Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan today launched a 3-year partnership of his Ministry with Meta to provide Digital and marketing skills to students, educators, and entrepreneurs in New Delhi. Three Letters of Intent (LoI) were exchanged between Meta and NIESBUD, AICTE and CBSE. Speaking at the event, Dharmendra Pradhan said that the initiative launched today is in furtherance to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of making India a skilled capital of the world and empowering our Amrit Peedhi. He further said that the ‘Education to Entrepreneurship’ partnership is a game-changer, which will take Digital Skilling to the grassroots.
 
The Minister also said this will build capacities of the talent pool, and seamlessly connect students, youth, workforce, and micro-entrepreneurs, with futuristic technologies.  Minister of State for EducationAnnpurna Devi and Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar also graced the occasion.
 
In a video message Meta President, Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, thanked Dharmendra Pradhan for his support in bringing the partnership together between the two most important sectors of the workforce, education and skilling. He said that India’s talent base and rapid digital adoption make it the perfect place for them to invest in emerging technologies.

Under the partnership with NIESBUD, five lakh entrepreneurs will get access to digital marketing skills by Meta over the next three years.