Pradhan lays foundation of skill institute in Odisha

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today laid the foundation of National Skill Training Institute in Barang, Bhubaneswar, aimed at meeting the rising demands for skilled manpower.

The institute will be set up at a cost of Rs 160 crore, on a 5 acre land and will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to impart skill development courses to the trainers and assessors along with training of candidates in new age courses.

"This institute will also impart training to the trainers who are teaching students of various ITIs and other skill based education. NSTIs are being envisioned as a one stop shop to supplement the training activities in the country. We aim to have one NSTI in each state very soon, Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Pradhan said.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for starting a temporary campus of National Skill Training Institute Bhubneswar in their premises at Mancheswar Industrial Area, Bhubneswar.

The skill development ministry has also roped in industrial market leaders like IBM, NASSCOM and SAP through understandings to develop courses on latest technologies, which will be imparted in this institute.

IBM has extended support with courses at advanced diploma level in IT Networking & Cloud Computing, NASSCOM has associated to develop courses on Internet of Things and SAP will assist the institute to impart skills on Enterprise Resource Planning and Data Sciences, according to a statement.

Another MoU was signed between Directorate of General Training and SAP where the latter will train a pool of trainers at NSTI Bhubaneshwar on Business One enterprise software. After the master training, NSTI Bhubaneshwar trainers will run these programs autonomously for youth.