Train-the-trainer Programme in Artificial Intelligence

 

For: Preliminary & Mains

Topics covered:

• About the Trainer Programme – its advantages & significances

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News Flash

Ministry of Skill development joined hands with global IT major IBM to train the trainers in Artificial Intelligence skills across India.

• Its aim is to train ten thousand faculty members from ITIs across the nation.
• The programme will enable trainers with basic Artificial Intelligence skills to use the technology in their day-to-day training activities.

 

Highlights

• IBM will provide the necessary training at 7 centres including 6 National Skills Training Institutes (NSTI) and one Industrial Training Institute in Pune.
• The programme was officially announced on September 5, during the ‘Kaushalaycharya Samadar’ celebrations on Teachers’ Day.

 

Benefits

• These digital skills will provide an edge to the trainers responsible for imparting academic curriculum to students and help them enter the workforce.
• The programme will bridge the technological gap between the students and teachers.
• These programmes will ensure the passing of industry relevant skills to students, promoting better learning and better retention by the students.

 

Artificial Intelligence

• It is also called as machine intelligence.
• It is an intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans.
• Artificial intelligence can be classified into three different types of systems: analytical, human-inspired, and humanized artificial intelligence.

 

Artificial Intelligence Skills

• Machine learning
• Python
• Java
• Data Science
• R: multi-paradigm language

 

Source: ET

 

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