Union HRD Minister Smt Smriti Irani Launches National Web Portal for Apprenticeship Training
Union HRD Minister Smt Smriti Irani Launches National Web Portal for Apprenticeship Training
National Web Portal to bridge the gap between Students and Industry
National Web Portal to bridge the gap between Students and Industry
Smt. Smriti Irani, Union Human Resource Development Minister launched the National Web Portal today at New Delhi for promotion of National Apprenticeship Scheme for Graduates, Diploma holders and 10+2 pass-outs vocational certificate holders. The Union Minister also released a Logo and a Slogan “Sashakt Yuva, Samarth Bharat” for the National Web Portal.
The Union Minister stated that Ministry of Human Resource Development implements the apprenticeship training scheme for one year through Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOATs)/Board of Practical Training (BOPT) located at Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur and Kolkata. This portal enables door step delivery of service, streamlines processes and saves time for students. She also added that the portal through the mechanism of internal complaints committee would offer security for women at workplace and ensure grievance redressal for the apprentice. She added that the Portal will enable viable contract for students and industry partnership. The Union Minister asked the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to come together to expand the outreach and exposure especially for class XI and XII students.
The web portals of regional BOATs/BOPT have been integrated and data of all the regional BOATs/BOPT has been transferred to the National Web Portal. There has been a vacuum in obtaining reliable data at the central level about the needs of students who wish to join Apprenticeship Training. The National Web Portal will now ensure seamless connectivity with all stake holders including students, establishments and technical institutions across the country for transparent administration through e-Governance. It will also be a multilingual platform which currently engages with the user in Marathi, Bengali, Tamil and Hindi.
Shri V.S. Oberoi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education and Shri S.C. Khuntia, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy also attended the launch ceremony alongwith other dignitaries and senior officers from the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The Union Minister stated that Ministry of Human Resource Development implements the apprenticeship training scheme for one year through Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOATs)/Board of Practical Training (BOPT) located at Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur and Kolkata. This portal enables door step delivery of service, streamlines processes and saves time for students. She also added that the portal through the mechanism of internal complaints committee would offer security for women at workplace and ensure grievance redressal for the apprentice. She added that the Portal will enable viable contract for students and industry partnership. The Union Minister asked the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to come together to expand the outreach and exposure especially for class XI and XII students.
The web portals of regional BOATs/BOPT have been integrated and data of all the regional BOATs/BOPT has been transferred to the National Web Portal. There has been a vacuum in obtaining reliable data at the central level about the needs of students who wish to join Apprenticeship Training. The National Web Portal will now ensure seamless connectivity with all stake holders including students, establishments and technical institutions across the country for transparent administration through e-Governance. It will also be a multilingual platform which currently engages with the user in Marathi, Bengali, Tamil and Hindi.
Shri V.S. Oberoi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education and Shri S.C. Khuntia, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy also attended the launch ceremony alongwith other dignitaries and senior officers from the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
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Union Minister of Human Resource Development Exhorts
Directors of Jan Shikshan Sansthans to Formulate District Specific Plans by First October 2015
Directors of Jan Shikshan Sansthans to Formulate District Specific Plans by First October 2015
Smt. Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Human Resource Development exhorted the directors of Jan Shikshan Sansthans to draw a skill map of the district in which they are located and then draw a specific plan which may be called My District - My Plan. She said this while interacting with the Directors of Jan Shikshan Sansthans in their Orientation Workshop organized by National Literacy Mission Authority today at New Delhi. My District - My Plan, she added should also cover Plan to meet literacy requirements of non literates falling in the age group of 40 to 60 years. She desired that JSS should formulate their District Plan by 1st October, 2015 with clear timelines for completion of various components of the Plan and then it should be uploaded along with the photograph of their Directors on the National Portal. This Portal will be launched as a Deepawali gift this year. She announced that the Directors of the best performing JSSs shall be suitably awarded. Directors of JSSs unanimously assured the Union Minister that they will do their best for formulation and implementation of their District Plan as per timelines suggested by her.
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Touching the role of JSSs in the field of adult literacy and skill development, she stressed that as skill requirements vary from district to district there cannot be a uniform solution for all the districts. The Union Minister of HRD conveyed her appreciation for commendable contribution made by JSSs in mobilization of people to avail the benefits of Jan Dhan Yojana and Suraksha Bima Yojana launched by the Prime Minister. She said that in case any Bank was not cooperating with Director of JSSs in promotion of these schemes, such instances may be brought to her notice and she would personally speak to the concerned Bank for its immediate solution.
While welcoming the Union Minister, Director General (NLMA) briefly explained that the workshop was being organized for the orientation the Directors mainly on the new initiatives of the Government in the various fields including skill development, social security, financial inclusion etc. and the manner in which Jan Shikshan Santhans are required to associate themselves with these initiatives. He also apprised the Union Minister about the efforts made by JSSs in mobilization of their target group for the social security schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana & Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.
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