IBM and Nasscom train about 5,000 students, make them employment ready

In an attempt to bridge the skill-gap between the students and industry, IBM and The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) have provided, about 5,000 underserved students across Karnataka, Telangana and Delhi-NCR, skills in Data Science and Cloud computing. Over 2,000 of them bagged jobs through the program that is aimed at making India’s youth future ready.

As part of IBM’s SkillsBuild career readiness program, IBM and Nasscom Foundation worked with 23 colleges to certify enrolled students on IBM-certified courses on emerging technologies including Data science and Cloud computing in 2019. This program engaged students with an on-campus, 250 hour-long blended training model that uses online and face-to-face training to build skills in new-age technologies.