LAGATAR24 NETWORK
Ranchi, June 29: A total of four Skill Development Centres are currently functional under the State Sustainable Scheme and one from the District Aspirational Fund which has registered 7,323 youths.
Training has been imparted to around 5,504 youths whereas 3,509 have been provided with certificates and employment opportunities. On the basis of placements, 1,834 persons have been placed.
A total of five skill development centres are functioning in the West Singhbhum district and there is a possibility of three additional centres to be made functional in the next one or two months.
Under this, a MoU has been signed with the Tata Steel Foundation which has taken up the operation of Skill Training Institute which provides important skills in various trades in Chaibasa district.
The district administration is giving utmost priority to the operation of the Skill Development Centre, where apart from the training, residential and non-residential facilities, food and accommodation are also completely free of cost.
Bharti Tirkey, a resident of Sadpatka village in Manoharpur, says that she was very interested in studies but due to the limited income of her farmer father, she had to leave her studies after class 12th.
After getting information about the free Skill Training Centre functioning in the Manoharpur block, Bharti got herself enrolled in the trade of sewing machine operator in October 2021.
After three months of training, she was selected for the KPR Group- Coimbatore in campus placement drive and today she is drawing a salary of ? 10,500 per month.
Narsingh Tubid, a resident of Bedasai, recounts that even after not having much financial prosperity, he wished to pursue training and skill development in a trade. He was extended support by the first Skill Development Centre where he received training for a trimester in the automotive sector and at present he is working with Swaraj Tractor Workshop located in Chaibasa.
“If you are young, and you are seeking employment, then you can make your dream come true by joining the Skill Development Centre that is being operated in the district and give a new flight to your life. Today there is a demand for skilled youth across all professions. This demand is being catered to by the Skill Development Centre that is being operated in the district,” he said.
