Minister Kapil Dev Agarwal instructs qualitative improvement

of ITI, Udyam Mela, Mega Job Fair and industry participation

Lucknow, 04 July (HS): With the aim of accelerating the goal

of making Uttar Pradesh a one trillion dollar economy, a departmental review

meeting was held at the Uttar Pradesh Secretariat under the chairmanship of

Kapil Dev Agarwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Department of

Vocational Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. In the meeting,

many important decisions were taken after detailed review on various points of

skill development, vocational education, employment generation and preparation

of human resources as per the requirements of industries.

The meeting reviewed the progress of the Kaushal Connect

Cell. Progress in establishing effective coordination between industries and

youth was discussed. Expressing concern over the low pass percentage in the

state's government industrial training institutes, Minister of State Kapil Dev

Agarwal directed the Training Directorate to hold a detailed review meeting

with the principals and joint directors to identify the problems, prepare a

corrective action plan, and provide a detailed report within 15 days.

The proposal to organize an Enterprise Fair at

the state's nodal government ITI institutions was also discussed in detail. It

was suggested that the program be launched centrally and that the fair be held

on the same day at all nodal ITI institutions. Instructions were also given to

ensure the active participation of career counselors in the fair. Deloitte was

tasked with developing a detailed standard operating procedure for the

Enterprise Fair.

Special emphasis was also placed on strengthening

partnerships with industries in the meeting. Instructions were given to

finalize the proposed MoU with Adani Skills soon, so that more opportunities

for industry-based training and employment can be made available to the youth.

While giving instructions to make the ITI admission campaign more effective,

the Minister said that by running special awareness campaigns in schools,

meritorious students should be motivated towards vocational education and skill

training and wide publicity should be ensured about employment and career

opportunities.

The meeting also discussed future-oriented skill development

and youth empowerment programs in collaboration with 1M1B. Furthermore, the

Training Directorate was directed to continuously monitor the performance of

ITI institutions by holding regular review meetings at all levels and to issue

notices to low-performing ITI institutions. To improve the quality of training,

departmental officials also emphasized regular inspections of ITI institutions,

review of workshops and machinery, and direct communication with students.

At the meeting, the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission

was directed to provide updated details on the offer-to-joining ratio of students

under the Mega Job Fair. Furthermore, data from regular ITI industrial visits,

a list of participating organizations in the CSR Conclave, and details of

remaining vacant positions at the Mega Job Fair should be shared with Deloitte

to ensure follow-up action.

In the meeting, special emphasis was laid on making Uttar

Pradesh the leading skill state of the country by integrating skill

development, industry participation, quality training and employment

generation, so that the effective role of the skill development sector can be

ensured in achieving the target of one trillion dollar economy. Senior

officials of the department including representatives of Deloitte participated

in the meeting.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi