TASK-Red Hat to train TS engineering students on open source

Engineering students in Telangana will soon be offered training and certification programs by a joint collaboration of Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge ( TASK) and Red Hat, a leading provider of open source solutions, announced a senior government official.

As part of the memorandum of understanding (MoU), all TASK partner colleges will receive no-cost instructor training and support, Red Hat Technology for use in the lab environments at the colleges and printed, digital or online textbooks.

Sujiv Nair, chief executive officer, TASK , said that the collaboration aims to reach 1,500 students in the next two years to provide expertise in open source skills and certification on emerging technologies like DevOps, Cloud, IT automation and more.

As part of the program, TASK member institutions Red Hat Academy's core curriculum consists of the Red Hat System Administration-I and II courses followed by the Red Hat Certified System Administration (RHCSA) exam and certification.

Upon completion of the core curriculum, students can take the Red Hat Administration III Course Path I, leading to the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam and certification. Red Hat also provides technical training in these areas to the Red Hat Academy faculty at Institutions participating in the Academy Program.

Open Source solutions are core to innovation in areas like cloud computing, containers, mobile, artificial intelligence and machine learning and beyond.