Google teams up with Assam Govt to drive digital-led learning, skill development

Tech giant Google on Monday anunced it has collaborated with government of Assam to drive digital-led learning and skill development for students and youth in state.

Under initiative, Google will collaborate with Assam Government's Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Department (SEED) to strengn ir school digitisation efforts with learning tools and solutions. It would also promote fundamentals of online safety and digital citizenship to school children through 'Be Internet Awesome' programme.

Google will also extend scholarships for Google Career Certificates to Assam's youth in collaboration with Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM), according to a statement.

Under pact, Google will team up with Assam government to empower public schools with digital education through Google for Education's collaborative tools.

Google will collaborate with ASDM to provide scholarships and wrap-around training to enable youth to become job-ready for demand for digital talent.

programme will support qualified applicants to pursue Google career certificates in high-demand fields like IT support, IT automation, project manment, and data analytics among ors.

"se learners will also be able to connect with employers who have an ongoing demand for se skills through a hiring pool that recognises certificates," statement added.