Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday announced the launch of the Telangana AI and Cloud Skilling Initiative in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for students across the state.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) and AWS for the initiative in the presence of IT Minister D Sridhar Babu.
In a statement, the government said around one lakh students from 643 TASK-affiliated colleges across the state would receive free training in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, data engineering, machine learning and generative AI.
Students will also receive one year of free access to over 900 digital courses through AWS Skill Builder, along with opportunities for hands-on learning, it said.
The initiative will include special learning tracks for non-STEM students, support for global certifications, industry interactions, hackathons, faculty training and job fairs for eligible students who complete the programme.