A multinational technology company, Amazon India has announced the Amazon Future Engineer Program in Andhra Pradesh.
Amazon Future Engineer provides real-world inspired virtual and hands-on computer science project learning. The program is available in the U.S., U.K., Canada, France, and India.
The company has signed an MOU between Leadership for Equity (LFE), and Quest Alliance (QA), and the Government of Andhra Pradesh. This MOU signifies the launch of the Program in the state, beginning in the districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, and Visakhapatnam.
The program aims to empower 10,000 students with computer science education by the 2024-25 academic year, with a projected impact on over 100,000 students by 2026-27.
Shri Srinivas Rao, State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Government of Andhra Pradesh said, “Our collaboration to expand Amazon Future Engineer Program marks a significant step towards revolutionizing our education system.
“By integrating computer science teaching excellence courses, we aim to equip our students with essential skills for the digital age, paving the way for a tech-savvy future generation”, Srinivas Rao added.
Srinivas Rao further said, “Such private-public partnerships will build the future tech talent pool in India.”
Akshay Kashyap, Lead, Amazon Future Engineer, India said, “Amazon Future Engineer is focused on preparing all students, especially those farthest from opportunity, with skills required for careers of the future, and prioritize partnerships which are aligned with our vision.”
“We recognize computer science as one such key skill and have taken computer science education to over 1.5 million students and 8,000 educators across the nation in the past two years”, Akshay Kashyap added.
Amazon introduced the Amazon Future Engineer Program in India in 2021 and has partnered with several education-focused non-profit organizations, including Leadership for Equity and Quest Alliance to take computer science education to more than 10,000 schools in India in the past two years.
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