MUMBAI: From online courses and bootcamps to programmes for working professionals, artificial intelligence training is becoming a big business in India.As companies increasingly adopt AI, growing numbers of working professionals and jobseekers are paying to learn skills they hope will keep them competitive."The faster growth … is coming (from) employed learners and working professionals who believe that unless they reskill, upskill and reimagine their current roles in the world of AI, they will all become obsolete and a part of history," said Shantanu Rooj, founder and CEO of TeamLease EdTech.The Mumbai-based learning solutions provider says enrolment in its AI and AI-related programmes has nearly doubled over the past year.A 2024 report by technology industry body NASSCOM and consulting firm Deloitte found that six in 10 Indian workers believe acquiring AI skills can enhance their career prospects.
Online tutorials are among the many learning options available to Indians looking to build AI skills.
INVESTING IN FUTURE CAREERSBusiness analyst Anubhav Sengupta is among those betting that AI training will pay off.Studying in his spare time, he has spent about US$1,000 on a six-month agentic AI course at Amquest Education, a training institute launched last year in Mumbai. He hopes the programme will improve both his employability and earning potential by helping him use AI tools to analyse large volumes of data more efficiently."These days you need to be well-versed with all the AI tools," he said."(Although) in my current domain … AI is not something which can replace my domain expertise, but rather a productivity accelerator."
