SANKALP Awareness Workshop on Apprenticeship – Internship Programs Held

KOCHI:
The Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence, National Skill Development Corporation and FICCI under the auspices of the State Government jointly organized a concept awareness workshop on Apprenticeship – Internship programs.

Imbasekar K, Managing Director, Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence, said in his introductory address that over thirty-four lakhs job seekers have been registered through various employment exchanges in Kerala. Through the Sankalp scheme, these job seekers will be able to get better training through Apprenticeship-Internship in selected commercial establishments in the State.

Many European countries a ‘dual education system’ exists. In the educational learning system, there is equal importance on technical training and practical trainings. At present, there are 24,00,461 people who are undergoing training as apprentices at various institutes across the country. But in Kerala the number is only 2340. It is hoped that the implementation of the Sankalp scheme effectively in the State will lead to an increase in the number of apprentices in Kerala.

Sanjay Shivanani, Corporate Head, Technical Training & HTU, Hindalco Industries, Limited & Senior Member, FICCI Skill Division, Panjakhuri Borgohin, Analyst-Apprenticeship, National Skill Development Corporation Justin Raj, Additional Director, Training, Dr. MI Sahadulla, Co-Chair, FICCI Kerala State Council, Pawan Yadav, Head HR, AV Suresh Kumar, General Manager, Training, Cochin Shipyard, Fatima Shabnam, ACM, Chief Manager, BPCL, Kripesh Hariharan, Group Head- HR, Kim’s Health, Saneesh VV, Assistant Manager, Eastern, Praveen Prakashan, Head-HR, Bismi Group, Deepak Aswani, CO Chair, FICCI Kerala State Council, Savio Mathew, Head, FICCI Kerala State Council and Anoop, Chief Operating Officer, KASE, Govt of Kerala addressed the participants at the Workshop.