Genese Solution, a company specialising in the cloud computing ecosystem and web and software development, has signed strategic partnership agreements with four Kathmandu-based colleges to provide cloud computing training and certification to their students. Niranjan Udas, Educate Program Lead of Genese Cloud Academy (GCA), the education wing of Genese Solution, signed MoUs with Nava Raj Heka, Academic Director of National College, Niranjan Khakurel, Principal of National College of Information Technology (NCIT), Pradeep Pant, Director of Virinchi College, and Bhesh Raj Pokhrel, CEO of Texas College of Management and IT at a special signing ceremony organised in Kathmandu on November 17.
Genese has recently introduced the popular Amazon Web Service (AWS) Educate programme in Nepal to deliver industry-relevant cloud computing training and access to jobs globally through Amazon’s job portal. The above-mentioned colleges are 4 of the 25+ selected academic institutions across different cities of Nepal that Genese is building strategic partnerships to encourage adoption of internationally recognised online training modules like the AWS Educate programme and Microsoft Learn programme to provide a pathways for students and teachers to access tools, courses, and certification on emerging cloud computing subjects.
Using a blended online training and in-person instruction approach, aided by training of trainers to sustainably upgrade the capacity and standards of the academic institutes, Genese intends to build the work-readiness of graduating students so that they are able to effectively enter and meet the productivity demands of the industry.
The skill training covers job roles such as Application Developer, Cloud Support Engineer, Cloud Support Associate, Cyber Security Specialist, and Data Integration Specialist, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Developer, IoT Developer, Digital Marketer, Business Analysts, etc. Students involved in the training will be linked to AWS Educate job portal, giving them access to over 4,000 employers offering freelance and online jobs in the global market.
Talking about the collaboration with these colleges, Niranjan Udas, Educate Program Lead of Genese Solutions shared, “We have seen a substantial number of students who have a degree but don’t have proper skills that would place them in IT or IT-enabled companies. Our idea of starting cloud computing education and training in Nepal is to bridge the gap between the industry and academia of Nepal. The teaching model of GCA programme is demand-driven instead of supply-driven, which is achieved by collaborating with the private sector demands. We are collaborating with national and international industry leaders in education, cloud computing, skill development, and entrepreneurship training to produce a work-ready workforce. We are also focused on empowering women and socially disadvantaged groups to uplift our community through IT.”
