AP govt teams up with Infosys for skill census pre-validation to youth

Amaravati: The leading software company, Infosys, has come forward to take up the ambitious skill census programme aimed at improving employment opportunities in the State by providing necessary technical assistance.

For pre-certification of the skills of the candidates as part of the census, Infosys, regardless of financial resources, has come forward to provide a digital platform through generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation (APSDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Infosys in the presence of the minister for Education, Information Technology (IT) and Electronics, Nara Lokesh, here on Friday.

What is the skill census programme?

Infosys will connect students to learning pathways as part of digital learning and create a user-friendly interface to facilitate continuous learning.

It will cooperate with the APSDC to meet the growing needs of the industry besides providing free learning opportunities to the aspirants, improving technology and maintenance of digital platforms.

Infosys as part of the programme will connect aspirants in the springboard platform with curated pathways besides conducting free online courses and workshops to provide the necessary technology to improve their skills.

Infosys will help train 3.59 crore persons in the age group of 15-59 years in the State after pre-validation.

This will facilitate the integration of the digital platform in the skill census framework and skill application currently being undertaken by the State Government. Also, it will provide necessary support for the implementation of assessment tools in educational institutions.

20 lakh jobs in 5 years

It is really commendable that Infosys has come forward for data pre-validation under the Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, Lokesh said. This will certainly make it easy to impart skill development training to the youth as per the market demand after assessing their talent, the minister said.

Lokesh also appreciated the efforts of Infosys for aiming to provide 20 lakh jobs to the youth in the State in the next five years. The representatives from Infosys, Santosh and Tirumala along with the secretary of Skill Development, Kona Sashidhar, and other senior officials were present.