S. Vishnu Sharma
IITMPTF is collaborating with Cambtech Training and Placement firm to offer certification programs in supply chain and logistics sector.
The courses are designed to provide students with a simulated environment (Virtual Office), giving them a real-life simulation of the actual work environment throughout the courses, say sources from IITMPTF.
An Artificial Intelligence platform will provide the students with a virtual corporate environment for carrying out various financial transactions in real time.
First batch
The First Batch of this course will commence on 1st January 2025. The Last Date to register for this batch is 25th December 2024.
Interested candidates can register through the following link – https://digitalskills.iitmpravartak.org.in/courses.php
Certified programs
The Certified Programmes will be offered in Supply chain management, Chartering Practice, Port and Terminal management and International Liners Trade.
A certificate will be issued by Cambtech and the knowledge partner IITMPTF on the completion of the course. Cambtech Training and Placement is a premier group in skilling in the engineering industry.
Importance
Prof. Mangala Sunder, Founder, Digital Skills Academy – IITMPTF spoke on the importance of this course.
The objective of these courses is to provide graduate students from Indian academic institutions and employees in multiple industrial sectors, with the necessary skills towards employment or reskilling in the relevant sectors and make them industry and job-ready, said Prof Mangala of IITMPTF.
In addition, the trainers will cover multiple areas through large problem sets and hands-on training, which will also help the students to face competitive examinations in the Supply chain and Logistics sector well and with confidence, said Prof Mangala.
Upskilling
Ms. Vaishnavi B Iyer, Founder and CEO, Cambtech, said upskilling is a need of the hour for every aspiring and ambitious candidate to get constructive placement in the fields of Supply Chain and Logistics.
The virtual learning platform designed by Cambtech will provide a unique and exclusive training environment for the same through various modes, she said.
Training
The training would help students obtain an experiential learning equivalent to about three months of actual corporate working experience in each of these courses and make them job-ready.
The fundamental knowledge for all the training modules in Supply-Chain and Logistics has been provided as a series of lectures by an International expert and former Head of the Management Studies Department, Prof. G. Srinivasan.
He is also associated with IIT Madras for more than 30 years as a faculty member and Coordinator for establishing ISO Standards in IIT Madras.
Institutions are encouraged to register their students in bulk. They can contact IITMPTF through the following email id – dsa@iitmpravartak.net.
About IITMPTF
IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation (IITMPTF) is a section 08 Company housing the Technology Innovation Hub on Sensors, Networking, Actuators, and Control Systems (SNACS).
It is committed to transforming the frontiers of knowledge. Our start-up ecosystem is the nurturing space of brilliant professionals, Innovative entrepreneurs, curious young talents, and inquisitive students.
With world-class infrastructure, equipment, and experienced mentors, we have everything to offer for the technology-hungry brains.
IITMPTF is funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, under its National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems, and hosted as a Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) by IIT Madras.
The NM-ICPS is a comprehensive Mission aimed at complete convergence with all stakeholders by establishing strong linkages between academia, industry, Government, and International Organizations.
IITM Pravartak gladly takes the role of preparing young India for the next generation of world-class technologies. The primary activities of IITM Pravartak include technology development, entrepreneurship development, human resource development and international collaboration.
This provides an eco-system that enables fundamental research to translate to products, thus integrating academics, industry, government and international organizations.
The designated research focus areas for projects funded by IITMPTF pertain to the realm of Sensors, Networking, Actuators and Control Systems in Cyber-Physical Systems.
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