Empowering youth, Odisha opens door for country’s first Skill Training Center

NewsBharati    18-Jul-2018
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Bhubaneswar, July 18: Creating a strong base for development and a bright shining future for the country, skill training is considered to be an important aspect. Molding the skills of youth through training and shaping a right futuristic base, the state of Odisha laid the foundation for the country’s first skill training center.

Laying the foundation stone for the new skill training center, Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said that the Centre is planning to set up one National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) in every State to meet the rising demand for skilled manpower in the country.

Laying the foundation stone of country’s first such skill training institute Union Minister Pradhan said the government endeavors yet another step to empower the youth of the State and make them job ready for industries. This will also help in addressing the issue of migration. There is a wide array of projects on the national and state platform like the Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities, Clean India, Urja Ganga gas pipeline project and Sagarmala port project which needs a skilled workforce.

This modern state-of-the-art institute will also impart training to trainers who are teaching in various ITIs and other skill-based education institutes. The training center has been envisioned to supplement the training activities in the country and this will be made available in other states as well.

To ensure that the courses begin at the earliest, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for starting a temporary campus of NSTI on its premises at Mancheswar.

New age courses to complement the upcoming technologies to cater Industry 4.0, use of Internet of Things (IoT) in agriculture, smart cities and healthcare in addition to other courses in the area of mechatronics and mobile repair will be the prime highlight of training in this facility.

Initiating training centers will propel the youth to be self-employed and help them in creating a better future prospect for the country. With this skill training center, the center gets a step ahead in basing a strong root for the country.