Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) on Tuesday entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swaniti Initiative, a social organisation, to identify key sectors and industries to train students for job markets. IT and HRD minister Nara Lokesh, who has set focus on creating 5 lakh jobs in the IT sector, is moving with multiple strategies. Besides getting global capability centres (GCCs) to the state, he wants students to be trained and ready to be adopted by the industry.
Swaniti Initiative, which has experience in research, data, and discharging public services, will prepare a draft on the strategy in the coming four months for developing skills of students in the renewable energy sector and also formulate plans for its implementation. The organisation will also conduct skill landscape assessment for the renewable energy sector. Workshops will be conducted to share the views of key stakeholders besides finalising the strategy. Surveys will be conducted in Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool, and Nellore districts for employment generation in green energy sector, besides analysing the data collected from APSSDC. Swaniti will also appoint consultants in skill assessment and mapping in partnership with premier institutes in these sectors.
