The “Heartland Tripura” project, a collaboration between Deloitte India and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Agartala, aims to improve the employability and skills of Tripura’s youth.
The initiative, supported by the Indian government and the State Government of Tripura, will provide new career and personal development opportunities for undergraduate students in both engineering and non-engineering fields.
The “Heartland Tripura” project will deliver a specific set of skill development certification courses through NIELIT – Agartala for the state. Further, it will provide internship opportunities to select professionals, ultimately paving the way for promising job prospects upon successful completion of certification and internship requirements. In the pilot phase of this project around 350 graduates are expected to receive training and employment opportunities, subject to fulfilling laid out assessment criteria. This will potentially create job opportunities for 50 engineering and non-engineering students by January 2024 and further job placements for up to 300 engineering and non-engineering students from March to June 2024.
Deloitte is partnering with Tripura’s NIT College, Tripura Institute of Technology, Maharaja Bir Bikram College, Women’s College in Agartala, and TECE to offer certification courses in new age technical and professional development skills.
The initiative will also support the planning and delivery of placement season at colleges. Deloitte will curate a curriculum for industry readiness, drive NCVET-based certification, provide trainer access, and guide colleges in organizing placement fairs.
The project aims to identify target organizations for placements and build an advocacy network for private firms to hire from select colleges in Tripura.
He said, “Since 2014, an important goal for PM Modi has been addressing the skilling issue. Back then, out of the 42 crore people in the workforce, close to 31 crore were unskilled, lacking any formal education or skills. Since India’s independence, 3 out of every 4 Indians were forced to work without any formal education or skilling. From 2016 onwards, we initiated the process of correcting this, successfully completing one phase of this transformation. Now, in the post-Covid era, we started the second phase of skilling, referred to by the PM as Industry-ready, future-ready skilling. This involves collaborating closely with companies that will hire individuals. Skill development programs are being developed in partnership with the industry.”
During the address at the inauguration, the Minister said that, “We are trying to fulfill the goals set by PM Modi. I would like to thank Deloitte for making all the efforts to explore the potential of the youth in Tripura, believing and investing in their capabilities, and agreeing to partner with the Government. The reason why the Northeast region of India is currently poised for rapid growth is because physical connectivity is no longer a challenge. Companies like Deloitte, IBM, and Microsoft are actively involved in this phase of skilling. NIELIT will be partnering with these companies for digital skilling programs. In the coming weeks, we will also introduce programs for farm processing, agriculture, and food processing.”
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