Guwahati: In order to create a sustainable skill ecosystem for convergence of quality skills training and enhancing the employability of the youth in the state, State Skill Development Minister, Chandra Mohan Patowary on Monday informed that under the aegis of Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM), initiatives have been taken to reach out to sending organizations recognized by NSDC for setting up centres in Assam so that the youths of Assam can be trained in Japanese language and Japanese lifestyle orientation for making them employable in Japan and Japanese industries throughout the world.
Addressing a press conference in CM‘s conference hall ground floor CZm block Dispur, State Skill Development Minister, Chandra Mohan Patowary said that ASDM aims at creating a sustainable skill ecosystem for convergence of quality skills training and enhancing the employability of the youth, and therefore Keeping the objective, Govt. of Assam and Govt. of India allocated fund to ASDM to the tune of Rs. 77 cr (Govt of Assam) and 36 cr (Govt. of India), a sum of Rs. 113 cr for imparting skill training.
Minister Patowary also mentioned that there are around 597 training centres where around 40,840 students have already completed their training and rest 49,787 students are undergoing training.
Minister Patowary also informed about The North East Skill Centre (NESC) is established under the aegis of Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM) in collaboration with ITE Education Services, Singapore. NESC aims to produce 400 trained candidates annually and offer a one-year certification program in Hospitality- Food & Beverage Service, Hospitality – Housekeeping, Retail Service and Beauty & Wellness.
Mr. Patowary also informed that ‘DAKSHA’ (Digital Access to Knowledge & Skilled Human Resource of Assam), a mobile-based application ( Android and IOS platforms) with a one-stop destination for all lifestyle services will be launched soon in the state. This app will be secured with OTP based login and aims to offer over 1000 of doorstep services across 40 sectors as approved by the Sector Skill Council of India. DAKSHA literally also means ‘skillful’. The pilot run of the App is being implemented in Bongaigaon district.
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He also said that soon the state government will organise a meeting with 150 Japanese companies in New Delhi. He further said that talks with a Japanese company named Jetro (Japan External Trade Organization) are on who are interested in setting up a “Jetro City” in the state for manufacturing of automobile spares in the state that are now being manufactured in Korea.
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