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Develop skills, students told

Staff Correspondent

‘There is a large demand for skilled workers in the country’

‘Chitradurga can create over one lakh jobs’
Students asked not to depend upon the Government for employment

Empowering people: Assistant Commissioner Nagamma Choudareddy inaugurating a training programme on ‘Modular Employable Skills (MES) in Chitradurga on Tuesday.

Chitradurga: Assistant Commissioner Nagamma Choudareddy has said that the quality of any product depends on the proficiency of those involved in its making. Goods made abroad have gained popularity owing to skilful moulding. If India could generate skilled workers, domestic products would also become famous and on par with those made abroad.

She was speaking after inaugurating a training programme on “Modular Employable Skills (MES)” jointly launched by the Union and State Government’s Employment and Training Department here on Tuesday.

Ms. Choudareddy said there was a great demand for skilled workers in India in various sectors, mainly in industries.

She, however, said training would only give people a basic idea, and improvement depended upon initiative and interest. She advised students to focus on development of marketable skills instead of pursuing conventional courses and seeking immediate monetary benefits.

Great potential

Industrialist Y.B. Mahendranath said Chitradurga district alone had the potential to offer jobs to nearly one lakh people. He said it was not advisable to be solely dependent on the Government for employment. Students should develop skills in various sectors to find employment either in private firms or even set up their own businesses, he added.

Elaborating on the MES, principal of the Government Industrial Training Institute, N. Ekanath said any person who had studied up to eighth standard could undergo the course. Training would be given in various disciplines, and the course fee would vary from Rs. 500 to Rs. 2,000. Students belonging to the Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories would get a concession of 25 per cent.

Fee reimbursement

The entire fee would even be reimbursed if students were to score above 60 per cent in the examinations, he added. H.N. Zarifullah, principal of the Government Industrial Training Institute at Challakere, was present.

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