IIT Madras-Accenture collaborate to offer skilling programmes for automotive industry

The Centre of Excellence in Advanced Automotive Research (CAAR) of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) and LearnVantage Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) Academy of Accenture have entered into a collaboration to offer a specialised skilling programme to cater to the industry.

The initiative seeks to develop talent to build SDVs catering to the automotive original equipment manufacturers and global capability centres. The curriculum includes domain specific modules, interactive learning environment, and expert coaching delivered through a mix of self-paced and IIT Madras instructor-led sessions, a press release said.

Kishore Durg, global lead of Accenture LearnVantage, Prof. Krishnan Balasubramanian, Professor in Charge, CAAR, and Mr. Thiruppathy Srinivasan, CEO, CAAR, spoke.