India's 1st Youth Employability Skill Project Inaugurated in Manipur

• The scheme has been launched keeping in view the Prime Minister's vision to create 500 million certified and skilled persons by the year, 2022 throughout the Country.
• Shri Ajay Maken, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports, inaugurated Youth Employability Skill (YES) Project at Imphal, Manipur, yesterday by enrolling 100 youths for skill development. Under the Project, skill relating training would be given to the youths in the North-Eastern Region to boost their chances of finding jobs or starting their own enterprises. About 8000 youths would be covered under this scheme in the North East. 
• The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), which has been co-promoted by the Ministry of Finance to catalyze private sector involvement in skill development, would partner the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (M/oYAS) for the YES venture.
• Market mapping and skill gap analysis is being undertaken in North East before launching of the Project in other districts. The training duration is approximately for two to four months, depending upon the nature of the Vocational Training. The training will be through a class room, use of remote learning technologies (VSAT, IP based web conferencing etc). 
• The Project focuses on Youth who plan to seek jobs locally and also those who wish to migrate. The opportunities of self employment are also addressed in the Training Modules. Linkages with financial institutions and industry partners are the hall mark of this unique initiative for providing sustained livelihoods to the youths of the region.