ITANAGAR: The Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (SDE) department, Honda India Foundation, and Visan Foundation signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) under a corporate social responsibility to roll out a long-term sustainable skilling program for the youth of Arunachal Pradesh in the hospitality sector at the civil secretariat on Wednesday.
According to the three-year agreement, Honda India Foundation and Visan Foundation, with their head offices in Gurgaon, Haryana, would provide training to the youth of Arunachal Pradesh in the hospitality sector free of cost, while the SDE department would help the foundations in the mobilization of the candidates.
In the first phase, two batches of 35 trainees each would be trained at Itanagar and Tawang for two months. On successful completion of the training, trainees would be provided with National Council of Vocational Training-recognized certificates and given placements at recognized hotels and resorts within and outside the state. The trainees would also be provided stipends by the SDE department during the training period.
The tripartite MoU was signed by director Tom Ratan on behalf of the SDE department, Vinay Dhingra, trustee, Honda India Foundation, and Sangeeta Ranjit, managing trustee, Visan Foundation. The MoU signing ceremony was also attended by SDE commissioner Saugat Biswas, Secretary Bullo Mamu, and officials of the SDE department.
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