ICT Academy

ICT Academy
TypeNon-profit organization
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Location
Key people
Staff150–200
Websitewww.ictacademy.in

ICT Academy is an initiative of the Government of India in collaboration with the state governments and industries. ICT Academy is a not-for-profit society, and a joint venture under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.

ICT Academy was started to meet the skill requirements of the industry and generate more employment especially in tier 2 and 3 towns, the rural parts of the country. The organization was formed with representations from the State Government of Tamil Nadu, leading companies in the ICT industry and National Association of Software Services Companies (NASSCOM) in India.

ICT Academy is recently endorsed and recommended by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India Aayog), the National Planning body of Government of India as one of the unique organization for dissemination and replication, which is aligned to the Skill India Vision of the Government of India.[3][4]

With training of teachers and students as the primary objective, ICT Academy has been working through a seven pillar program in the areas of faculty development, student skill development,[5] entrepreneurship development, youth empowerment, industry-institute interaction,[6] digital empowerment and research & publications.

  1. ^ "Expand operations in Hyderabad". The New Indian Express. 23 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "ICT Academy expands Activities". The Hindu. 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "NITI Aayog Singles Out ICTACT for Best Practices". The New Indian Express. 4 November 2015.
  4. ^ "ICT Academy to expand activities". The Hindu. 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Oracle, ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu aims to train 45,000 students in IT over next 3 years". ET CIO.com. 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ ANI (1 February 2019). "Minister for IT inaugurates 'ICT Academy Bridge 2019' conference" – via Business Standard.