NIIT Limited, a global leader in Skills and Talent Development, announced ‘Future Ready Talent’ an initiative to encourage youth to enhance their knowledge through future ready programs, together with their regular academic curriculum.
As part of the initiative, Tamil Technical Guruji, a renowned YouTuber recently addressed the youth at NIIT centre Coimbatore, on ‘Importance of IT skills, in offbeat careers like building a regional YouTube channel’. Speaking about future ready skills, he said, “It is imperative for all college students to undergo skill-based training. Learning additional skills along with a students’ regular academic curriculum is also an essential part of being future-ready. Through this initiative, NIIT is helping students understand the value of upskilling and being future -ready.”
According to the Future of Jobs Report (World Economic Forum), jobs in digital technology will grow from 17 % in 2018 to 33 % in 2022. Estimates have indicated that 75 million jobs may be displaced by a shift in the division of labour between humans and machines, while 133 million new roles may emerge that are more adapted to this model. This demonstrates a huge requirement of skilled employees for futuristic industry 4.0 job roles.
Towards this, NIIT offers new age programs in Digital Marketing and Branding, Data Analytics and Predictive Modelling, Full Stack Product Engineering, Banking and Finance and Accounting & Business Analytics.