The Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) India to enhance students’ skills in cloud computing, data annotation, AI, and machine learning. This initiative will benefit students in institutions under the DGT, which implements long-term institutional skill training through its network of 15,000 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and 33 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs), across India.
AWS India will offer free self-paced online learning programs in emerging technologies on DGT’s Bharat Skills platform. This central repository includes updated curriculum, course content, digitally blended content, question banks, and learning videos for all courses under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) and Crafts Instructor Training Scheme (CITS).
Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, Secretary, MSDE said, “The support AWS will provide to train the faculty in these technologies will be valuable and empower them to deliver better learning outcomes.”AWS India will train individuals in data annotation and labeling using Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth for AI and ML projects. The service will equip education institutions with industry-recognized certifications and cloud jobs.
