To serve the twin purposes of improving the quality of the education system and making the youth employable, the Uttar Pradesh government is now going to collaborate with private companies in providing employment by enhancing the skills of the youth according to the demand of the market.
The Vocational Education and Skill Development department has chalked out a plan to collaborate with private companies such as Tata Technologies, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra and IBM to assess the domestic and global needs so that the problem of unemployment can be solved.
In this regard, the department is going to work on the modernisation of 50 state-owned industrial training institutes (it is) with the help of Tata Technology under its upcoming 100-day plan.
The latest technology would be used for training in ITIs and modern equipment would be used for training youth, a government spokesman said.
According to the plan prepared by the department, 10,000 youth will be given training and assured employment in the information technology (IT) sector with the help of companies like HCL Technologies among others. Not only this, students will also get an honorarium during on-job training.
“The Yogi government’s thrust is on the health sector as well and keeping in view the needs of the sector, the government will enter into a contract with Tech Mahindra for customised training in new courses in the health sector. Through this training, the youth will be made eligible so that they may contribute to the health service of the state and at the same time serve the people in any pandemic-like situation,” the official said.
Through IBM, a contract will be made for training in new employable trades in the IT sector, which will help the youth to get jobs.