Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: Asserting that the initiative of various companies to extend their cooperation to the Government for up-gradation of skill in the State, in the long run, will help to boost technical education in the State, the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said the Central Government under Skill India programne have implemented three PMKY schemes and set an objective of to skill about 40 crores people in the country.
The Chief Minister was speaking at a function organized by The Directorate of Technical Education to commemorate World Youth Skill Day 2021 at Porvorim.
Chief Minister appreciated Subhash Shirodkar for his engineering College, which promotes technical education in the State.
He appreciated the Department of Technical Education for arranging this programme within a short period.
The step to start Robotic and Coding education in Goa has a vision of the future due to which we are privileged to be the first State in the country, said Sawant.
“There is need of skilled workforce, and the Government through its various institutions have started up-gradation of skill. The Government declared a DG gift scheme for the rural students belonging to economic backgrounds. We have made provision for skill development in the state and take ahead India’s mission,” said Dr Sawant.
Chairman of Indian Councill of Technical Education Shri Anil Sahastrabuddhe, in his keynote address, appreciated the Government’s initiative under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister Dr Pramod towards the promotion of technical education in the State.
He said that South Korea is ahead concerning skill development, whose 90% per cent is skilled. We need awareness about technical education in society.
“Our educational institutions have an important role to play. The Central Government has created the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to make our youth skilled. Skill is a must for sectors of mechanical, aeronautical, pharmaceutical etc. We have to undertake innovative measures to enhance technical education. The provision of 100 crores has been made in the budget by the Goa Government, which will yield good results in the years ahead,” he reiterated.
Subhash Shirodkar, MLA and Chairman of Raireshwar College of Engineering Shiroda, said the Government endeavours to provide impetus and promote technical education to open the window of technical education for all students in Goa.
He said he aims to ensure that technical education reaches rural areas and added ways are explored in this direction.
“There are brilliant students from Pernem to Canacona and Sanguem to Sattari searching for an opportunity to avail technical education. Technical education has importance without which development is not possible,” he added.
Letters of appointments in different companies from the sector of Pharmaceuticals, Ship Building, Mechanical etc. were handed over to students from various Engineering Colleges of Goa.
Under Chief Minister apprenticeship Scheme programme, MOUs were exchanged between 12 reputed firms on occasion.
Five best ITI instructors awards in different disciplines were also presented. The recipient of awardees were – Narayan Salgaonkar in Electrician trade, Vinod Satkalkar in Fitter trade, Ms Lerna Parab in Computer operation, Shri Shambhurao Harmalkar Stenography and Secretarial Practice and Electrician trade Premanand Naik.
Director of Technical Education Vivek Kamat, Director Dept. of Skill Development Shri Dipak Desai, HR Manager GSL Shri Manoranjan Khuntiya
HRs from various companies, HODs from various Engineering Colleges and others attended the function.
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