Bridge Chronicle: Pune: Monday,
2 September 2024.
"We come from a legacy of student movements and will not entertain baseless RTI queries on how or why this centre was established," Chandrakant Patil remarked.
State Higher and Technical
Education Minister Chandrakant Patil has taken a firm stance against the misuse
of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, which he claims could be exploited by
some individuals to disrupt the operations of the International Skill Development
Centre in Pune, jointly established by jointly by the Maharashtra State Board
of Technical Education and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
Speaking at the inauguration of the centre at the Government Distance Education Polytechnic on Saturday (August 31), Patil asserted that the government would not allow any unwarranted actions to interfere with the centre’s mission to provide skill training and overseas job opportunities for the youth of Maharashtra.
"We come from a legacy of student movements and will not entertain baseless RTI queries on how or why this centre was established," Patil remarked, reaffirming the administration's commitment to the centre’s success.
Patil highlighted that there is a significant demand for skilled manpower in countries like those in Europe and stressed that the government is committed to facilitating overseas employment opportunities for the youth. The centre is designed to act as an 'Employment Exchange' to help state youth secure jobs abroad by providing essential skills training.
School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar outlined ambitious plans to send 400,000 students to Germany for employment in the coming years.
The state government has collaborated with the Baden-Württemberg region in Germany to supply manpower across 31 skills. The initiative aims to train 10,000 youths in the first phase, expand to 100,000 within 18 months, and eventually reach the 400,000 targets.
Sandeep Singh Kaura, Chief Executive Officer and Advisor of NSDC, noted that multiple agreements have been signed with international partners, and the centre in Pune features specialized labs for Footwear, Beauty and Wellness, and Language Learning, along with a language centre affiliated with Cambridge University.
"We come from a legacy of student movements and will not entertain baseless RTI queries on how or why this centre was established," Chandrakant Patil remarked.
Speaking at the inauguration of the centre at the Government Distance Education Polytechnic on Saturday (August 31), Patil asserted that the government would not allow any unwarranted actions to interfere with the centre’s mission to provide skill training and overseas job opportunities for the youth of Maharashtra.
"We come from a legacy of student movements and will not entertain baseless RTI queries on how or why this centre was established," Patil remarked, reaffirming the administration's commitment to the centre’s success.
Patil highlighted that there is a significant demand for skilled manpower in countries like those in Europe and stressed that the government is committed to facilitating overseas employment opportunities for the youth. The centre is designed to act as an 'Employment Exchange' to help state youth secure jobs abroad by providing essential skills training.
School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar outlined ambitious plans to send 400,000 students to Germany for employment in the coming years.
The state government has collaborated with the Baden-Württemberg region in Germany to supply manpower across 31 skills. The initiative aims to train 10,000 youths in the first phase, expand to 100,000 within 18 months, and eventually reach the 400,000 targets.
Sandeep Singh Kaura, Chief Executive Officer and Advisor of NSDC, noted that multiple agreements have been signed with international partners, and the centre in Pune features specialized labs for Footwear, Beauty and Wellness, and Language Learning, along with a language centre affiliated with Cambridge University.
.JPG)
.JPG)
