2,013 students, teachers trained in coding under TITA

Narayanpet: Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) under the Telangana Early Coders (TEC) programme trained 183 students and teachers from 61 government schools in coding skills. They in turn trained 30 students in each school later. At the end of four-week coding programme, which was organised in association with Telangana State Technology Services (TSTS), as many […]

Narayanpet: Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) under the Telangana Early Coders (TEC) programme trained 183 students and teachers from 61 government schools in coding skills. They in turn trained 30 students in each school later.

At the end of four-week coding programme, which was organised in association with Telangana State Technology Services (TSTS), as many as 2,013 students and teachers learnt coding skills on laptops. Students were taught topics like Python, Scratch as part of the TEC. Students, who completed the training successfully received a certificate in coding from University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and DIGITHON. This is the first time that such a large number of students from rural districts got trained in coding, organisers claimed.

At the concluding ceremony on Thursday, TSTS Managing Director Venkateshwar Rao said government school students can do wonders in any field, if they were provided with proper training and guidance.

Narayanpet District Collector Harichandana appreciated the efforts of TITA in organising the coding programme for the government schools and teachers.

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