G Tech - Academia and Technology Focus Group (ATFG) - 𝝁Learn

 

GTech - Academia and Technology Focus Group (ATFG) - 𝝁Learn

Academia and Technology Focus Group is a group of leaders from Group of Technology Companies (GTech). GTech ATFG is creating a framework to help students become Industry Ready. This framework is a long term vision to improve the ecosystem in Kerala, both for Industry, Startups and R&D. GTech ATFG is promoted by APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University Kerala for empowering the students and to make them industry-ready.

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What is GTech?

Group of Technology Companies (GTech), a not for profit organization, is the Industry body of Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Management (BPM) organizations in Kerala. GTech works closely with the Government of Kerala to promote the accelerated growth of the IT industry in the state. Established in 2001, GTech provides the platform for domain and technology companies from across the world for enterprise and strategic alliances with Member Organizations.

GTech over the years has built a strong membership of more than 200 IT companies comprises Innovative Start-ups, Small & Medium size companies, large Home Grown companies and International Majors like Infosys, TCS, Tata Elxsi, Wipro, Cognizant, Ernst & Young, Allianz Technology, UST Global, IBS, Quest Global, NeST, Qburst, Envestnet and SunTec.

For more details about GTech: https://gtechindia.org/

What is G Tech ATFG 𝝁Learn?

The vision of  G Tech ATFG is to build a strong framework for developing Kerala's human resources, pre-skill them for Industry, and create the next generation of startups. 

The foundation of any company are the people. The mission of G Tech ATFG is to accelerate learning and discovering the potential of every Student so that they become Industry Ready.

How does it work?

Students are allowed to onboard to a Discord platform where they get an opportunity to learn and up skill through practice. Students will be supported by Mentors and guided through structured and gamified activities.

What activities are provided?

👉Learn new technologies and gain skills by completing exercises and participating in learning groups.

👉Contribute to open source projects, and other communities, and gain practical experience in various areas such as coding, design, marketing, technical writing, QA, etc.

👉Complete projects, assignments and internships at participating organizations. Gain valuable industry experience and understand business processes.

What are the benefits of the program?

👉Pre-skill students by guiding them and motivating them through Karma points. 

👉By completing structured activities, Students gain Karma Points, Level up and improve their profile.

👉Completing the various activities develops core competencies early, rather than after joining a company.

👉Students level-up into developing innovative systems. Industry can use the resources available in Academia to conduct R&D, and lower the risks of product development.

👉Create skilled workforce and job opportunities within Kerala 

👉Creates new startups within Kerala.

👉Companies are also onboarded in the discord platform so that they can roll out internship, training and recruitment opportunities to the students and identify the right talents

👉Mentors of various area of interest are onboarded in the discord platform so that the students will get an opportunity to interact and learn from the experts in various fields 

Most importantly, 

👉It is supported by the university and other Government/Private agencies. This may become a bench mark, in future, concerning the skill sets and employability of the students.

👉The performance in the GTech ATFG Discord platform will be noticed by the top companies/organizations  and hence will boost the career prospects. 

For more details about GTech ATFG: https://atfg.gtechindia.org/

What is Discord?

Discord is a VoIP, instant messaging and digital distribution platform designed for creating communities. Users communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities called "servers". 

For more details about GTech ATFG: https://discord.com/

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How to onboard students?                                                                                                                       👉  Visit https://atfg.gtechindia.org

👉  Go to participate > as a student > join the program > accept the invite

👉  Follow the instructions and complete the onboarding process

👉  On the discord platform

      - go to announcements channel and follow the instructions

      - go to students channel and introduce yourself/showcase your achievements/participate in the discussions

For more information

👉 Renjith R

      Central Kerala Coordinator, GTech Campus Connect Initiative

      (Head, Corporate Relations & Placements, CCET)

      Mob: 9495967788

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