MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS BUILD PLATFORM IN COLLABORATION WITH IBM

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Why in News?

  • India is the 4thcountry where Skills Build platform was launched in November 2019, in alliance with the Directorate General of Training (DGT), after being launched in UK, Germany and France.

SkillsBuild-Platform-2019:

  • SkillsBuild offers digital learning content from IBM and other online coding teaching companies.
  • A two-year advanced diploma in IT, networking and cloud computingwill be offered at the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) & National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs).
  • The platform will be extended to train ITI & NSTI facultyon building skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Features:

  • Provide a personal assessmentof the cognitive capabilities and personality via My Inner Genius to the students.
  • Teach digital technologiesand professional skills such as resume-writing, problem solving and communication.
  • Students will receive recommendationson role-based education for specific jobs.
  • Will help develop the skills required to join the workforce in these “New Collar” roles, from the first-of-its kind ‘New Collar Curriculum’ for ITI launched in 2018 by IBM.

 

New-collar-jobs-2019:

  • New collar jobs are occupations which focus more on a candidate’s skills during the hiring process, rather than his or her level of education.
  • Although new collar jobs do not require a four-year degree, they often do require other types of vocational training and certifications. This are mostly found in the information technology (IT), manufacturing and healthcare industries.
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