India Skills Kerala 2020: District Level Events to Start on Jan 15

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
District level competitions of India Skills Kerala 2020, being organized by the Industrial Training Department (ITD) and Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE) under the State Labour and Skills Department, will be held in different centres across the state from January 15 to 20.

A total of 16,293 youngsters will be vying for honours in 42 categories of vocational and non-vocational skills in the district level rounds, which will be followed by zonal competitions and the state level finale. Zonal events will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode from January 27 to 31. The grand state-level finale is scheduled from February 22 to 24, at Swapna Nagari, Kozhikode.

In the previous edition, competitions were held in 20 skills. This has been steeply increased to 42, which include 20 academic skills and 22 specialized skills. The winners at the state level competitions will get Rs One lakh each as prize money, and runners up Rs 50,000. All finalists will get Rs 10,000 each.

The state level winners will qualify for the national competitions and the prize-winning performers at the national round will get an opportunity to represent the country at World Skills 2021 in Shanghai, China. The hall ticket for the preliminary examination in Cyber Security is available in the candidate’s profile. The hall tickets in other disciplines will be made available January 11 onwards.

The district level competitions will be held in different Government ITIs. The details regarding the venue and time of competitions can be obtained by visiting www.indiaskillskerala.com, or by contacting 9496327045.