Bhubaneswar:Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated the World Skill Centre (WSC), a premier advanced skill training institute, here. It has been set up at a budget of nearly Rs 1,342.2 crore.
World Skill Centre is being modelled around leading TVET Institute, ITE (Institute of Technical Education) Singapore and seeks inspiration from World Skills, Russia and GIFTS (Global Institute for Transferring Skills), South Korea, said a statement.
Inaugurating the centre, the Chief Minister said, "Odisha has made rapid strides in skill development in the last five years. We have created new avenues for our youth to compete with their counterparts anywhere. We aim to meet their aspirations, to make them globally employable."
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He also said that the state government is intensely investing in the future of youth by creating infrastructure and mechanism for making them future-ready.
"WSC will significantly accelerate this endeavour by providing advance skill training to our youth and prepare them for competing at a global level," he added.
Subroto Bagchi, Chairman of Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA) highlighted the achievements of "Skilled-in-Odisha" during the last five years and emphasized the need to expand skill development efforts to the next level, reaching every village.