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Microsoft collaborates with AICTE, NASSCOM, EY, GitHub, Quess Corp to empower students with tech skills

Bengaluru, Sep 15 (UNI) In line with the Skill India vision, Microsoft on Wednesday launched the Future Ready Talent program, bringing together a strategic group of partners to empower India’s youth with technology skills for employability.
A collaborative internship program for students in their second year of college and upwards, the initiative aims to impact over 1.5 lakh higher education students who will join the workforce between 2022-2024, according to a statement issued here on Wednesday.

Under the program, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), FutureSkills Prime-a NASSCOM and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) digital skilling initiative, Ernst & Young (EY), GitHub and Quess Corp along with Microsoft will provide a holistic skilling platform, connecting talent to opportunity. The Future Ready Talent program has been designed keeping the learner at the center. With its Learn-Apply-Implement framework, the program will offer students an end-to-end experience, from digital skilling to working on critical projects in a sandbox environment, to mentoring with industry experts and access to potential employers.

Speaking about the initiative, Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India, said, “India's youth is among the country’s biggest competitive advantages. Empowering this talent with the right skills to be self-reliant will be foundational to our long-term growth. The Future Ready Talent Program provides a holistic skilling experience that connects learners more readily with new job opportunities. We are proud to collaborate with a strong set of partners for this program, who are deeply committed to building a vibrant skilling ecosystem in the country.”

Rajiv Memani, Chairman India Region, EY, said, “As we rapidly move towards a digital economy, technical skill sets are evolving faster than ever, requiring people to become agile learners and solve complex challenges using technology. This program will empower the young talent to enhance and test their digital knowledge through real-life projects and learn directly from industry experts.”
Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE, said, "The National Education Policy 2020 has a clear focus on encouraging experiential learning and critical thinking among students. The Future Ready Talent program builds on this approach with Microsoft's industry-leading technology and skilling resources. The program, with its unique model, allows students not just to acquire skills that are in demand, but also test the skills by solving critical projects and get an opportunity to learn from industry experts. Access to digital skills will be at the core of making India a skilled economy and we are committed to playing a strong role in that journey.”
Dr. Buddha Chandrashekhar, Chief Coordinating Officer, AICTE, said, “The Future Ready Talent program offers students a unique opportunity to be job ready, by focusing on skills that will be in-demand in the future, like cloud computing, data and AI and cybersecurity. With a clear focus to empower our youth, this program which brings together technology leaders like Microsoft with strong industry participation, will play a key role in reducing the skills gap in India.”
Kirti Seth, CEO, SSC NASSCOM, said, "The goal of creating a future-ready workforce is more a team India effort, than the duty of a single stakeholder. With the Future Ready Talent program, learning ‘skills of the future’ with a curriculum that's aligned with a revolutionary set of policies by the Indian government along with support from the best in the tech industry to mentor and support, will result in a dynamic Indian workforce that is #SkilledForFuture. FutureSkills Prime is delighted to extend its support for such a unique initiative built with the joint forces of industry and academia, keeping the needs of learner at the heart of its design. Programs like these are what will help us leap ahead towards our goal of creating an India that is a #DigitalTalentNation much sooner than we expect."

Maneesh Sharma, General Manager, GitHub India, said: “We are excited to be working with MeitY, AICTE, NASSCOM and Microsoft to support the next generation of software developers, shaping our digital nation. Providing students with access to the best developer tools through the GitHub Student Developer Pack, as well as enabling them to collaborate on projects with other developers on GitHub, will help them build the right skills future developers need to succeed. The more we can all do to equip the developers, innovators, and solution builders of tomorrow, the brighter our future will look.”

Sekhar Garisa, President, Emerging Businesses & Chief of Strategy, Quess Corp, said “Nurturing the skills of the youth of the country is an important national priority. The post pandemic era will be a digital first economy and right investment on developing talent at scale and empowering them with job-ready skills is critical to fully leverage the opportunities of the future. As a thought leader in talent discovery and employment creation, we are honored to partner with industry leaders in creating this platform.”
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