Assam Skill Development Mission Skill Training Program for 2020-21 launched today

Guwahati: Assam Miniter Chandra Mohan Patowary today inaugurated the skill training program virtually in the presence of Anand Prakash Tiwari, IPS, MD ASDM. Dr. KK Dwivedi, IAS, Commissioner & Secretary, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship Department (SEED) on Wednesday. Due to Covid -19 pandemic, all the training centres across the state were closed from March 2020.

Anand Prakash Tiwari also elaborated on the objective of the ceremonial Launch of skill training centers across 33 districts in the State.

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Chandra Mohan Patowary said that the ASDM Placement Linked Skill Training Program was launched in December 2017, with a vision to provide Short Term Training to the Youth of Assam to provide gainful employment.

Now as per the Government's notification, the centres are being reopened by maintaining all covid protocols.

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The ceremonial launch was being organized to remove the apprehension among the candidates and to regain the positive atmosphere in the skill training ecosystem for large scale participation of the youths of the state in the upcoming training program by maintaining all covid protocols and also to motivate the training providers to gear up the skilling activity for overall vibrancy and effective implementation of the program in the greater interest of the development of the state.

To date, ASDM has trained 1,18,585 candidates out of which, 86,031 are certified and 48,907 candidates are placed. For the FY 2020-21, a total target of 26,600 has been allotted to 396 training centers, covering 33 districts in 24 sectors and 83 unique job roles.

Chandra Mohan Patowary also expressed his good wishes to all the training providers and to all candidates who are going to join the Training Program and advised to maintain all COVID protocol.

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