Govt launches Skilling for AI Readiness for awareness and skills among schoolchildren
ministry of skills development
and entrepreneurship on Tuesday launched
Skilling for AI Readiness
(SOAR), a national-level initiative aimed at embedding
AI
awareness and foundational skills among school students and building
AI literacy
among educators.
The programme comprises three progressive 15-hour modules-AI to be Aware, AI to Acquire and AI to Aspire-for students of classes 6 to 12. It also includes one independent 45-hour module for teachers, titled
AI for Educators
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"The programme seeks to bridge the digital divide by ensuring equitable access to AI education across geographies, thereby supporting the national agenda of inclusive, future-ready skilling," the ministry said in a statement issued to mark 10 years of
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