BIZ-TECH
Panasonic in
edu sector
"Through the launch
of CareerEx and XcelIT,
we hope to develop
another innovative Edutech
solution to upskill
technology talent
pool to address the
unemployment rate
amongst urban youth
and at the same time
caters to the demands of
industry. We are looking to
positively impact nearly 1,
00,000 students over next
5 years,"
Atsushi Motoya
Panasonic India Innovation
Centre Head
Consumer
electronics maker
Panasonic India has
ventured into education
sector by launching
two education-based
solutions CareerEx
and XcelIT, and aims
to impact around one
lakh students by 2025.
Both the solutions
are designed and
developed at Panasonic's India
Innovation Centre (IIC) for the
students, colleges and universities to
bridge the existing skill gap between
current education and employment
needs for the future.
CareerEx has been designed to
address the needs of college and
university students to advance their
skillset with emerging technologies
such as Data Science, Cloud
Computing, Machine Learning/
AI and Internet of Things. XcelIT
is designed for school students
primarily residing in Tier II & III
cities to make them ready for all
competitive exams.
CareerEx and XcelIT are
available on both Android and iOS
application stores.Panasonic has
also collaborated with specialised
educational partners for this
programme. Moreover, students will
get a chance to work on Panasonic
projects and internships.
IMPELSYS
SOLUTION
FOR HEALTH
SECTOR
Impelsys Inc, which
builds online content and
learning solutions, has
launched iPC Health, an
end-to-end mobile learning
and up skilling solution
for the health sector in
India. The mobile platform
iPC Health will bring the
solution to impart training
and education for hospital
staff to upgrade their skills.
Impelsys CEO Sameer
Shariff said he noticed a
gap between what is taught
in colleges and practical
challenges the medical staff
often confront, which made
his team develop the iPC
Health mobile application.
iPC Health is curetted to
bridge the skill gap and
ensure standardisation
across the health care sector
in the country,” he said.
iPC Health is a first-ever
advanced and comprehensive
learning interface that will
offer certified 'anytime
anywhere' education
programmes rendering
upskilling, advanced learning
and compliance training for
health care professionals in
India.
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