IIT MADRAS COLLABORATES WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO OFFER EMPLOYABILITY FOCUSED PROGRAMMES ON SWAYAM PLUS
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) has partnered with multiple industries to offer employability-focused programmes on Swayam Plus. As many as 24 MoUs with leading industry partners across multiple sectors were signed to offer skill and employability-focused online courses and internships.
This takes Swayam Plus's total industry partners to 36. The MoUs cover a range of fields, including information technology, social sciences, banking and finance, soft skills, music, management, food science, Indian knowledge systems, and internships ensuring comprehensive coverage of skill development across areas crucial for future employability.
Since its launch, more than 75,000 learners have benefited from more than 165 courses, of which 33 were aligned to the National Credit Framework across multiple sectors such as IT, healthcare, BFSI, and Indian knowledge systems, among others.
Swayam Plus, an initiative by the Ministry of Education and IIT Madras, was launched by Dharmendra Pradhan, Education Minister.
Swayam Plus will have programmes in sectors such as manufacturing, energy, computer science and engineering/IT/ITES, management studies, teacher education, healthcare, hospitality and tourism, social science, Indian knowledge systems, media and communications, among other fields.
Emphasizing IIT Madras’ dedication to providing high-quality educational opportunities that meet the present and future demands of the industries, professor R. Sarathi, Dean (Planning), IIT Madras, “We are thrilled to forge these strategic alliances with these esteemed industry leaders, and this is just the beginning. Swayam Plus aims to reach learners across the nation with diverse and high-quality multilingual content, internships and potentially even job opportunities in the future, made available to all at an affordable cost.”
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