New Delhi (NVI): In her budget speech today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that there will be a collaborative training and inter-training programme between India and Japan to facilitate the transfer of Japanese vocational and industrial skills, techniques and knowledge.
Pertinent to mention here that that the Centre has already set in motion an initiative in collaboration with UAE to benchmark skill qualifications, assessment and certification accompanied by the deployment of a certified workforce.
“There will also be a collaborative training and inter-training programme between India and Japan to facilitate the transfer of Japanese vocational and industrial skills, techniques and knowledge,” she said in her budget speech today, adding that more such initiatives with other countries have also been planned.
The government has also proposed to amend the Apprenticeship Act with a view to further improve apprenticeship opportunities for the youth, she said.
The FM further stated that the existing scheme of National Apprenticeship Training Scheme will also be realigned for providing post-education apprenticeship of graduates and diploma holders in engineering. “Over 3,000 crore will be provided for this purpose,” she added.
Pertinent to mention here that India had recently signed an MoU with Japan to promote cooperation in textile sector. The Textiles Committee of India on January 27 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan to promote cooperation in textile trade and industry of both the countries.
The MoU signing ceremony was held between Textiles Committee, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre Japan through video conferencing.
The main objective of the MoU is to provide support to textile’s trade and industry for ensuring quality as per the requirement of Japanese buyers through Testing, Inspection & Conformity Assessment, Training & Capacity Building, Research & Development (R&D) and Consultancy.
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