Education To Employability Programme Starts In Punjab-Maluka

5 Dariya News

Chandigarh 26-Jul-2012

The Punjab Government has an ambitious plan to implement skill development courses and teachers education programmes to hone their skills and to make the educated youth employable in upcoming industry to create a concept of education to employability.Disclosing this here today Education Minister  Sikandar Singh Maluka said that the state government recognizes skill development as an important strategy for empowering state's youth. "The SAD-BJP government was committed to impart vocational training to the unemployed youth to enable them to be gainfully employed not only in the country but overseas also. He informed that the higher education department has initiated Projects with the active help of Punjab Infotech, aimed at aligning the teaching and course curriculum at graduate schools to the industry requirements so the students have an edge as far as employability was concerned. "The project focuses on creating awareness and educating the teaching fraternity on global skill sets that includes communication skill enhancement training and analytical skill enhancement training to the students as well as college teachers and principals. He further said that the economic development and progress of any nation depends on its higher education system. "The progress, prosperity and accelerated growth in economy require support from the higher education system in providing an uninterrupted supply of a skilled and efficient workforce.