The UK will soon set up skill development centres in Punjab, shared State Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday after his meeting with a delegation led by the British Deputy High Commissioner at Chandigarh Andrew Ayre for skill training and placement of Punjabi youth for overseas employment.
Channi, after the meeting with the delegation of one of the UK’s premier agency ‘UK Skills’ working in the field of skill development, said that both sides have in-principle given approval for an agreement for setting up of skill centres for providing skill development training and placement of youth of the state for overseas employment.
Terms and conditions of the agreement were thoroughly discussed in the meeting and the final draft of the agreement would be signed next month, he said. Channi said the Punjab Government is committed to provide best quality skill training to the youth of the state and ensure their placement across the globe. “ The Punjab Government has earlier signed an MoU with the UK Government in this regard and this agreement is an another step forward as per the MoU signed for providing skill development training and overseas employment,” he said. The Minister asked the officials of Skill Development Mission to empanel more renowned Skill Development partners with the Punjab Skill Development Mission. He also asked to associate more overseas partners for Skill Training so that the youth can be easily placed in the overseas companies. Channi directed the officials to launch a State-wide awareness campaign regarding the training and placement programme.