SRINAGAR, July 23 -- Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Regional Centre Srinagar has partnered with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) Srinagar to offer a free skill development programme for IGNOU students under the project "Skill Development for Digital J&K & Ladakh."

The initiative aims to train 9,450 candidates over a period of three years in high-demand digital technologies. In its initial phase, training will commence in the NSQF Level 3 course titled "Cloud Computing Assistant" with a duration of 300 hours. The course will follow a blended mode of delivery-40% online and 60% offline. The minimum eligibility is 10th pass, and each batch will accommodate 30 participants.

The traini...