Times Professional Learning announces online Certificate Program in Machine Learning, in collaboration with IIT-Roorkee – Times of India

Admissions open for six-month program

Times Professional Learning, one of India’s leading education providers for students, young professionals and executives, has announced an online Certificate Program in Machine Learning, as a part of the ongoing collaboration between their vertical, Times TSW, and IIT-Roorkee. The course is designed to train professionals in one of the industry’s most sought-after technological skills and help accelerate their careers.

To be eligible, an applicant must have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum 50% aggregate score and two years of working experience. Knowledge of Python programming is a prerequisite. Applications are currently open, the details of which are available on https://timestsw.com/technology/courses/iit-roorkee-certificate-program-in-machine-learning/. The program will commence from November 20, 2021.

Speaking about the program, Varun Dhamija, Chief Strategy Officer, said, “We have observed a rising interest among professionals to upskill themselves with current and new technologies to stay relevant in the dynamic workplace. They prefer short-term modules and certifications that they can quickly complete and add to their profiles. Our certificate program is an avenue to provide executives the opportunity to specialise in the futuristic technology of machine learning from one of the most reputable institutions – IIT-Roorkee. Candidates can leverage this specialisation to continue to grow their careers during these tough times. Like our other learning initiatives, this certificate program aims to help bridge the gap between needs of the industry and availability of talent with requisite skills.”

Speaking about the rise in demand for Machine Learning skills Prof. Partha Pratim Roy said, “This pandemic is being fought on the basis of data and numbers. Machine Learning is a technology that has the power to help us with an early understanding of the problem and quick resolution, by analysing a vast quantity of data. With the growth in the amount of data generated every day, demand for Machine Learning is rising. The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2025, 463 exabytes of data will be created each day globally. With the enormous growth in data, the need for processing it has also increased. Through this joint certificate program, we will teach students how to harness the power of Machine Learning to process huge amounts of data and yield powerful insights that can be critical to help drive businesses amid the ongoing uncertainty.”

Machine-learning algorithms use statistics to find patterns in massive* amounts of data. And data, here, encompasses a lot of things—numbers, words, images, clicks, what you have. If it can be digitally stored, it can be fed into a machine-learning algorithm.

The certificate program by Times Professional Learning and IIT-Roorkee is designed for working professionals from various fields. It will help them unlock the value of corporate and customer data and enact the decisions that keep their company ahead of the competition.

About IIT Roorkee (https://www.iitr.ac.in/)

IIT Roorkee is an institute of national importance imparting higher education in engineering, sciences, management, architecture and planning, and humanities and social sciences. Since its establishment in 1847, the Institute has played a vital role in providing technical human resources and know-how to the country.

The six-month-long program will involve 68 hours of live online sessions by Prof. Partha Pratim Roy, Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT-Roorkee and industry experts. With 26 hours of immersive project work, the program also provides learners an opportunity to put concepts to practice. Candidates who complete the program successfully will receive a certificate from Continuing Education Centre IIT-Roorkee.

To know more about the program, visit: https://timestsw.com/technology/courses/certificate-program-in-machine-learning/

About Times Professional Learning

Times Professional Learning (TPL) is the education business of the Times Group offering executive education programmes; vocational, job-oriented programmes; and an array of corporate training solutions.

TPL’s developmental learning ecosystem encompasses executive education for working professionals under the brand The Second Wind (TimesTSW); job-oriented vocational education and skill training under the brand TimesPro; and a wide spectrum of organisational learning and development interventions at the corporate level. TPL also fulfils skilling and training mandates under various state and central government initiatives across the country.

TPL has built a robust infrastructure to make education accessible to all in the mode they want – classroom or online / live interactive. TPL brings quality and purposeful learning to the doorstep of the learners. TPL has a strong academic team, an expert learning and development pool and a nation-wide network of well-appointed, technology-enabled learning centres. TPL strives to bring quality, purposeful learning to the door-step of the learner anywhere in the country.