Indo-German Cooperation on Skill Development

On , we celebrate strong women like Ritu who take the lead in training India's future experts.

After completing her B. Tech. in and Engineering, Ritu Shukla worked as an Assistant Professor and Engineering Assistant for ten years before joining the National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) in as a trainer. Although NSTI Allahabad is a -only institute, many parents are hesitant to allow their daughters to pursue training and placement opportunities in the industry. Ritu feels that there is a need to improve the image and level of awareness about vocational education and training and to encourage female trainees to take up apprenticeships and jobs. “There are risks in all aspects of life, even in marriage. I therefore counsel all the girls in my class to be independent, to earn and to make their own identity”, she explains.

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and opportunities benefit both job seekers in search of employment as well as companies seeking to attract young talent. Yesterday, Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India - COWE in cooperation with GIZ India therefore organised an awareness session for their member companies.

During the session, COWE members such as CMAC India Pvt Ltd, who are actively involved in the design and implementation of cooperative training, shared their experience and lessons learned and took advantage of the opportunity to exchange and engage with the Directorate of Education and Training.

With the support from GIZ India, COWE plans to provide and training opportunities such as and to up to 300 youth in the coming year.

NSDC National Skill Development Corporation, Govt. of India, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship