in the recent lay-offs. To boost the confidence levels in employees who lost their job, an online professional training company Simplilearn is offering 'Bounce Back' scholarships. The main aim of training program is to help the job losers to re-skill themselves by accessing relevant courses and training programs online.

The scholarships which are available only to Indians will offer free access to the technologies which are in demand and prepare for jobs of the future. To be eligible for the scholarship applicants must possess a relieving letter that is dated 60 days or less at the time of applying for the scholarship.

Interested candidates have to apply before August 31. If your profile is accepted for the program, Simplilearn will give free access to its top courses in sought-after domains like cloud computing, big data and project management. The cost of the courses under the Bounce Back Scholarship range between Rs8,999 to Rs20,000 which is bore by the company. Each applicant can opt for only one course under the scholarship program.

The scholarship is open to only IT professionals who have lost their jobs recently.