IBM, NSDC join hands to offer free digital skills training

IBM and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on Friday joined hands to offer a free digital education platform focused on emerging technologies and professional development skills.

As a part of the collaboration, IBM will curate online courses from the ‘Open P-TECH’ platform and offer them to users via NSDC’s eSkill India portal to empower the country’s youth with various skills to succeed in their future careers.

“Under the partnership, IBM will catalogue its 30 plus Open P-TECH courses on eSkill India portal, with over 60 hours of learning, as a knowledge partner,” a release said.

IBM will provide online courses in emerging technologies like Cyber Security, Blockchain, AI and Machine Learning, Cloud, Internet of Things, along with professional skills, like Design Thinking to learners between 18 to 22 years for free, the release added.