Bhubaneswar, 27/06/2024 Skill Development Programme should not be confined to some category
of students rather to be extended to the Higher Education course and linked to
Mission Shakti and Industrial sector, opines Minister Sri Sampad Swain. While
taking a review meeting on the Skill Development Programme, the Minister has
highlighted on linking of Skill Development specifically to Industry and
Industrial sector as well as with Mission Shakti. He has said that Industrialists
and Companies are inking pact for absorbing the youth of Odisha in their arena
but in fact outside persons are joining there. Because of lack of skill
development our youths are being deprived of getting job programme. That is
why it is imperative to link the skill development training programme to
industry and higher education, said Sri Swain. He also sought the ongoing
programme of the Department and sought a plan for 100 days.
The Principal Secretary of the Department Smt. Usha Padhee narrated
about the ongoing projects of the Department. She said that it is aim of the
Department to link the skill-development to job opportunities. In order to spread
this message as a awareness among the youth it is proposed to launch Kaushal
Rath which is awareness of Skill Development on wheel. The Kaushal Rath
shall cover all the 30 districts focusing on High Schools, Ashram Schools,
Childcare Institutions, Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups, ITI and
Polytechnics. For this purpose two OSRTC Buses will be run on two routes
covering 30 districts. The Buses will be equipped with required advanced audio-
visual facilities as well as experimental labs for selected trades for hands-on-
experience.
Local Public Representatives, parents, students will be invited to
participate the programme. Apart from this 1st Kaushal Bhawan is being
developed within premises of world Skill Centre, Bhubaneswar to provide
hospitality training to youth especially facilities for training in Culinary
Science, Food and Beverages, House Keeping Services and Front Office
Associate Course. The Bhawan has a capacity of skilling 310 youth annually
which shall be increased gradually.
Another programme like Chief Minister's Skill Development Fellowship
Programme in line with Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship Programme has
been initiated to support the District Skill Development and Employment
Officers in the Districts. This will also supplement the model carrer centres.
Mandatory participation in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is
one hand, explained Smt. Padhee. Teaching, learning and resources (student-
teacher ratio, faculty qualification and experience, faculty-student ratio are
major parameters of the ranking system.
A dedicated NIRF cell to be established at BPUT to monitor and guide
the Govt. Technical Universities and affiliated colleges of BPUT as per the
ranking mandate of NIRF.
Principal Secretary Smt. Padhee make the Minister learnt bit by bit by bit
about different schemes of the Department. Among others, Director and other
senior officials were present.