Govt launches Skilling for AI Readiness for awareness and skills among schoolchildren

New Delhi: The ministry of skills development and entrepreneurship on Tuesday launched Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR), a national-level initiative aimed at embedding AI awareness and foundational skills among school students and building AI literacy among educators.

The programme comprises three progressive 15-hour modules-AI to be Aware, AI to Acquire and AI to Aspire-for students of classes 6 to 12. It also includes one independent 45-hour module for teachers, titled AI for Educators.