- Minister Kapil Dev Agarwal emphasized on quality and

modernity in skill development

- Emphasis should be laid on ITI reforms and industry linking

- Focus on preventing dropouts and modernizing ITIs

- Emphasis on preparing industry-ready youth through skill

development

Lucknow, April 22 (HS): While reviewing the strategies of the

Department of Vocational Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to

achieve the goal of making Uttar Pradesh a $1 trillion economy, Minister of

State (Independent Charge) Kapil Dev Agarwal directed that skill development

programmes should be made timely and result-oriented, so that the youth can be

directly linked to employment.

Assessing the progress of

departmental schemes at a review meeting held at the Uttar Pradesh Secretariat

on Wednesday, Minister Agarwal stated that skill development should not be

limited to training alone but should be employable. He directed officials to

ensure quality, modernity, and changes in ITI and skill development schemes in

line with industry needs.

The meeting discussed further

collaboration with Tata Technologies to modernize ITIs. Minister Agarwal

emphasized the need to make training industry-ready so that youth can find

employment opportunities immediately after training. A virtual presentation

with Delight India also emphasized the need to update skills to reflect new

technologies.

Minister Kapil Dev Agarwal

directed the officials on Skill Development Mission and ITI dropout to identify

its root causes and implement effective solutions so that more and more youth

can complete the training. He directed that regular industry visits, on-the-job

training (OJT) and Dual System of Training (DST) should be implemented on a

large scale for the students, so that practical experience is also ensured

along with training. Instructions were also given to ensure the availability of

equipment, labs and infrastructure in all ITIs.

Minister Agarwal said that construction

of new ITIs should be completed on time and existing institutions should be

modernized rapidly. Reviewing the progress of Project Praveen, a

program run under the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission, he directed that

new-age technology-based courses be started and linked directly to industries.

In the meeting, Minister Agarwal also said that to inspire

the youth, experiences of successful pass out students should be shared and

co-curricular activities should be promoted, which will increase their

confidence and make them more aware about their career.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi