Union Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated a two-day Skill Conclave at Centurion University in Jatni on Sunday.
Pradhan said focussing on skill development programmes inherent to Odisha’s culture and identity would help in including more people of the State in the skilling ecosystem and would help them hone their skills for gainful employment opportunities and entrepreneurship.
He also said creating a pool of skilled manpower arising out of government’s current infrastructural developments projects especially in the aviation sector and the Saubhagya scheme would help in amplifying skill development opportunities as per current demand.
During the two-day programme that ended on Monday, brainstorming deliberations on actionable steps to transform Odisha as a skill development and training hub were held.