An MoU has been signed between Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) and Madhya Pradesh State Skill Development Mission (MPSSDM) to train 10,000 youth every year. Chief Minister of the state Shivraj Singh Chauhan and other dignitaries were present on the occasion of MoU signing. The CM said, “Skill development is the need of the hour. It will make the huge population of the country our strength.”
The MoU has been inked initially for the period of three years, and it aims at imparting employment oriented training and encourages entrepreneurship through Skill Development to the youth. ATDC has even proposed to start training initially at 16 ATDC skill camps in the state.
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Madhya Pradesh has natural requirement of skilled manpower for garment and textile industries. To fulfil the objective, ATDC has set up its training centres at different locations of the state. Main Hubs are at Indore, Chhindwara and Bhopal catering to respective regions.
Dr. Darlie Koshy, DG&CEO, ATDC, said, “ATDC has the unique distinction of offering courses from ‘300 hrs’ for workforce training to 3,000 hrs of B.Voc Bachelor degree courses for supervisory and junior managerial jobs thus developing a holistic eco-system of vocational training dedicated to Textile-Apparel value chain. Through Pan-India 200 State-of-art Centres, ATDC equips the youth with domain and soft skills for getting ‘wage employment’ or for starting their own entrepreneurial ventures.”
Alongside, Union Minister of State, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) Rajiv Pratap Rudy launched Mukhyamantri Koshal Samvardhan Yojana and Mukhyamantri Koshailya Yojana in the state. The two schemes were launched under MP Skill Mission, under which a total of three lakh youths will be trained every year.
