Mumbai’s GlobalGyan Academy of Management Education, a growing corporate EdTech companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NASSCOM FutureSkills, the flagship reskilling initiative by NASSCOM, the trade association of Indian IT BPM industry to become a Platform Partner for the NASSCOM FutureSkills platform. Under the MoU, GlobalGyan will partner with NASSCOM FutureSkills on a journey to reskill and upskill 2 million current employees and also train another 2 million coming into the workforce from universities.
The partnership will enable GlobalGyan to empower thousands of IT industry
professionals and students, with access to courses on professional skill
development, creating dynamic learning experiences. GlobalGyan will support
NASSCOM FutureSkills with a focus on content, evangelism and industry connects,
imperative for the IT-BPM industry in India.
The research report on Talent Shortage 2020 shows that 63% of
Indian companies report major talent shortage and IT remains one of the hardest
roles to fill. NASSCOM FutureSkills is a first-of-its-kind industry initiative
to get India accelerated on the journey to building skills and becoming the
global hub for talent in the emerging technologies.
Expressing his delight on the partnership, Amit Aggarwal, CEO, IT-ITES SSC NASSCOM & Co-architect of NASSCOM
FutureSkills initiative said, “Globally there is a greater need for
the Arts (A) to get embedded in STEM. It is imperative for modern
workforce to be better at skills like problem solving, critical thinking,
collaboration and communication for seamless integration of technical know-how
with real-world applications. These skills have become a critical requirement
to succeed in the IT-ITES industry these days, and should be studied and learnt
along with traditional STEM subjects. We are happy to welcome GlobalGyan as a
NASSCOM FutureSkills Platform Partner and we are confident that their
industry-oriented, practical approach to professional development will aid with
the STEM to STEAM transition.”
Srinivasa Addepalli, CEO and co-Founder,
GlobalGyan said, “The real jobs crisis is that there is a mismatch between
the skills that the industry desires and those possessed by professionals and
students. NASSCOM FutureSkills is a great platform to not only prepare India
for future jobs but also create an environment of creativity and innovation. We
are excited to partner with this prestigious industry body and look forward to
creating wonderful learning experiences on the platform.”
