Why SAP is training 15000 Indian engineers on new technologies

SAP has collaborated with an Indian state government to offer skill development program. The initiative is planned to train the engineering students on technologies like AI, IoT, and blockchain.

With the adoption of emerging technologies, it has become increasingly difficult to find jobs. State and central governments are collaborating with tech companies to create jobs in relevant technologies. SAP has collaborated with Karnataka government’s Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology (ITBT and S&T).

The collaborative plan is to support train 15,000 people on emerging technologies like IoT, blockchain and AI. The initiative called ‘Yuva Yuga’ has been announced by the Department of ITBT for the same. The idea is to train the youth across multiple industries for free. The program is designed to fill the skills gap that has been created in the job market today.

The initiative is far beyond the terms of re-skilling. SAP wants to not only just offer training lectures but also provide access to technology and industry experts. SAP Lab India’s MD, Dilipkumar Khandelwal has further assured that SAP will help in employing at least 50% of the trained people.

Indian education system produces 1.5 lakh engineers each year. The problem is that these graduates don’t possess the required skills to get the job. Salma K Fahim, the director fo ITBT said, “We see the industry actively participate and help fill gaps in the skill sets of students to make them industry ready and employable.”

Karnataka state government has always been a pioneer in offering the training programs to the young graduates. Even earlier, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship had offered a two-year Advance Technical Diploma along with IBM. Students were offered a five-month paid internship at IBM post this training. If SAP helps the government in creating the employment opportunities, the company will end up creating 7500 new jobs.

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