The Future Right Skills Network Collaboration To Bring 21st Century Skills

The Future Right Skills Network, a collaborative effort by Accenture, Cisco and J.P. Morgan, and facilitated by the non-profit Quest Alliance has announced the expansion of its partnership with the Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the aegis of the Ministry of Skills Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to offer digital skills training to all students enrolled in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across India. Each year, over 2.5 million students enrol into ITIs across India. The skilling program focuses on 21st-century skills required in the modern workplace and includes modules for digital literacy, effective communication, workplace readiness and advanced technology skills.

In 2019, the Directorate General of Training (DGT) signed a year-long memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Future Right Skills Network, a collaborative effort by Accenture, Cisco and Quest Alliance to offer free-of-cost access to a program that helps build skills for the digital economy to all students enrolled in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across India. (2019 news release appended below for reference). In 2020, J.P. Morgan joined the Future Right Skills Network.