SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) has signed an agreement with Employability Life, a wholly owned subsidiary of Federation University Australia, to establish a Future of Work Lab that will empower students with internationally recognised micro credentials and practical skills for global career readiness
Through this collaboration, SKUAST-K students will gain exposure to industry-aligned, work-simulated projects (XPro) across domains such as Agriculture, Food Technology, Biotechnology, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence. Learners will also receive micro credentials from Federation University Australia and a Workplace Readiness Profile and Score, enabling them to showcase their employability potential on a global platform with a focus on sustainable careers.
Speaking on the occasion, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-Kashmir, Prof. Nazir Ahmad Ganai, said that the partnership with Employability. life aligns with our vision of integrating innovation and practical exposure into agricultural and technological education. It will open new global opportunities for our learners and help them develop future-ready skills through real-world experiential learning, he added.
CEO, Employability. life, Raja Dasgupta, termed the collaboration a significant step toward making global education accessible to learners from all parts of India. “By bringing Federation University’s experiential learning ecosystem to SKUAST-K, we aim to empower students to build capabilities that transcend borders and prepare them for the workplaces of tomorrow,” he said.
