3-year MoU to train youths at technology centres
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd to promote industry-oriented skill development and enhance employment and self-employment opportunities for youth.
The MoU will initially be valid for 3 years and implemented at 15 MSME Technology Centres (TCs) across the country.
List of 15 MSME Technology Centres:
MSME Technology Centre (Central Tool Room), Ludhiana, Punjab;
MSME Technology Centre (Central Institute of Tool Design), Chennai, Tamil Nadu;
MSME Technology Centre (Central Institute of Tool Design), Hyderabad, Telangana;
MSME Technology Centre (IDTR), Jamshedpur Extension Centre, Br. MSME-DFO, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh;
MSME Technology Centre (Central Tool Room & Training Centre), Kolkata, West Bengal;
MSME Technology Centre (Indo Danish Tool Room), Jamshedpur, Jharkhand;
MSME Technology Centre (Central Tool Room & Training Centre), Bhubaneswar, Odisha;
MSME Technology Centre (IDEMI Mumbai), Extension Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka;
MSME Technology Centre (Indo German Tool Room), Ahmedabad, Gujarat;
MSME Technology Centre, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh;
MSME Technology Centre (Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments), Mumbai, Maharashtra;
MSME Technology Centre, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh;
MSME Technology Centre (Indo German Tool Room), Aurangabad, Maharashtra;
MSME Technology Centre, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh;
MSME Technology Centre (ESTC), Ramnagar Extension Centre, Delhi.
Objectives of the MoU:
Under this collaboration, National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)-compliant, industry-oriented training programmes will be conducted in electronics, mobile phones, home appliances, installation, servicing and repair through State-of-the-art training facilities established at the identified Technology Centres by respective TCs.
Samsung will also provide specialised training, Training of Trainers (ToT), technical support and continuous handholding to ensure quality training delivery.
The initiative will provide youth with hands-on practical training, industry exposure, career counselling, internships and placement facilitation. Successful trainees will be provided a three-month internship along with stipend of Rs.12,000/month through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Eligible women and Divyangjan trainees will also be supported through scholarships, along with merit-based rewards for outstanding performers
The programme will initially target 1,600 trainees in the first year, with a gradual increase in subsequent years.
Besides creating a pool of skilled and industry-ready manpower, the collaboration will strengthen industry-institution linkages and support industries/MSMEs, particularly in meeting their requirements for skilled manpower and technical capabilities in the electronics and home appliances service sectors, the Ministry said on 5 Nov. fiinews.com
