Microsoft, IBM, and SAP in India are some of the technology companies that signed up with the Directorate General of Training (DGT) to lead tech-training programmes for the youth across the country.
SAP in India has been at the forefront of helping the youth of the nation to upskill with new-age technologies and digital skills. Following the recent partnership with UNICEF centred on improving the employability of the youth amid the pandemic by providing career counseling and digital education, SAP India will now collaborate with tech giants and multinational companies to deliver training programmes across India to skill and upskill the youth with new-age skills.
In pursuit of building ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, which translates to ‘self-reliant India’ or ‘self-sufficient India’, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has urged the Indian states through the Directorate General of Training (DGT) to further expand the new-age courses across their respective training centers. DGT is the apex organisation of MSDE for the development and coordination of vocational training across India.
Helping DGT fulfill its mission, several technology companies committed to deliver 21st-century digital skillset training programmes in connection to the Industry 4.0 revolution. Accenture, CISCO, IBM India Pvt. Ltd., Microsoft Corp. (India) Ltd., NASSCOM, SAP India, and Quest Alliance are some of the key players that have signed various Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with DGT to enable the states to achieve the mission of upskilling and equipping the youth with technology.
“The new wave of technology revolution is poised to change the nature of jobs and in order to keep pace with this changing nature, we need to undertake skilling of future workforce in relevant technology areas to meet the future demands of industries. The need of the hour is to restructure the current academic framework of ITIs to offer more robust technical programs in new technology areas of Industrial Revolution 4.0 like Data Analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, etc.,” said Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
DGT as the Technology Enabler
In support of MSDE’s call towards building ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ by meeting the local demand for a skilled workforce in the State as well as to increase the footprints of Indian workers in national and international markets, DGT is expected to provide all possible technical support to the States for the formulation of new proposals and training of instructors and trainers for such new-age courses.
To date, DGT has already introduced 13 National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant New-Age training courses that vary from 6 months to 2 years. The courses include:
- Data Analysts and Scientists
- Technician Mechatronics
- Smart Agriculture
- Cloud Computing
- Process Automation Experts
- User Experience and Human-Machine Interaction Designers
- Blockchain Specialists
- Software and Applications Developers
- Geoinformatics Assistant
- AI and Machine Learning Specialists
- Big Data Specialists
- Information Security Analysts
- Robotics Engineers and Ecommerce
- Social Media Specialists
To address the need to train new-collar workers who are adept in technologies in manufacturing and services that are increasingly becoming digitally and artificial intelligence led, the courses have been developed in consultation and active participation of industrial experts. This means that participants should expect a wide demand and a robust curriculum.
On 12th June 2020, DGT had written to the Additional Chief/Principal Secretaries of Technical Skill Education requesting the launch of the new-age courses in all ITIs.
