Minister of Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla launched the scheme of linking of traditional educational institutions like Madarasas, Maktabs, Monasteries and others, with skill training for the minority students here on Monday. On this occasion, she along with Minister of Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the skill training centres in Madrasa Idara-e-Shariah here and also via remote video link in Madrasa Anjuman Islamia and Madrasa Islamia Anjuman Rafiqul Muslimin, Motihari.
launch of the skill training centres through traditional educational institution is an important milestone towards achieving the objective of skilling minority communities with speed, scale and standards across the country, Heptulla said. This scheme would bring together key stakeholders including specialised training providers, leading industry bodies, community leaders and trainees, she added. The Minister said that partnerships with all these stakeholders is vital to avail the benefits of quality training in market determined skills, at the door-steps on voluntary basis, which would further accelerate the process of their gainful integration with the workforce of the entire country, by providing them sustainable livelihoods with primarily focus on self-employment.
Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) will act as a facilitator, bringing on-board traditional educational institutions of minorities which have vacant space or buildings available to collaborate with its Project Implementing Agencies. MANAS will ensure the quality training by monitoring the entire training programme through CCTV live coverage and GPS enabled biometric device.