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IBM SkillsBuild in Advanced IT Skills

About the Program

India’s AI market is growing fast, driving significant economic impact. The cybersecurity sector is also expanding rapidly due to increasing digital adoption and security challenges. With industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing embracing AI, ML and cybersecurity, there is a rising demand for skilled professionals. Training in these technologies is essential for students to seize future opportunities.

To address this, ICT Academy in partnership with IBM, organises the IBM SkillsBuild in Advanced IT Skills under IBM’s SkillsBuild framework. Students of engineering, arts & science, polytechnic and ITI institutions on AI and cybersecurity skills. With IBM’s curriculum and hands-on learning, the initiative aims to equip students with industry-relevant expertise, preparing them for a technology-driven future and strengthening India's digital workforce.

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IBM SkillsBuild in Advanced IT Skills

Key Features

Learning on IBM Skills Build Platform

Access to online course materials for trainees

Assessment

Joint Certification by ICT Academy & IBM

Placement facilitations (with a target of 70% placements)

IBM SkillsBuild in Advanced IT Skills

Training Features

42 Hours
16 Hours of Self Learning (Skills Build Platform)
24 Hours of ILT
2 Hours of Assessment
Access to SkillsBuild Partner Community
Opportunity to explore new learning pathways and Digital Credentials
Project based learning using open-source tools
IBM SkillsBuild in Advanced IT Skills

For Whom?

Final year students of engineering, arts & science, polytechnic and ITI institutions in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

IBM SkillsBuild in Advanced IT Skills

Course

The beneficiaries will undergo training in one of the following career-focused courses, along with mandatory soft skills development:


Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
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IBM SkillsBuild in Advanced IT Skills

Selection Criteria

Final Year Students, especially women from underprivileged communities under any one criterion mentioned below

Students with a family income of less than INR 3.5 lakhs per annum
Students with single parent
Student supported by a guardian.
First-generation graduates
Physically challenged students
IBM SkillsBuild in Advanced IT Skills

Expression of interest for institutional partnership

This program is a fully sponsored program, implemented by ICT Academy under the CSR initiative of IBM. Engineering, Arts and Science colleges located in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh can partner with us for this initiative.

For enquiries, write to: Projects@ictacademy.in

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About IBM

IBM aspires to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

We aim to make a lasting, positive impact on the world in business ethics, our environment and the communities in which we work and live.


Our impact framework

Environmental impact

Building better pathways to conserve natural resources, reduce pollution and minimize climate-related risks


Equitable impact

Creating inclusive spaces and opportunities for everyone both within IBM and globally


Ethical impact

Initiating innovations, policies, and practices that prioritize ethics, trust, transparency and—above all—accountability

To learn more, visit: https://www.ibm.com/impact

About ICT Academy

ICT Academy was started to meet the skill requirements of the industry and generate more employment, especially in tier 2 and 3 towns, the rural parts of the country. The organization was formed with representations from the State Government of Tamil Nadu, leading companies in the ICT industry and the National Association of Software Services Companies (NASSCOM) in India.


For more information, please visit www.ictacademy.in