A 16-member committee has been set up under the chairmanship of Neena Pahuja, executive member of the National Council for Vocational Education and Training, to devise courses and estimate cost of training in AI related courses, besides preparing guidelines for various skilling bodies.
The committee comprises members from stakeholder ministries, including the electronics and information technology ministry, industry representatives as well as members from the related sector skill councils.
The committee is expected to submit its recommendations by June 20, after which the ministry will undertake restructuring of its existing courses and formulate new courses.
The roadmap for AI-specific skills training will reinforce the ‘skilling in AI’ component of the National Programme on Artificial Intelligence (NPAI), launched by the ministry, as part of its India AI programme, the skill development and entrepreneurship ministry said in an office memorandum.
“The committee will assess the current and future demand of AI trained manpower across sectors and review and analyse the status of existing NSQF (National Skills Qualifications Framework) aligned and approved Al related qualifications,” said the office memorandum, a copy of which was seen by ET.
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report of 2023 said AI and technology will add 97 million new jobs while displacing 85 million traditional jobs by 2025.The International Data Corporation forecasts the overall AI software market to expand to $791.5 billion in revenue by 2025 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.4%. However, the AI-centric part is estimated to grow faster, to $192.6 billion by 2026 at a CAGR of 31.2%.