Delhi Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena on Monday awarded the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Certificate to 1,600 Trainees in a Certificate Distribution Ceremony held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in the presence of Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has taken a joint initiative for the Up Skilling Programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Skill Development and Enterprises, Govt. of India through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
On the occasion, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneur Secretary Atul Tiwari, Delhi Chief Naresh Kumar, Principal Secretary to LG Shri Chandra Bhushan Kumar, NDMC Chairman Amit Yadav, NDMC vice chairman Satish Upadhyay, CEO, NSDC and MD of NSDC - Ved Mani Tiwari and Secretary, NDMC Dr. Ankita Chakravarty were also present.
After distributing the certificates and congratulating all trainees Saxena said that every man has a skill by inheritance but needs to improvise by up-skilling by the use of new techniques for upgradation of skill. Thereafter they will certainly make a diamond with great value. Saxena informed that the number of trainees from the different professions will be enhanced to 75000 from the current 25000 completed.
He quoted two examples of Skill Development in the Community of Cobblers and Potters. And said that under the Khadi & Village Industrial Corporation (KVIC), an upskilling training programme for the cobblers who earn daily not more than Rs. 200 but after getting training they are able to earn Rs. 500 – 700 daily. Shri Saxena also informed that very shortly a website will be launched to consolidate all skill trainees on a single platform for accessing by clients requiring their professional services.
Till date, more than 26,700 candidates have enrolled in the programme, out of which 26,424 have been trained and 22,283 have been certified. The students received world-class training in digital literacy, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship development in specifically set up clusters and camps and at other industry premises.
