Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 24: The Centre for Capacity Building and Skill Development (CCBSD), University of Kashmir (KU), organised a two-day national conference on ‘Skill Development Initiatives: Challenges and Future Strategies’, which concluded today.
Vice-Chancellor KU, Prof Nilofer Khan presided over the valedictory function and stressed the need to encourage startups and tap their potential by training them in developing their skills for employability and marketability. She said: “We have to work together to make our centres more vibrant to build the capacities of our skilled youth by providing them opportunities and proper guidance.”
She further said there are policies and schemes promoting skill development and entrepreneurship but a roadmap is needed to encash such schemes for a proper guidance and training. She said the university will provide all possible support ,training and guidance, especially for the unemployed youth, through various programmes to make them financially independent.
Director NIESBUD, Ministry of skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Dr Poonam Sinha said we need to invest in traditional skills and convert resources into opportunities and that self-employment and entrepreneurship is the only solution to the rising global unemployment problem.
Dean Academic Affairs, KU, Prof Farooq Ahmad Masoodi, who inaugurated the conference Wednesday, said collaborations are the need of the hour as the New Education Policy-2020 makes the borders between technical institutions and formal education institutions irrelevant.
Dean Research, Prof Irshad Ahmad Nawchoo said we need to look for job-oriented courses. Registrar, Dr Nisar Ahamd Mir said we need to make the skill centres vibrant.
Director, Skill Development Department, J&K, Sudershan Kumar said skill development is the corner stone of a society’s progress and prosperity, asserting the conference would pave the way for a brighter and more empowered future.
Dean, College Development Council, KU, Prof Khursheed Ahmad Butt; Dean Research and Consultancy (R&C), National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar and Coordinator, Centre for Capacity Building and skill Development, KU, Dr Aadil Bashir had spelt out the objectives of the conference during the inauguration function. Mohammad Yousuf presented the vote of thanks.
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