AISECT, a social enterprise working in the area of skill development, has partnered with Microfocus HPE to train over 500 students in a year in high-end niche skills and create a pool of trained manpower with skills which are in high demand in the market. Under the partnership, AISECT aims to deliver skilling not only through ICT-based classroom sessions but also assist students with live and semi-live projects, virtual internships, on the job training as well as placement support.
Micro Focus International is a multinational software and information technology business based in England. The firm provides software and consultancy. Launched in 1985, AISECT works in semi-urban and rural parts of the country to empower people through skill development, Higher Education, Financial Inclusion, e-Governance and other ICT-based services avenue. Till date, the organisation has successfully trained over 20 lakh people at the small town, district, block and panchayat level areas across India.
AISECT’s association with Microfocus HPE will have two major streams - Retail and Integrated B.Tech Programmes. Students will be provided specialization courses across five skills, i.e. Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, DevOps & Dockers, Cyber Security, Big Data and Quality Engineering. The training will be provided in three phases starting with AISECT Group of Universities across five cities, including Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, Bhopal and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh, Hazaribagh in Jharkhand and Vaishali in Bihar. The programme will later spread to other cities including Bangalore in Karnataka, Hyderabad in Telangana, Indore and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Jaipur in Rajasthan, along with North Eastern states.
Talking about the partnership, AISECT’s Executive Vice President Siddharth Chaturvedi said, “With this partnership, we are hoping to bridge the skills gap that exists in the IT industry due to the rapidly changing industry requirements. The two organizations will work in tandem to create the courses. Combining the subject expertise of Microfocus with our experience in the skilling sector and knowledge of the market demand, we hope to create a pool of trained manpower ready for future jobs.”