Team Herald
PANJIM: In order to mould our students into a skilled work force, Minister for Skill Development Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday announced State government’s plan to set up International Skill Development Institute in Goa with some foreign collaboration.
Rane said that State will hold collaboration with Union Ministry of Skill Development and foreign institutions to explore possibilities, not just local but also international placements.
“We are thinking about having an international skill development institute in the State. The Central government is looking for a tie-up with some of the best skill development institutions in the world including the institute of technical education, Singapore and Temasek Polytechnic,” he added.
The Minister added that the institute will come up with different types of models, by which, they can not only train Goan youths but can also offer them the courses, which could benefit every professional subjects.
Rane, was speaking at the inauguration of Centre of Excellence for Employability Enhancement (CEE) by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE).
163 MoUs signed by 5 Goan engineering colleges and Indian and foreign industries
During the event, State’s five Engineering colleges- Goa Engineering College (42), Padre Conceicao College of Engineering (50), Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering and Information Technology (21), Don Bosco College of Engineering (23) and Agnel Institute of Technology and Design (27), signed all together 163 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with various industries in Goa, India, Canada and US for employability.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the government is serious about the education in general and professional and technical education in particular. He lamented that the aspect of employability of graduate students has never been priority and point of concern in our education system.
“No efforts have been put in towards enhancing the employability of the students,” he said adding that the instructions have been issued to the education department to come out with ways and means of making the graduates more employable. Sawant added that a paradigm shift is needed, particularly in the professional education sector.
“We need to prepare students to face challenges and teach them how to overcome it; then the education will actually prepare students for the employment in that profession. We need to look for career guidance and orientation to students at the early age,” he said.
He also said that there is a need for industry exposure to students, teachers and professors to bridge the gap between industries, academia and the government.
