Six years after it was planned, the Information & Communications Technology Academy of Kerala finally became a reality with the official inauguration by Chief Minister Mr.Oommen Chandy on 24th June 2014, in the presence of Mr.P K Abdu Rabb, Minister for Education, Mr. P.K. Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industries and IT, Mr. S D Shibulal, CEO & MD of Infosys, and a host of other dignitaries at a function held in Taj Vivanta, Thiruvananthapuram.
In his inaugural address, the Chief Minister said that the ICT Academy of Kerala will give the much required finishing touch to the graduates in the State to make them employable and industry ready. He also added that this is a milestone in executing a PPP model venture.
The Chief Minister also released the logo of the ICT Academy and Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb launched the academy’s website and learning management system called ‘Paatshala.’
The inauguration is a proud moment for Directus Consultants as well, as we were entrusted with the task of coordinating stakeholders of this initiative like Government of Kerala and leading IT companies like TCS, Infosys, UST Global, IBS, NeST etc for the formal registration of the initiative under Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The entity is registered as a Non-Profit organisation under Registrar of Companies, Kerala.
We wish ICTAK (www.ictak.org), all success in its future ventures.