Dharmendra Pradhan to Launch ‘ Digital Skilling Program’ today

MNCs such as Microsoft, Google, IBM, AWS, have embraced the initiative that promises to deliver long standing social benefits.

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is set to launch an initiative ' Digital Skilling' program. The educational program ' Digital Skilling ' will be launched by Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education today.

Pradhan said: “Given the high IQ and manpower talent galore in India, this program for the education sector is to connect the right applicants with skill trainers and various courses providing expertise on emerging technologies. It includes artificial intelligence, blockchain, big data, cloud computing etc. Under ' AatmaNirbhar Bharat Mission' India will be at par with the leading technologies in the world, giving impetus to innovations and skills under the New Education Policy.”

AICTE also comes up with internship opportunities for students from class 7th to graduation through the program 'Digital Skilling '. Under this program, from class 7th onwards, internship opportunities will be given to the children in the technical field.

Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe's, Chairman, AICTE, said, "The 'Digital Skilling' program will also work to bridge the gap between students and industrial companies. The target of AICTE is that the entrepreneurs should be trained. It is clear from this that this program will come in handy to teach the youth of the country the ABCs of upcoming futuristic technologies. "

India has become an emerging country for technical education in the last decade. It has shown opportunities in terms of manufacturing and business operations. To achieve the target it has started to hone its technical skills for the same. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is playing a big role in this.

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