To provide vocational training to Punjab youth under the skill development mission to make them fully competent for the present and future needs of the global industry, the state Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday appealed to all the Rotarians to join hands with the state government.
Channi, addressing the Rotarians from five states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Union Territory of Chandigarh participating in the two-day seminar on district leadership organized by rotary district 3,080, said that Punjab Government is ready to tie up with the Rotary Clubs to train the youth of the state to provide them jobs under skill development project.
Rotarians can play a major role in providing vocational training and fulfill the promise of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh led government to provide one job per family to the youth, he said.
The Minister said that the Punjab Government is also working on the criteria to provide financial assistance to the Rotary Clubs to setup skill development centers in the state in a joint venture.
Channi also stressed upon the need to train the youth in the field of water supply and sanitation sector saying that this sector has a big scope to provide employment opportunities to the skilled youth.