Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday visited ICCA and Masdar Future City alongwith other industrial institutions with a delegation on the second day of Industry Road Show in UAE.
The CM led delegation visited the International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA). It is an industry centered vocational education training (VET) centre, with its strucutred culinary programs that brings world class experience in hospitality training shaping students’ culinary career.
During the visit the delegation met the Director of the Centre, Suneja Raja. Officials saw the training processes, interacted with students and also went through the learning process followed at the centre. Raja highlighted that Indian students come in good numbers from India to the centre and their performance meets the standards of other students as well.
Officials from the JSDMS also discussed the possibility of setting up a similar centre in Jharkhand. The CM announced that land will be provided to the centre. Centre Director agreed to set up an exhibition stall of the ICCA during January 2019 Global Skills Summit scheduled for January 10th.
The CM led delegation visited Emirates Driving Institute to explore synergies between institute and training needs in Jharkhand.
The institute is the largest and the most successful Driving Institute in Dubai and the Middle East and has been in operation since 1991.
It is a part of the renowned Belhasa Group. EDI provides Driver License Acquisition training Courses using its fleet of over 1000 vehicles in different vehicle categories like Light Motor Vehicle (Car), Heavy Bus, Light Bus, Heavy Truck, Shovel, Forklift, and Motor Cycles. Around 500,000 students have acquired their driving licenses from EDI since its inception. EDI has over 1000 qualified male and female Instructors of different nationalities who can instruct the students in their primary language making it easier for them to learn.
During the visit it was discussed and decided that after EDI finalised the MoU with NSDC, first centre would be opened in Jharkhand State. The CM underlined the point that there should be three centres- Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and Ranchi.
Officials also saw the training facilities at the centre and observed teaching and learning systems at the centre. Development Commissioner DK Tiwari, Principal Secretary to CM Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Secretary of Higher, Technical education and skill development department Rajesh Kumar Sharma, JSDMS Director Ravi Ranjan, CEO JSDMS Amar Jha and senior officials of the State accompanied the CM on the occasion.