Lucknow, 20 Aug (HS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while

reviewing the action plan of the Department of Vocational Education, Skill

Development and Entrepreneurship on Thursday, said that ITI should be linked

with as many industries as possible. Along with developing curriculum and

training as per the requirement of industries, apprenticeship and on-job

training should be promoted, so that the trained youth can get better

employment opportunities. The Chief Minister said that skill development should

be linked with employment as well as global opportunities. There should be a

system of continuous dialogue between ITI and industries and regular employment

fairs should be organized at every divisional headquarters.

While reviewing the progress of the Centre for Innovation,

Invention, Incubation and Training (CIIIT) centres, the Chief Minister directed

to start the operations of Gorakhpur, Muzaffarnagar and Bareilly centres soon.

He said that these centres should be developed as centres of excellence for

modern technology and industry-based training. It was informed in the meeting

that with the cooperation of Tata Technologies, work is being done to upgrade

150 government ITI's, while the process of upgrading 62 other ITI's is also

going ahead. Advanced Skill Labs have been established in 37 government ITI's

with the cooperation of industries.

The Chief Minister, citing the availability of instructors

as crucial to the quality of training, directed that the selection process be

expedited. He said that a provision should be made to give selected instructors

weightage based on their experience and work in the regular appointment

process. The meeting was informed that 2,406 instructor positions have been

selected, and more than 2,200 selected instructors have already joined their

duties.

It was informed at the meeting that arrangements have been

made for the trainees to learn the official vocabulary and use of Hindi at the

workplace, and that English language training has been made compulsory for

every trainee. Given the demand for skilled manpower in countries like Japan

and Germany, the process of selecting companies to begin digital training in

foreign languages is underway.

The Chief Minister directed special attention to providing

skill training to children and youth from families associated with the Zero

Poverty Campaign and connecting them to employment and self-employment. It was

informed at the meeting that verification of 9.52 lakh youth aged 14 to 35 from

such families has been completed, of which 1.44 lakh have been identified as

eligible. Of these, 8,746 youth have been registered for training.

The meeting was informed that in the last five years, 21.13

lakh youth have received training and 12.94 lakh youth have received employment

through the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission. The Chief Minister said that

now the success of skills training should be assessed not by the number of

trainings but by the results of employment and self-employment. He said that by

providing modern skills, industry-based training and global employment

opportunities to the youth of Uttar Pradesh, work should be done rapidly

towards making the state the leading skill hub of the country.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi