Govt signs MoU with tech firms for skill training

Panaji: To provide essential skills like computational thinking, coding and communication to children, the state government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). In addition, a letter of intent was also signed with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), India and Google CS Education.
Speaking at the function, chief minister Pramod Sawant said that the initiative is a great opportunity for youth and students to bridge the skill gap with this training.
“In the first phase, they will provide training required for employment,” he said, and urged students to participate and upgrade their skills.
Providing skills to school and college students to empower and prepare them for the future is one of the recommendations of the new National Education Policy (NEP). Furthermore, employability skills are essential, especially given the technology-dependent workplaces.
Through these collaborations, the directorate of higher education (DHE) is organising its first programme entitled Kaushalya Week, a skill development vacation camp for school children from November 8 to 13.
These skills will be imparted to children aged 8-14 years at the camp that will be held at six centres across Goa.
For successful implementation of this programme which will benefit about 1,100 students in the first phase, DHE has collaborated with TCS, ACM India and Google CS Education.
The second programme that is planned from this academic year by DHE will further help college students to improve employability and communication skills under TCS’ Youth Employment Programme (YEP).
This programme is designed to prepare youth, especially from the weaker sections of society, for employment by upgrading them with the required skill set.
DHE, in an effort to achieve the goals laid out in NEP, intends to collaborate with various partners from academia and industry. One of the key objectives is to empower both the teachers and students to achieve academic excellence.