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New DElhi : The Directorate General of Training (DGT), underthe Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, announced the results of 1st Batch (2018-20) of Advanced Diploma (Vocational) in IT, Networking & Cloud Computing.
Under the MoU with IBM (NYSE:IBM), the course commenced in 2018 at two National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) at Hyderabad and Bangalore on pilot basis and the samewas expanded to 16 NSTIs in 2019.
The course has been approved by National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) as Level 6 National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) programme and this 2-year course focuses on creating a workforce that meets the industry. The modules take a holistic approach by partnering with the industry to adopt new learning technologies and deliver experience-based applied learning to students, according to a PIB release.
The programme includes industry relevant courses on Hardware Maintenance, Web Development, Cloud based Development and Deployment, and Analytics and Soft skills training. In the first year, there are five core modules, each of 320 hours which are credit based, independent, and with a focus on employment skills. In the second year, the trainee has to select two out of three elective modules, each of 320 hours, and complete 800 hours of on the job paid training, bolstered by IBM which is providing a monthly stipend to each trainee for the remaining duration of training (1.5 years) for the third batch onwards. IBM and its channel partners are also providing placement support to students post completion of the course apart from the industrial faculty support.
Congratulating the successful trainees, the Director General, DGT, said, the DGT is working relentlessly to strengthen the skilling ecosystem with new age skills by expanding industry cross- collaborations and creating learning pathways through digital learning platforms. IBM’s expertise in providing multifaced digital skill training in the area of new age skills like Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI).