Mandvi Singh, Managing Editor

In the vibrant ecosystem of India’s EdTech and AI land scape, professional training and coaching are no longer mere enablers they are the architects of tomorrow’s workforce. The emphasis on National Centres of Excellence in the 2025 - 26 Union Budget indicates an ambitious initiative of developing AI-oriented skill-building to close a talent gap in a market expected to hit $31.94 billion at 26.37 percent CAGR in 2031. Skills for the Future programs are repatriating learning with more flexible data-driven modules that can create AI literacy in classrooms and the corporate boardroom. Even professional upskilling is changing, with AI-based platforms providing hyper-personalized experiences virtual simulations that demystify machine learning or predictive analytics that enhance business acuity.

At the core of this revolution are AI Trainers and Coaches who are redefined as the human-machine symphony guides. They transcend the instruction of algorithms they foster ethical intuition, innovative thinking and vision. Via side projects turning into AI-oriented startups to curricula of computationalism and cultural savvy think AI-improved archives of millennia-old pharmaceutical wisdom these entrepreneurs are democratizing education over rural urban lines. By merging tradition with technology, they are not only developing professionals they are creating a strong, creative, and inclusive India, which is capable of surviving in an AI-based world. In this edition, siliconindia presents the ‘AI Training Special - 2025’, celebrating the trailblazers who are reshaping the future of learning and workforce transformation through cutting-edge technology and innovative pedagogy.

Read on to explore the visionaries who are empowering professionals and share your thoughts with us!