ADVANCED IT SKILLS TRAINING

About

Skill training in IT is essential for developing a workforce that meets the demands of the digital economy. With skills like coding, data analytics, and cybersecurity, students gain a competitive edge, enhancing their job prospects and driving innovation. By aligning education with industry needs, skill development training in IT prepares students for employment, boosts economic growth, and positions India as a leader in global innovation.

In this context, the ICT Academy, in association with Redington Foundation, organised the “Advanced IT Skills Training” for final-year engineering students across India by establishing Centres of Excellence for Youth Empowerment. Phase 2 of this program aims to help underprivileged students acquire employability skills in emerging technologies, enabling them to sustain themselves in this competitive job market and close the talent gap in India in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Cybersecurity.

Features and Activities

Training 50 Students

Training 50 final-year students of each institution on advanced IT Skills by establishing a Centre of Excellence for Youth Empowerment

Creating Two Faculty Mentors

Training two faculty members from each institution to be mentors, ensuring the sustainability of the program in consecutive years

Industry Endorsed Curriculum

Delivering industry-relevant knowledge aligned to the future of work.

Mentoring Sessions

Industry Experts from Redington will volunteer in mentoring sessions for the students

Joint Certification

Upon completion of training and assessment, students will be provided with a Triparty Certification by Redington, ICT Academy and Microsoft/Cisco

Placement

ICT Academy will organise placement drives for students certified

ADVANCED IT SKILLS TRAINING

Courses

Students will be trained in any one of the following courses, along with soft skills, with a total of 140 learning hours.

Artificial Intelligence – Powered by Microsoft

(100 hrs technical skills + 40 Hrs soft skills)

Modules:

Will be shared later

Cybersecurity – Powered by Cisco

(100 hrs technical skills + 40 Hrs soft skills)

Modules:

Will be shared later

ADVANCED IT SKILLS TRAINING

Who can enrol?

Final-year students from engineering colleges in:

Tamil Nadu – Virudhunagar, Coimbatore

Andhra Pradesh – Machilipatnam, Tirupatit

Karnataka – Ballari, Chitradurga

Maharashtra – Nagpur, Nashik

Uttar Pradesh – Prayagraj, Lucknow, Kanpur

Madhya Pradesh – Bhopal, Indore

Telangana – Warangal

Jammu - Rajouri

Punjab - Jalandhar

ADVANCED IT SKILLS TRAINING

Expression of interest for institutional partnership

Engineering colleges in the above-mentioned locations are eligible to partner in this initiative. This initiative is a fully sponsored program under the CSR initiative of Redington Foundation, implemented by the ICT Academy.

For enquiries, write to: Projects@ictacademy.in

About Redington Foundation

Redington Limited has long been committed to supporting social causes and uplifting communities. To further our efforts, we created the Redington Foundation (Foundation for CSR @ Redington), a dedicated trust that implements a wide range of CSR initiatives aimed at enhancing lives. Our primary focus is on ensuring quality education and healthcare for the underprivileged, particularly among economically challenged urban poor, rural, and tribal populations. As technology advances at a breakneck speed, its adoption often lags behind. Redington is tackling this challenge head-on, working to close the gap between innovation and accessibility.

To learn more, visit: https://redingtonfoundation.org/

About ICT Academy

ICT Academy is an initiative of the Government of India in collaboration with the state Governments and Industries. ICT Academy is a not-for-profit society, the first of its kind pioneer venture under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model that endeavours to train higher education teachers and students, thereby exercising on developing the next-generation teachers and industry-ready students.

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 organisation 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.

Through its various initiatives, ICT Academy has been part of strengthening India's four important visions on Skill India, Digital India, Startup India, and Make in India.

For more information, please visit www.ictacademy.in