Ministries of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship signs 8 MoUs with IBM

IBM will also modify CBSE’s AI curriculum for classes 11 and 12, develop a cyber skilling and blockchain curriculum for high school students. It will be hosted on IBM SkillsBuild.

The collaboration will focus on co-creation of curriculum for skilling learners across school education, higher education and vocational skills. (Image credit: MSDE)

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The Ministries of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has signed 8 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with IBM on digital skilling and skilling in emerging technologies. The collaboration will focus on co-creation of curriculum for skilling learners across school education, higher education and vocational skills on emerging technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and professional development skills.

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan was present at the event.

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At school education level, IBM will provide access to digital content from IBM SkillsBuild for high school students, teachers and trainers. They will be identified by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).

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The programme will be offered online, it would have webinars and in-person workshops conducted by IBM’s CSR implementation partners.

IBM will also modify CBSE’s AI curriculum for classes 11 and 12, develop a cyber skilling and blockchain curriculum for high school students. It will be hosted on IBM SkillsBuild.

Happy that @EduMinOfIndia and @MSDESkillIndia signed 8 MoUs with @IBM that significantly focuses on equipping a vast number of our population with critical digital skills and skill development in future technologies using the IBM SkillsBuild platform.

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— Dharmendra Pradhan (मोदी का परिवार) (@dpradhanbjp) September 27, 2023

At the higher education level, IBM will work closely with the Department of Higher Education, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh and state skilling missions. It will provide access to affiliated students and faculty to IBM SkillsBuild. They will get access to digital content, experiential learning and fresh skills enabling them to take on technical careers.

For vocational skills, IBM will continue its partnership with MSDE and work closely with the Directorate General of Training (DGT) and respective state vocational education and skilling departments to job seekers, including long-term unemployed and school dropouts. They will get access to IBM SkillsBuild and enable them to gain skills required to re-enter the workforce.