Making UP youths ‘industry ready’: Yogi govt partners with US digital firm to train 50,000 locals

New Delhi: In a bid to provide employment opportunities to youths of state, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched a special campaign to train 50,000 young and aspiring candidates.

UP’s Vocation Educational department will impart training to these 50,000 youths in respective domains, thereby keeping them ‘industry ready’ for any ensuing opportunities.

“We will provide training opportunities to youth under America’s international digital learning platform. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wants to make youth Atmanirbhar,” said state’s department of Vocational Education and Skill Development in its official statement.

UP Skills Department & Coursera, an America’s international digital learning platform have come together to provide free training to youths of the state, which will help them to become trained for the international industry.

According to the Department of Vocational Education and Skills Development, arrangements have been made to provide training to 50,000 youths through Coursera.

After completion of training, the participants will be given certificates from Coursera, which has acceptance across many countries.

“According to State Minister of Skill Development and Vocational Education Kapil Dev Aggarwal, the state government is running a development program for more than 38 lakh workers since COVID pandemic so as to help them manage their livelihoods,” said the department in its statement.

Yogi government has been taking forward the concept of Atma-Nirbhar with strong determination to create a new stream of entrepreneurs/In
It also said the Chief Minister has taken initiatives to make the youth of the state self-employed, that is ‘Atma-nirbhar’. For this, the skill department has developed Abha (Atmanirbhar Bharat mobile) app.

Youth can develop their skills by accessing this app, on which videos related to self-employment have been uploaded.