Directorate
General of Training (DGT) joined hands with IT networking major Cisco and global consulting
firm Accenture to skill youngsters for the digital economy.
Quest Alliance employability skilling programme
will equip students enrolled in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across
India over the next two years.
Nearly 15 lakh students across all ITIs can
access the digital learning module from Bharat Skills portal.
ITI ecosystem one of the outcome-based networks
for skill development
It is a step further in enabling and empowering
our industrial institutes with the latest in digital skilling
The MoU was signed in the presence of Krishnan,
DGT’s Director General Rajesh Aggarwal, Harish Krishnan, Managing Director for
Public Affairs and Strategic Engagements at Cisco India and SAARC, Kshitija
Krishnaswamy,
The program includes tailor-made curriculum with
modules for digital literacy, career readiness, employability skills and
advanced technology skills like data analytics
A learning model enabled by a combination of
online self-learning via Bharat Skills portal and in-classroom modules.
