The Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Bhubaneswar run by state, has introduced four smart trades with Internet of Things (IoT) based curriculum, an official said.
The objective to add these IoT based curriculum is to help students to the latest career opportunities in job sector with IoT, the official said.
The internet of things, or IoT, is a system of interlinked computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interactions.
The smart trades introduced by ITI Bhubaneswar are:
- IoT Technician Smart Agriculture,
- IoT Technician Smart City,
- IoT Technician Smart Healthcare,
- Smart Phone Technician- cum-Application Tester.
Each trade has got 24 seats and the course is free of cost for girls, SC and ST and physically challenged students, the official said.
Eligibility for ITI course :
Principal ITI Bhubaneswar Jitamitra Satapathy said: “To get entry to any industry-ready course at any ITI the minimum educational qualification is a pass certificate in Class and these smart trades will also help graduate students a lot in having rewarding careers and towards building their own ventures successfully.”
Leading electric manufacturing firm Schneider Electric has given a proposal to the Principal of ITI Bhubaneswar to sponsor a “Train the trainer programmed” by giving training to some faculty members.
Brief about all new four courses :
IoT Technician Smart Agriculture trade at the ITI will help students to understand the basic concept of smart farming/agriculture by managing farms using technologies like IoT, robotics, drones and artificial intelligence to increase the quantity and quality of products while limiting the human labour required for the production, the official said.
IoT Technician Smart City trade will train students in the area related to smart city functioning like smart traffic management with data analysis from various sources and using IoT tools in monitoring and managing efficient water supply.
IoT Technician Smart Healthcare trade will include chronic disease management and preventive care through use of IoT-based devices that come handy for the people which are all wearable ones to monitor body parameters and tracking health conditions. IoT Technician Smart Healthcare trade will also help the student to know the preventive measures acquired through use of IoT devices and sharing data with medical professionals.
Smartphone Technician-cum-Application Tester trade will have systematic approach on the applicability of various application software (App) and monitoring of personal data with the use of Smartphones.
About ITI Bhubaneswar :
Industrial Training Institute Bhubaneswar (ITI-Bhubaneswar) was started back in the year 1985 and has completed more than 27 years of useful service to the student community across Odisha.
Apart from vocational skills they provide short term courses like Computer fundamental, Tally, Computer Hardware, Multimedia & Web Page Design , Basic Electrical ,Basic Electronics, Mobile Repairing, Tailoring , solar electricity training etc. under MODULAR EMPLOYABLE SKILL Under Skill Development Initiative ,Govt. of India.