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Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation ( TNSDC )

Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation ( TNSDC ), established in 2013 by Government of Tamil Nadu , is the Nodal Agency for the State Skill Development Mission ( SSDM ), committed to advancing skills in alignment with the objectives of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship ( MSDE ), Government of India and National Skill Mission .

TNSDC and Q-CTRL at the Madras Institute of Technology , Anna University

Q-CTRL ’ s Black Opal , an award-winning workforce development platform for learning quantum computing , will become a mandatory learning module for engineering students within the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation ’ s ( TNSDC ) Naan Mudhalvan Upskilling Platform .

The global quantum workforce is drastically understaffed , as evidenced in a McKinsey report predicting that less than half of projected quantum computing jobs will be filled by 2025 . To close the quantum skills gap , talent will need to be tapped from around the globe and India will be a key contributor to building the quantum economy . This strategic collaboration aims to provide high-quality , hands-on quantum computing education to hundreds of thousands of university engineering students and recognizes Tamil Nadu as a leader in the burgeoning quantum technology industry .

Black Opal makes quantum computing accessible to all – from students to software engineers , and developers to executives – through an interactive and visual online platform in which browser extensions can provide immediate language translation . Black Opal is designed to equip all learners for the quantum era with everything they need to join the quantum industry , which is expected to become a trillion-dollar sector over the next decade , according to McKinsey .

The flagship program Naan Mudhalvan ( I am the best ) under TNSDC launched in March 2022 is pitched as a transformative initiative shaping higher education in Tamil Nadu .

This program aims to skill over 10 lakh students annually by integrating advanced technology skills into the curricula of engineering , arts and science colleges , polytechnics etc .

In the past two years , TNSDC has trained around 37.2 lakh students and more than 60,294 faculties across 2085 institutions in diverse skills and deep-tech courses like AI , ML , Robotics , IoT , Digital Marketing , Cybersecurity , Data Analytics and Cloud Computing – aligning with industry opportunities to enhance job readiness .

march into a trillion-dollar economy . Our partnership with Q-CTRL to roll out state-of-the-art quantum computing education in Tamil Nadu fuels our synergy with the industry , aiding in creating the talent pool that will feed into the industry and ramp up investment in the state ,” said Tmt J . Innocent Divya , I . A . S ., Managing Director , Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation .

Aravind Ratnam , Chief Strategy Officer , Q-CTRL . “ Q-CTRL is proud to be making history in India through our partnership with Tamil Nadu which has become the first state in the world to roll out quantum computing education to all technical degree programs .

“ Through our award-winning education platform , hundreds of thousands of students within TN will be upskilled over the next few semesters . Together we are creating the next generation of developers across the world .”

" Naan Mudhalvan is a government flagship program with a vision to upskill the youth of Tamil Nadu as we

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