Amaravati : In a major initiative, state government has roped in Microsoft to take up skill development training for the college students and unemployed youth in the state. Microsoft has agreed to provide training to about 1.62 lakh students from 300+ colleges and skill development centers in the coming one year.
With an aim to create a holistic and scalable skilling experience that includes access to learning content on Microsoft’s learning resource center, Microsoft Learn, educational webinars, experiential learning through hands-on lab exercises and industry certifications courses from Microsoft and LinkedIn. An Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at a virtual conference held on Friday.
This is considered to be biggest and first of its kind initiative by any government to cover entire graduated youth of the state. The move is aimed at accelerating digital skilling of the youth to enable to employable in the industry.
“This first-of-its-kind partnership aims to provide a holistic skilling solution, empowering the youth of the state with next generation digital skills. Microsoft will collaborate with higher education department to create a scalable skilling experience that includes access to learning content on Microsoft’s learning resource center, Microsoft Learn, educational webinars, experiential learning through hands-on lab exercises and industry certifications courses from Microsoft and LinkedIn,” announced Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India.
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He said that every learner will receive a free $100 Azure credit for practical experiential learning, test preparation and certification to become a Microsoft Certified Professional. “Over 40 courses and certifications will be made available to students on Microsoft Learn, covering a broad range of emerging technologies such as cloud computing, AI, data sciences, IOT and M365, among others. To enhance their employability, students and youth will also get access to over 8600 courses on LinkedIn Learning to develop not just their technical skills but also their business knowledge and soft skills,” said Maheswari.
He said that digital skilling is a fundamental building block for making India self-reliant and empowering everyone to succeed in a digital economy.
Education minister Dr Adimulapu Suresh said that the Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft will definitely help the students in the state to get hands-on with technology and learn solutions for the future. He said that the eligible students can start building apps, explore the applications of Artificial Intelligence and make the most of Big Data analysis.
He said that association with Microsoft will give a fillip to the skill training ecosystem.
Special officer on the overseas affairs in CMO, Dr. Harikrishna said that the government is excited and happy to be a part of this cornerstone initiative, a first of its kind in the world. He said that it would be a beacon in the dark times that where access to learning is limited and is unaffordable to many sections in the society.
“We see it as an opportunity to transform the quality of learning and will extend every support in this regard to ensure that all the outcomes listed are achieved,” said Dr Harikrishna.
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