Telangana govt enters into MoU with Tata Technologies

The Telangana government on Saturday, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Technologies for upgrading the 65 state-run Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) into advanced technical skill training centres from the upcoming academic year. The project is aimed at imparting skills to one lakh students every year through short-term courses. 

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister pointed out that there is a huge gap between the courses offered in the ITIs and the requirement of skilled manpower for the fast-growing industries in various fields. He said the skill development training project is being taken up to bridge the gap and make available courses that provide more employment opportunities. Tata Technologies



will construct the workshops, install machines and other equipment and appoint tutors to provide training to the youth. 

As part of the project, nine long-term and 23 short-term courses will be introduced to cover all fields. Every year, 9,000 students will be given admissions, totalling one lakh candidates annually in short-term courses. 

The Chief Minister asked the government officials to set up a special placement cell as part of the project. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka and IT Minister Sridhar Babu said the government is giving top priority to make Hyderabad a skill development hub and efforts are being made to establish a Skill University.