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Aptech Computer Education and SSI Education are
focusing on government IT literacy and institutional training projects.
The most recent order won by SSI Education is the Orissa Primary
Education Programme Authority (OPEPA) order, for training primary
and upper-primary students in over 300 schools across Orissa during
the first phase, and 150 schools in the second phase. Santosh Kumar
Sarangi, IAS Officer and state project director of OPEPA, government
of Orissa says, “Aptech has done a good job in implementation
of the Sarva Shikhsha Abhiyan Project in the 12 districts (300 Schools)
allotted to them.”
Sivakumar, senior vice-president and head of
institutional sales at Aptech said, “We have partnered various
state governments, central government institutions, public sector
undertakings, the Armed Forces, banks and other institutions.”
A brief look at the other major projects in progress
throughout the country:
Orissa:
- Training primary and upper-primary students
in over 300 schools across the state during the first phase, and
150 schools in the second phase.
- Training the government teachers in English,
Science, Mathematics and compute literacy using multimedia content.
- The Sarva Siksha Abhiyan adds an element of
fun to learning and is different from the ‘only theory’
methodology.
Tamil Nadu:
q Aptech will provide training in the latest
IT tools and technologies to an elite team of police personnel of
Tamil Nadu, who will form the mainstay of the police force’s
IT department.
Uttaranchal:
- Training to students in 56 colleges across
Uttaranchal.
Andhra Pradesh:
- Phase-I: Expected to be complete by 2005,
under this pilot computer literacy project, 23 government high
schools were chosen to be computerised, work on which has begun.
- Phase-II: 154 schools— this is an extension
of the above project and part of the 1,000 school project initiated
by AP government.
- Karnataka School Project:
- The project aims to set up Computer Learning
Centres in 1,000 government schools in the State of Karnataka
and Aptech has been awarded 250 schools. The schools are categoriaed
as A, B and C depending upon the number of Students.
Karnataka colleges under Yuva.com:
An IT training scheme conceived and successfully
lunched in May 2000 by the Department of Information Technology
and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department, under Millennium
IT policy with focus on IT training for the rural youth.
Under this scheme training centres were established
in every assembly constituency. Trainees ideally include rural youths
with minimum qualification of SSLC. Preferred trainees such as women,
SC/ ST candidates, physically disabled and candidates from rural
areas are given priority in such centres.
Training in job-oriented short-term and high-end
IT courses for three–six months.
Punjab:
- Training of students in 16 colleges in Punjab
in 2003.
- Training of 2,000 government employees.
Haryana:
- Training at the Secretariat of Information
Technology in various locations.
SC/ST Training
Andhra Pradesh:
- SC Corporation: Aptech has provided ‘100
percent job guaranteed programme’ for unemployed SC graduates
in AP.
Karnataka:
- Courses for socially backward youths since
last three years.
Tamil Nadu
- Training of Tamil Nadu Adidravidar & Housing
Development Corporation (TAHDCO); is involved in training 2,000
students across the state.
Uttar Pradesh:
- Involved in the UPS Corporation, Kaushal Virdhi
Yojna.
- Training of more that 3,000 SC candidates
in UP.
Andhra Pradesh
- e-Cops: Aptech has provided
basic and advance level of computer training to India’s
first e-governance project of police department.
- HRD institute of AP: This
program was initiated with the objective to make AP a totally
computer literate state in the government sector. The programme
involves 48 hour computer training to all government employees
of all departments under the supervision of the collector.
- AP Special Police Battalions:
Under a special tie up with the AP special police, Aptech
provides career courses at AP police battalions.
Maharashtra
The Maharashtra
government appointed Training Providers (TP) in 2000 to offer
Maharshtra State Certificate in Information Technology (MSCIT)
course. This certificate was made compulsory for those wishing
to get into government jobs in grades A, B & C and for
those who have joined the government jobs on or after January
1, 2001.
In 2002, the
Maharashtra government floated a new company in the name of
Maharashta Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL). MKCL is an
initiative by the state government to create a new education
paradigm based on e-learning technologies. It aims to create
Network Access Centres in around 2,000 institutions with high-end
computing facilities, broadband connectivity, rich interactive
content and a variety of e-learning services. Aptech is an
empanelled training provider under this scheme.
Aptech has also
provided training to:
- Department of Posts, Delhi—training
of 500 employees.
- Training of Army—EME,
Signals, etc, for over 2000 participants. Order for three
years.
- Air force training done for
500 participants.
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