Govt to create 1 million skilled manpower in next five years
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BHUBANESWAR: The state government has decided to convert employment exchange offices into career guidance centres in a bid to meet the target of creating one million skilled manpower in the state in the next five years. At these centres, candidates will be counseled and screened for appropriate skill development training, said chief secretary B K Patnaik. He was speaking at a skill summit organized by theState Employment Mission and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Odisha chapter.
"The centre has fixed a target of creating 2.78 million skilled manpower by the end of the 12th five year plan. This is quite an ambitious figure. We will try to fulfil the target of creating one million skilled persons," said Patnaik. He also gave emphasis on creating skilled manpower for the agriculture sector, which gives employment to a large number of people in the state.
The secretary of the newly formed department of employment, technical education and training for skill development, C S Kumar, said inadequate policy coordination among various government departments and limited field capacity are major challenges before the government for skill development. "The new department will coordinate between other departments and focus on improving the quality of skill providers, to improve the existing system, to engage school and college dropouts in learning various technical skills and to create employment opportunity for them."
He also pointed out that about 100 new ITIs are coming up in PPP mode in the state while 37 industries have signed MoUs with the state government to set up ITIs to create skilled manpower. "Besides, the government has plans to set up placement cells in different districts," he added.
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has identified nine major sectors in the state including construction, mining, manufacturing, IT and ITES, hospitality and textile.
Dillip Chinoy, chief executive officer of National Skill Development Commission (NSDC) said, "By 2026 Odisha will have seven million unemployed youth, which would be 70 per cent of the demand of the workforce. So it is high time we focused on potential employment sectors."
NSDC has approved 60 skill development projects with an estimated cost of 1496 crore in the state. In 2011-12 only about 1,81,000 people were trained of whom 1,44,238 got placed.
Panchayati raj secretary P K Jena said, "Learning technical skills is not enough. Soft skills that make people employable are also critical. We must train our youth as per the requirement of industry."
Principal advisor to planning commission Ashok Sahu discussed the best practices on skill development adopted by other states.
"The centre has fixed a target of creating 2.78 million skilled manpower by the end of the 12th five year plan. This is quite an ambitious figure. We will try to fulfil the target of creating one million skilled persons," said Patnaik. He also gave emphasis on creating skilled manpower for the agriculture sector, which gives employment to a large number of people in the state.
The secretary of the newly formed department of employment, technical education and training for skill development, C S Kumar, said inadequate policy coordination among various government departments and limited field capacity are major challenges before the government for skill development. "The new department will coordinate between other departments and focus on improving the quality of skill providers, to improve the existing system, to engage school and college dropouts in learning various technical skills and to create employment opportunity for them."
He also pointed out that about 100 new ITIs are coming up in PPP mode in the state while 37 industries have signed MoUs with the state government to set up ITIs to create skilled manpower. "Besides, the government has plans to set up placement cells in different districts," he added.
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has identified nine major sectors in the state including construction, mining, manufacturing, IT and ITES, hospitality and textile.
Dillip Chinoy, chief executive officer of National Skill Development Commission (NSDC) said, "By 2026 Odisha will have seven million unemployed youth, which would be 70 per cent of the demand of the workforce. So it is high time we focused on potential employment sectors."
NSDC has approved 60 skill development projects with an estimated cost of 1496 crore in the state. In 2011-12 only about 1,81,000 people were trained of whom 1,44,238 got placed.
Panchayati raj secretary P K Jena said, "Learning technical skills is not enough. Soft skills that make people employable are also critical. We must train our youth as per the requirement of industry."
Principal advisor to planning commission Ashok Sahu discussed the best practices on skill development adopted by other states.
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