Regional institute set for launch at Imphal College
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 16 2016 :
The first re-gional institute for skill development and entrepreneur-ship for NE under a Prime Minister's flagship progra-mme is said to be set up at Imphal College.
Speaking to reporters today at Imphal College, Dr Ng Ibotombi, Principal of the college said that with an objective to develop skills of youth, a workshop on skilling India to build India will be held at the Court Room of Manipur University on April 19.The workshop will be jointly organised by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Federation of Skill Development Organisation (FSDO) under the auspices of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Youth from the nine NE States will participate in the workshop, he said.
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The workshop will also be held with the aim of establishing a regional institute for skill development and entrepre- neurship for NE at Imphal College, Dr Ng Ibotombi said.
The academic session of the institute is planned to commence from July this year, he added.
Nine trades out of 18 trades under NSDC will be introduced first.
NE regional coordinator of the workshop Dr Meinam Binota said that the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship was created in 2013 .
It was set up to ensure youth emerging from formal education are employable with job or self-employment oriented skills.