Skill
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
As one of the world’s fastest growing economies, India’s requirement of skilled people is unparalleled. The Government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy for the overall development of tribal youth living across the country which includes supports for skill training. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme and National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) for providing short term Skill Development training and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for long term training, to the youth belonging to all section of the society including tribal community. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), which is the nodal Ministry for overall policy, planning and coordination of programmes for development of the Schedules Tribes (STs) all over the country, provides funding support under the Scheme of ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme’ (SCA to TSS) for Vocational training in Tribal Areas. This Scheme aims at upgrading the skills of the tribal youth in various traditional/modern vocations depending upon their educational qualification, present economic trends and the market potentials to enable them to gain sustainable employment or become selfdependent.We have been introducing these various schemes to youth for development of their skill.
Although we imparted training for electrician who were given employment at mumbai . Full fledged skill centre will be started soon with the help of corporates / PSU.
L&T has collaborated for setting up a skill training hub at Badampahar in the Mayurbhanj district. The proposed skill training hub will impart training to youth in basic construction skills such as masonry, bar bending, plumbing, pipe-welding and scaffolding. Training will also be imparted in computer basics, coding and digital skills. This center will be operational around month of October.
- To provide an opportunity to rural tribal youth to access world class skill training
- To improve access to livelihood opportunities thereby leading to better quality of life
- To instill discipline, confidence & job readiness
- To instill positive attitude & skills towards safety,quality & work productivity
- To improve availability of skilled workforce in construction & engineering fields
