The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on Monday announced the launch of a National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) at Barang near Bhubaneswar in an effort to meet the rising demands for skilled manpower.
The announcement was made in the presence of Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan.
The institute would be set up at a cost of Rs 160 crore on a five-acre land and would be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to impart skill development courses to the trainers and assessors along with training of candidates in new age courses catering to the needs of the industry.
It would function under the Directorate General of Training (DGT).
Pradhan said, “Skill India is a demand-driven programme, which trains people in job roles which are market relevant and of current industry needs and standards. Setting up of this NSTI in Bhubaneswar, is yet another step to empower the youths.”
To ensure that the courses begin at the earliest, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for starting a temporary campus.
The Ministry has also roped in industrial market leaders like IBM, NASSCOM and SAP through understandings to develop courses on latest technologies, which will be imparted in this institute.
Another MoU was signed between the Directorate of General Training and the SAP for training a pool of trainers.