Infosys will connect students to the learning pathways as part of digital learning and create user-friendly interfaces to facilitate continuous learning.

Metro India News | AMARAVATI

The leading software company, Infosys, has come forward to take up the ambitious skill census programme to take forward in a more beneficial way to improve the employment opportunities in the State by providing necessary technical assistance.

For pre-certification of the skills of the candidates as part of skill census, Infosys, regardless of financial resources, has come forward to provide a digital platform through generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation (APSDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Infosys in the presence of the Minister for Education, Information Technology (IT) and Electronics, Nara Lokesh, here on Friday.

“It is really commendable that Infosys has come forward for data pre-validation under corporate social responsibility,” Lokesh said. This will certainly make the way easy to impart skill development training to the youth as per the market demand after assessing their talent, the Minister felt. 

Lokesh also appreciated the efforts of Infosys in becoming partners in providing 20 lakh jobs to the youth in the State in the next five years. The representatives from Infosys, Santosh and Tirumala along with the Secretary of Skill Development, Kona Sashidhar, and other senior officials are present. Infosys will connect students to the learning pathways as part of digital learning and create user-friendly interfaces to facilitate continuous learning.

Also, it will cooperate with the APSDC to meet the growing needs of the industry besides providing free learning opportunities to the aspirants, improving technology and maintenance of digital platforms.

Infosys as part of the programme will connect aspirants in springboard platform with curated pathways besides conducting free online courses and workshops to provide necessary technology to improve the skills. Infosys will provide the existing skills of the 3.59 crore people in the age group of 15-59 in the State after pre-validation.

This will facilitate the integration of the digital platform in the skill census framework and skill application currently being undertaken by the State Government. Also, it will provide necessary support for the implementation of assessment tools in educational institutions.