India: EDII partners with 2 blockchain institutes for certified blockchain startup program
The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) has partnered with Digital University Kerala (DUK) and Kerala Blockchain Academy (KBA) to offer blockchain technology training to citizens.
The parties state in their announcement that the partnership will offer lectures for participants with a scope about the opportunities and challenges in the emerging sector. Apart from individuals, startups will be equipped with prerequisite knowledge and equipment to navigate the ecosystem.
“EDII proposes to train 30 individuals per program to enable them to begin their startup journey in the blockchain technology sector. The trained entrepreneurs will have all technology related information along with necessary entrepreneurial and management skills to set up startups in the blockchain domain, ” said Dr. Sunil Shukla, EDII Director General.
The training is planned to last ten days, with blockchain training over four days, while entrepreneurship and management training will last six days. At the end of the program, participants will receive a certification that EDII says will give them an edge in the digital assets industry.
DUK and KBA will handle the lessons bordering on the introduction and application of blockchain, while EDII will handle the section on entrepreneurship and management. KBA and DUK have been involved in similar partnerships in India, launching fully digitized programs for interested individuals.
Shukla confirms that over the next 12 months, EDII will conduct five more training sessions to deepen India’s Web 3 talent pool. The training sessions have been scheduled to take place over the weekend to accommodate busy professionals, with the first group scheduled to begin classes on November 19.
Lack of talented Web 3 professionals
A recent study by the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) noted that a shortage of skilled industry professionals could plague India’s Web 3 ecosystem. The firm blamed the shrinking talent pool on a perceived negative government attitude towards the industry, which led to the exit of talented professionals.
Deloitte has cited a deep talent pool as one of the factors that could put India at the forefront of digital asset innovation globally. The recognition of this factor has led to the creation of civil service organizations such as DUK and KBA to promote the training of Web 3 professionals.
“Policy clarity will trigger more initiatives and India can serve as the world’s sandbox in more public service and governance use cases of blockchain,” NASSCOM’s report reads.
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