Graduate and postgraduate faculty members of various colleges in the state will soon get a chance to update themselves with the latest developments and practices in the field of technology.
The department of higher education is planning to implement the ICT Academy project of the union ministry of human resource development (MHRD) in the state.
The MHRD announced the project few months back. Tamil Nadu was the first state to adopt this project followed by Kerala.The aim of the project is to give training to the faculties of technical colleges in new developments and practices in the information and communication technology (ICT).
“We will study the project first and then approach the MHRD. I have asked my colleagues to get the project details,” said AS Srikanth, principal secretary, higher education department.
ICT Academy is based on the public-private partnership (PPP) model, in which the state government can join hands with private entities to train the faculty.
K Purushothaman, regional director (Tamil Nadu and Kerala), National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) said, “Karnataka is the first state to introduce PPP in the education sector. So, I think the government should soon implement the project. Moreover, the state is the number one supplier of manpower to the IT industry.”
“If we want to attract more job providers to our campuses, it is necessary that we train faculty members in the happening things in the industry. The initiative will also make the students employable,” said a principal of an autonomous engineering college.
The sources from the department said that MHRD is expected to provide Rs12 crore for the project.
Comments