Shri Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) chaired a meeting with Mr. Hyun Chil Hong, President & CEO, Samsung South West Asia at Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi on 14th January 2015. The ongoing joint programme of MSME-Samsung Technical Schools across the country was discussed in the meeting. Shri Madhav Lal, Secretary, MSME, Mr. Hyun Woo Bang, Senior Vice President-Samsung South West Asia, Mr. SD Do, Head Customer Satisfaction, Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Vice President-Samsung South West Asia and other senior officers of the Ministry were also present in the meeting. MSME-Samsung Technical Schools are being set up following an MOU signed between the Ministry of MSME, Government of India and Samsung Electronics. The MOU aims to establish Ten “MSME–Samsung Technical Schools” at MSME Technology Centers for conducting joint training programmes in various parts of the country. The Hon’ble Minister stated that to meet skilled manpower requirements in the sector, the ministry of MSME is committed towards creating industry responsive manpower by giving thrust on EMPLOYABLE SKILLS and VOCATIONAL TRAINING in partnership with the Industry. This is one of the models under which the training imparted to youth, increases to a great extent the possibility of their subsequent employment as well as motivates them to establish their own enterprises. It is a great opportunity for the youth of India across the country. It shall provide to the students, trade-specific training on repair and troubleshooting for consumer electronics products such as mobile phones, televisions, home theatres and home appliances. Additionally students will also be educated in soft skills that will further enable them to provide exemplary customer service. It is expected that this joint initiative of Ministry of MSME and Samsung, in line with the Make In India vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, would be able to train thousands of youth per year. This programme would provide trainees an opportunity to find placements in various appliances manufacturing organizations including Samsung. Many of them would also be in a position to establish their own enterprises and Service Centres for repair & maintenance of electrical & electronics goods.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 04:01:23 +0000
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