Leading software and hardware company Oracle Monday offered to introduce its courses in Uttar Pradesh schools, vocational, technical and higher education institutions under its "Train the Trainer"  initiative.

 

 

 Oracle Education Initiative's India director Ajay Kapoor, who met senior officials from departments of secondary education, vocational training, and technical education, said that Oracle would be offering courses at three levels. 

 

 "As part of investment in community, Oracle intends to contribute meaningfully under its non-commercial educational reform programme in Uttar Pradesh," he said.

 

 First level involves 'Introduction to Computer Science', which is mainly  targeted at school and ITIs in the state and would be available free of  cost to the faculties and students while second level comprises of 'Advance Computer Science' aimed at technical and degree students and  under the third level of programme, 'Business Applications of Computer Science' would be taught, officials added.

 

 –Indo-Asian News Service