Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, presided over the signing of eight Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between the Ministries of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and IBM.
IBM is partnering with the Ministry of Skill Development and Employment (MSDE) to provide curated courses to empower youth in India with future-ready skills. The collaboration will focus on co-creating curriculum for school education, higher education, and vocational skills on emerging technologies like AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and professional development skills. IBM will provide access to digital content from IBM Skills Build for high school students, teachers, and trainers in schools identified by the NVS, NCTE, and KVS.
In higher education, IBM will work with the Department of Higher Education, AICTE, NIELIT, NITTTR, Chandigarh, and state skilling missions to onboard affiliated students and faculty to IBM SkillsBuild. Additionally, IBM will continue its central partnership with MSDE and work with the Directorate General of Training to onboard job seekers and school dropouts. Speaking at the event, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that, “These partnerships forged today will go a long way in making our learners harness the true potential of technology, making them future wealth creators and entrepreneurs of the society”.
