New Delhi: The Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) ministry on Monday joined hands with consumer electronics major Samsung to set up technical schools across the country for imparting technical skills to youth.
“The ministry of MSME is committed to create industry responsive manpower by giving thrust on employable skills and vocational training in partnership with industry,” MSME minister Kalraj Mishra said.
“I hope that this joint initiative would be able to train 10,000 youngsters per year who would have the opportunity to find placement in various appliances manufacturing organisations including Samsung,” he said.
The MSME-Samsung Technical Schools will run Samsung’s Advanced Repair and Industrial Skills Enhancement programme, providing students trade-specific training on various aspects of repair and troubleshooting for consumer electronic products such as mobile phones, televisions, etc.
Samsung Electronics president and CEO, South West Asia, B.D. Park, said, “India is a key growth market for global consumer electronics manufacturing which lends itself to enormous employment opportunity and we aim to tap the potential”.
“The fee structure is Rs 20,000 for a course of three months duration. If the student cannot pay, we will arrange for a bank loan. The student is free to join any company or set up his own business,” MSME development commissioner Amarendra Sinha said.
The schools will be opened at MSME technology centres in 10 cities, including New Delhi, Bhubaneshwar, Ludhiana, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Aurangabad, Kolkata, Varanasi, Mumbai and Chennai, this year.
