GUWAHATI: Skill, Employment & Enterpreneurship Department Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah held an interactive session with the outgoing students of the North East Skill Centre (NESC) at the Assam Skill Development Mission office on Friday. These outgoing students have managed to get placements in reputed organizations all over the country as well as overseas.
Addressing the outgoing students to further inspire and motivate them, Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said, "Our aim is to make the students eligible and facilitate them to earn their livelihood, and it's indeed a source of pride that 95% of the outgoing students of NESC have been able to get placements in both national and international platforms." He also stated that the government is working hard to produce more skilled people in different sectors through initiatives like signing MoUs between GoA and Taj, L&T, and Tata on the hospitality sector, construction workers, and polytechnic colleges, respectively. Minister Baruah also mentioned the upcoming Assam Skill University, which intends to provide more employment opportunities for skill based education.
Noteworthy, that NESC set up by Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM) under the aegis of Skill Employment and Entrepreneurship Department, is one of a kind skill training Institute in the entire northeast, an initiative of Government of Assam with International collaboration (Government of Singapore) is providing international standard skill training in the four job roles of beauty and wellness, retail services, food and beverage service and hospitality- housekeeping to the aspiring students since 2019 to make the youth skilled, groomed and competent individuals to meet the industry requirements not only for national but for the international market as well. It has been observed that NESC has achieved placement rates of more than 90% for its passed-out candidates in the first two batches in leading hotels and brands all over the country as well as overseas.
The event was attended by the Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam, SEED Dr. B Kalyan Chakravarthy; Mission Director, Assam Skill Development Mission, Ankur Jain; Regional Passport Officer Cherakung Zeliang; and many other distinguished dignitaries, stated a press release.
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