Assam government sign seven agreements in various fields with a host of corporate giants, including Microsoft, Google, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Tata group firms. The MOUs were sign on behalf of the government by the Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM).
The Directorate of Employment and Craftsmen Training execute an MoU with Info Edge (India), better known as Naukri.com, in presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, other state ministers and senior officials.
The Assam Tourism Development Corporation ink pacts with the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Tata Strive Skill Development Initiatives of Tata Community Initiative Trust and the Indian Hotels Company.
The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) also sign an MoU with Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam’s Green Energy Limited for the generation of 1,000MW of solar power.
The MoU with Microsoft will pave the way for building the capacity of the youths in Assam Skill Development Centres across the state.
Microsoft through its modules of MDSP (Microsoft Diversity Skilling Programme) will provide intervention for under-serve youths to ensure their active participation in the workforce.
The objective of the MoU with Google India is to support the Government of Assam in skilling youths with job-ready digital and business skills.
Google Career Certificate Course will provide an enabling job connection to skill youths via a cohort of potential employers.
L&T will offer knowledge and support for establishing training setup and executing greenfield projects in the construction sector, while the objective of the MoU with the Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC) is to mobilise the unemploye youths of Assam for skill training.
Besides skilling the unemploye youths, placement will be provide for industrial jobs within one month of training completion.
The agreement with Naukri.com will provide an online platform for unemploye youths to have their profile upload to the digital domain to attract prospective employers, while the MoU between APDCL and SJVNL Green Energy Limited (SGEL) will aim at the development of solar power projects with 1000 MW install capacity.
The pact sign between Assam Tourism Development Corporation and Tata Strive Skill Development Initiatives and others will set up a hospitality skill centre of excellence for the training of the youth of the state.
