Punjab Skill Development Mission signs two key pacts to skill youth

The Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM) has signed two key memoranda of understanding to impart industry-aligned training to the state's youth. This step will skill youth in the automotive, driving, footwear, and fashion manufacturing sectors.

The first pact has been signed with the State Institute of Automotive and Driving Skills (SIADS), Mahuana, under which vocational training in automotive and driving trades will be provided.

The second tripartite agreement has been inked between the Punjab Skill Development Mission, the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT), the Department of Industries and Commerce, Punjab, and the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Aman Arora stated that this partnership will tailor training programs to the demands of major industries. He said that with the collaboration of national-level institutions, Punjab's youth will receive quality training, which will enhance their employment opportunities and drive the state's industrial growth.

According to the minister, this initiative will offer National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) aligned programs, apprenticeships, jobs, and support for self-employment.

Punjab Skill Development Mission Director Amrit Singh signed these agreements. She stated that through the pact with SIADS, youth will be taught necessary technical skills in the automotive and transport sectors.

She further shared that under the second agreement, job-oriented training will be provided for specific roles such as footwear upper stitching technician, sports footwear assembly technician, footwear CAD/CAM operator, and footwear pattern cutter.

Key developments

• Punjab Skill Development Mission signs two new pacts
• Partnership with SIADS Mahuana for automotive and driving sector
• Alliance with FDDI, NIIFT and Industries Department for footwear and fashion
• Youth to get industry-aligned training and employment