New Delhi, 25th July 2019:– Building India’s talent base to compete in the global economy, Amity launched Amity Future Academy. In order to provide better understanding of various technological trends for the ever-changing future, it will allow individuals to explore futuristic trends. The courses offer advanced training programs that are specially designed to create a pool of high-quality professionals and help young professionals gain in-demand skills.
At a time when India is looking to build a 21st century knowledge economy and earn its demographic dividend, Amity has designed the Academy of Tomorrow. From digital classrooms to collaborative learning, students and industry professionals will get an exposure to skill-based learning. The programmes offer industry-relevant skills certified by the world’s most renowned academic institutions such as Wharton online, eCornell, Arizona State University, The Open University and more institutes of repute. Faculty from these universities and experts from top businesses will be sharing their knowledge and experience via videos, articles, assignments, quizzes and discussions.
Mr. Ajit Chauhan, Chairman, Amity Future Academy said, “India Skills Report 2018, reflected about 47% of future jobs in India will be in the areas of Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. We embrace Education 4.0 learning by being the first in India to rationalise the concept of knowledge for tomorrow. We want to get the future leaders ready, so they contribute to the vision of seeing India as the knowledge superpower.”
While India is projected to have 42 million higher education graduates by 2020 (Source: Ernst & Young), the tertiary-aged population in India will rise to over 119 million in 2024, the largest in the world. (Source: Times Higher Education). However, there remains a massive demand-supply gap in Indian higher education. By 2022, India will face a potential shortage of 250 million skilled workers across sectors. (Source: UKIBC; Ernst & Young). According to Accenture’s Future Workforce Study, only 20 percent Indian leaders believe their workforce has the required skills to work with emerging technology. The vast majority of professionals expressed the need for training, with 93 percent saying it will be important to learn new skills if they are to work with intelligent technologies in the next three to five years.
Mr Siddharth Maheshwari, Director, Amity Future Academy said, “Learning has evolved. Right from teaching methods to learning methods, we now look forward to building collaborative learning through expertise.”
According to Nasscom, the industry is witnessing a rise in investments towards digital skilling initiatives in technologies such as machine learning (ML), data science, cybersecurity, cloud, blockchain and several other segments. It is anticipated by The World Economic Forum that 10 per cent of global GDP will be stored on the Blockchain by 2025.
With such a change in scenario, Amity Future Academy brings 10,000+ courses from across the domains Blockchain technology, Data Science, Machine Learning, Digital Marketing, Programming, Cyber Security, Business Analytics, and HR Management & Analytics. They are currently offering free trial for 7 days and soon will be inviting applications for the offered programmes.
