In an endeavor to raise the standards and create new opportunities in the higher and technical education sector in Jharkhand, the State Government on Friday inked two letters of Intent (loI) with two private universities for the establishment of polytechnic colleges. These polytechnic institutes will be run under public private partnership (PPP) mode at Behragora and Garhwa in a joint venture with Balaji Educational Trust, Odisha and Ramchandra Chandravanshi Trust University respectively.
By November 2016, around 42 resource personnel will be trained in various trades to impart skill development training among the youths in State. Similarly, 10 mega skill development centres are likely to be setup including four mega skill development centres in automobile sector in Jharkhand opening the doors of opportunities for one and all.
Focusing on the need of skill development and establishment of private universities in State to increase Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER), CM, Raghubar Das, said, “The policies for doing business has been drafted out keeping all facets in mind and are both feasible and transparent. Easy availability of land including several other schemes will be helpful for the private university owners in establishing the world class institutes with all mandate infrastructures. Interested group willing to establish ‘Kaarigar’ University where youths of rural belts of State will be trained in some specialized trades like carpentry, mechanics etc. will be given preference here.”
Similarly, Minister Higher and Technical Education, Neera Yadav pointed out that, we need to kindle the human resources available in State for proper utilization of the natural resources available in Jharkhand. “The biggest challenges here are to provide both quality education and generate employment for the people. Skill development is the need of an hour and brain drain can be curbed to an extend only through establishing quality institutes across the State,” said, HRD Neera Yadav while addressing the people present at Education and Skill Summit, Jharkhand 2016.
With 100 more colleges on cards and few mega skill development centres, the State government is all ready to skill approximately 20 lakh youth by 2020. Jharkhand government has collaborated with few private firms to provide skill development training to Jharkhand youths under the flagship programme of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
CS, Rajbala Verma present in the programme laid emphasis on equity, accessibility, quality and infrastructural boost in delivering quality education to youths. NSDC, CEO, Manish Kumar stressed on making 26,000 youths skilled by 2017 in State in collaboration with 66 private training partners.
“CISCO, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, TATA including other corporate has been linked up with skill development project. The government is moving towards creating skill development eco-system for better implementation of all projects. Out of 100 new degree colleges, so far 40 colleges have received No Objection Certificate (NOC). For creating mega skill development centres, Jharkhand government is ready to provide capital investment at an early stage to all the firms looking at all viable aspects,” added Higher and Technical Education, Secretary, Ajoy Kumar Singh.
From skilling Jharkhand for skilling India to opening up new institutions and private varsities in State: opportunities and challenges including Jharkhand in global education Map in international perspectives and other vital topics were also highlighted by the panelists present in the education summit from across the nation.