Punjab becomes first state to impart IELTS coaching to youth through ITIs

Punjab has signed an agreement with Cambridge University Press India as per which approximately 40,000 youth will get an opportunity to get IELTS coaching in government technical institutes in Punjab through well-trained and certified trainers. 

The Punjab government in association with Cambridge University Press India will impart IELTS (International English Language Testing System) coaching through government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). Cambridge University Press India is a subsidiary of the Cambridge University Press UK that develops and publishes educational courses and instructional material. 

While signing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the university, Punjab Technical Education Minister Rana Gurjit Singh said around 6 lakh students from Punjab prepare for IELTS every year. The MoU includes a teacher training programme for trainers through an authorised test centre and the university will provide the teaching module, material and teaching partners. 

Aim is to train Punjab youth in English or other foreign languages 

The minister said, “Punjab is a leading state for migration with widespread diaspora, known for its hard work and entrepreneurship. We want to explore how they can also be better trained in English or other foreign languages before their departure so they may easily be able to get jobs and join the workforce once they reach the foreign land,” he added. 

He said that Punjab was pleased to be the first state to sign an MoU with Cambridge University Press India for providing coaching and training of IELTS to the youth of Punjab in government ITIs and polytechnics across the state. “We have set up Foreign Study and Placement Cell in Punjab to facilitate the migration of youth through legal pathways to foreign countries through a very robust system of District Bureaus of Employment and Enterprise (DBEEs),” he said. 

The MoU will provide an opportunity to approximately 40,000 young aspirants to get coaching and training of IELTS in the government technical institutes in Punjab through well-trained and certified trainers, he said. 

Cambridge University to conduct IELTS test for all English teachers in govt ITIs 

Cambridge University will conduct an IELTS test for all English teachers in government ITIs and polytechnics and those who get eight bands in the IELTS examination will be nominated for IELTS coaching. This will save the youth from getting duped by private IELTS trainers who charge a hefty amount of fees. 

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