As part of the Skill Development Mission, the Uttar Pradesh government is set to launch a 5G technology training programme for the youth. The programme aims to train young individuals of the state by providing them with the necessary training and employment opportunities in future technologies.
The government plans to organise training and employment opportunities for over 1,000 candidates during an eight-month programme.
The proposed target is to start the programme in five out of eight districts, including Lucknow, Kanpur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Moradabad, Agra, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj.
Three courses can be conducted under this programme, namely Telecom Rigger - 5G and Legacy Networks; Technician 5G - Active Network Installation; and Project Engineer - 5G Networks.
In the Telecom Rigger-5G and Legacy Networks training program, a total of 360 candidates will undergo training spanning 450 hours and the government will spend Rs 22,000 on each candidate with a total expenditure of around Rs 80 lakh.
Similarly, the course of Technician 5G will run for 570 hours, in which a total amount of over one crore will be spent on 360 candidates while the Project Engineer course will be completed in 660 hours, costing more than 90 lakhs to the government on 280 candidates.
The total estimated expenditure on these courses is more than Rs 2.8 crores. The implementation of the program will be carried out in five phases.