Bengaluru:
About 20,000 youth across the country would be skilled by 2020 in apparel, made-ups and home furnishing sectors in
collaboration with textile major Arvind
Ltd, said Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Ananth kumar Hegde on Thursday.
"We
have started skill training of about 1,000 youth as the first batch in
Bengaluru and will soon extend it in other cities through the National Skill
Development Corporation under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana," he
said.Arvind Ltd (formerly Arvind Mills) is the flagship company of the
Ahmedabad-based Lalbhai Group and manufactures cotton shirting, denim, knits
and fabrics.
As the
second largest employment generator in the country, the textile sector has huge
demand for skilled candidates.The job roles, aligned to the National
Skills Qualifications Framework, encompass training of candidates for three to
six months. The skills are being provided at Arvind''s nine training centres
across the state."The
youth will be trained to become specialised sewing machine operator, quality
check executive in sewing line, packer, pressman and washing machine
operator," said Hegde.The training is open to all skill seekers,
especially the unemployed youth in 18-35 years age group.
"Corporate
India can be a major contributor to this nation-building exercise. The industry
can utilise its expertise and provide relevant training to the youth in
accordance with the demands," he said.The training will enhance
productivity and employability opportunities for the youth and provide ready
talent pool to the industry."As inclusive approach is key to
sustainable skill development,Acorporates can play pivotal role in bridging the
demand-supply gap of skilled workforce," said NSDC Chief Executive Manish
Kumar.