Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Consortium for Technical Education (CTE) to work towards developing highly skilled students by providing training programmes on the latest technological advancements and to encourage and promote entrepreneurship.
According to a press release, CTE will provide training courses through the Karnataka Skill Connect portal at academic institutions and dedicated learning centres for students in the state of Karnataka. All enrolled candidates who successfully complete the courses will receive a certification jointly issued by KSDC and CTE. Candidates will have access to CTE’s vast range of video-based training courses on emerging technologies in cyber security, data science, cloud computing, virtualization and virtual labs to get hands-on practical experiences. In addition, CTE will conduct entrepreneurship awareness camps to encourage entrepreneurial spirit and improve the success rate of startups in the Country. It will also provide employment assistance to students by arranging campus Interviews at the designated learning centres of KSDC.
CTE director KA Alagarsamy said, “In our efforts to impart technical knowledge to the students across the country, we are constantly expanding our association with government agencies. The signing of the MoU with Karnataka Skill Development Corporation presents CTE with an opportunity to empower students with the in-demand technical skills enabling them to acquire jobs, and provide expert guidance to the upcoming young entrepreneurs in the state of Karnataka to help them grow their businesses successfully.”
KSDC managing director Ashwin D Gowda said, “Karnataka being an International destination for Software Development and Information Technology Services, the association with CTE helps to provide the youth of Karnataka with skill development programmes to enhance their skillsets on emerging technologies. We are looking forward to building programmes to broaden the youth’s skill set by providing access to training courses and resources on emerging and in-demand technologies. Entrepreneurship development programmes help young entrepreneurs identify pain points and find solutions to overcome them to succeed in their businesses.”