NSW Department of Education works with AWS to transform tech skills and the digital jobs landscape
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The article discusses how AWS is collaborating with the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education to address the digital skills gap and prepare students and educators for the AI-powered workforce of the future.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Upskilling educators through an industry training day on cloud and AI skills for classroom learning
- Providing a Virtual Work Placement Program for nearly 550 vocational education students to gain hands-on experience with cloud computing, earn industry credentials, and explore tech careers
- Democratizing access to tech career experiences for students in rural and remote areas through the virtual model
- Plans to emphasize AI and generative AI skills in the next iteration of the Virtual Work Placement Program, involving AWS Partners
- The collaboration's success in proactively addressing the digital skills gap through innovative public-private partnerships
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