About ICT ACADEMY

ICT Academy is an initiative of the Government of India in collaboration with the state Governments and Industries. ICT Academy is a not-for-profit society, the first of its kind pioneer venture under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model that endeavors’ to train the higher education teachers and students thereby exercises on developing the next generation teachers and industry ready students.

ICT Academy was started to meet the skill requirements of the industry and generate more employment especially in tier 2 and 3 towns, the rural parts of the country. The organization was formed with representations from the State Government of Tamil Nadu, leading companies in the ICT industry and National Association of Software Services Companies (NASSCOM) in India.

With training of teachers and students as the primary objective, ICT Academy has been working through a seven pillar program in the areas of Faculty Development, Student Skill Development, Entrepreneurship Development, Youth Empowerment, Industry-Institute Interaction, Digital Empowerment and Research & Publications.

In the last 13 years, ICT Academy has strived on every aspect to provide a holistic service to every stakeholder of the education ecosystem in developing the next generation of talent pool in India to make them industry ready employees, innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders.

Through its various initiatives, ICT Academy has been part of strengthening the India’s four important visions on Skill India, Digital India, Startup India and Make in India.

ICT ACADEMY INITIATIVES

1. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

ICT ACADEMY HAS EVOLVED A FRAMEWORK FOR COURSE DEVELOPMENT, FACULTY TRAINING AND STUDENT TRAINING. THE FRAMEWORK HAS BEEN MADE WITH FOCUS IN MAKING THE TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE FROM THE FACULTY TO STUDENTS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE WITH ALL THE TOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME. ICT ACADEMY TRAINING FRAMEWORK IS DEVELOPED WITH TOT, STUDENT TRAINING FOLLOWED BY ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION.

2. SKILL DEVELOPMENT

ICT ACADEMY HAS BEEN TRAINING GRADUATES AND YOUTH THROUGH VARIOUS DOMAIN SPECIFIC SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE MAPPED TO THE NATIONAL SKILL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

3. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

ICT ACADEMY HAS BEEN CONDUCTING A STRUCTURED ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, THEREBY ENABLING THEM TO DEVELOP AS INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS. ICT ACADEMY HAS COME UP WITH VARIOUS MODELS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS. EVERY MODEL HAS A UNIQUE DELIVERY METHODOLOGY AND THEREBY HELP IN CULTIVATING THE COMPLETE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM

4. YOUTH EMPOERMENT

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES INCLUDE YOUTH CIRCLE, ANNUAL SUMMITS, AND ANNUAL YOUTH CONTESTS, WHICH ARE AIMED AT DEVELOPING TODAY’S YOUTH AS TOMORROW’S LEADERS BY IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

5. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

ICT ACADEMY PROMOTES RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION AS ONE OF ITS MAJOR PILLAR THROUGH JOURNALS. JOURNALS ARE PEER-REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY.

6. DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT

STRENGTHENING THE DIGITAL INDIA VISION OF THE NATION ICT ACADEMY HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON DIGITAL LITERACY AS A KEY PILLAR BENEFITTING THE CITIZENS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS IN ENABLING THEM TO LEAD AN EFFECTIVE LIFE IN THE DIGITAL WORLD

7. INDUSTRY – INSTITUTE INTERACTION

STRENGTHENING THE DIGITAL INDIA VISION OF THE NATION ICT ACADEMY HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON DIGITAL LITERACY AS A KEY PILLAR BENEFITTING THE CITIZENS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS IN ENABLING THEM TO LEAD AN EFFECTIVE LIFE IN THE DIGITAL WORLD.

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