IIM Jammu, SDD sign MoU to bring skill revolution in J&K

In order to provide community people especially youth with need-based, technical and professional education, the government is in favor of introducing skill-based quality education as part of the Skill Development Programme.

Jammu and Kashmir Skill Development Department has collaborated with the Indian Institute of Management, Jammu. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed to embark on a journey of mentor-mentee relationship for skill revolution in the union territory. SDD Principal Secretary Asgar Hassan Samoon and Director IIM Jammu, Sahai signed the MoU on behalf of their respective departments and institutions.

The MoU will enable skill-based education

In order to provide community people especially youth with need-based, technical and professional education, the government is in favor of introducing skill-based quality education as part of the Skill Development Programme. Stating that skill-based education is the need of the hour, an official spokesperson said, “Government alone cannot accomplish this task, but concerted efforts of government, private players, IIMs and IITs will collectively bring a skill revolution in J and K.”

Set of Polytechnics and ITIs across J and K will be selected by IIM Jammu through a mentor-mentee relationship. The MoU will also ensure conduct of management training programs for a selected set of students from Polytechnics and ITIs that can potentially help them in better placements and understanding of the skill development ecosystem, the spokesman said. The MoU will also include leadership development programs for the Principals of Polytechnics and ITIs, administrators working with Skill Development for quality leadership and improvement of work culture in the Departments, ITIs and Polytechnics.

IIM Jammu to offer consultancy services

To promote entrepreneurship and help them in creating a link between skill development and entrepreneurship, the spokesman said the IIM will help the SDD to facilitate the setting up of business incubators in selected IITs and Polytechnics. Besides, the IIM will help ITIs and Polytechnics in developing competitive skills and increase industry interactions, he said. The spokesman said the IIM Jammu would help SDD in capacity building through 1-2 weeks of training courses for mentoring trainers and faculty in the ITI and Polytechnics and train them in developing industry reports, newsletters and competitive spirit to develop their institutes.

IIM Jammu would also offer consultancy services to the SDD and help in tracer studies, district skill development plans, implementation of government schemes, identify skill and training needs, the spokesman said. To provide students early exposure to competitive ecosystems and upgrade their capacity to compete with top institutions of the country, he said the SDD would organize frequent visits of selected groups of students of ITIs and Polytechnics to the IIM Jammu campuses and facilitate their participation in leadership summits and competitions among others.

The institute will also provide necessary logistic and facilitation support under SDD. IIM Jammu faculty will also visit various ITIs and Polytechnics to motivate the administration of these institutes toward a positive change and encourage the staff.

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