Why in the News?

• Under Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM), the UP government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee to provide world-class technical skills to the youth of the state .

Key Points:

About the MoU:

⇒ Through this agreement, technical collaboration has been established between the State Government and IIT Roorkee with the aim of equipping the youth with cutting-edge technical skills .

⇒ The youth will get the following facilities under the guidance of experts from IIT Roorkee :

• Advanced Technical Training
• Innovation-Driven Education
• Research opportunities
• Startup Support & Consulting

⇒ This initiative will enable the youth to compete at the national and international level , thereby strengthening their employability.

Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM):

• Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission was established on September 13, 2013, as a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, under the Department of Vocational Education & Skill Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
• A National Skill Development Policy was launched in 2009 with a target to skill 500 million people by 2022.
• Under the national scheme, the state of Uttar Pradesh aims to skill over 4 million youth by the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan.
• UPSDM has been established to achieve this goal and provide employable skills to the youth of the state.
• It is essential to coordinate all skill development initiatives by leveraging the State Skill Development Policy.
• It empanelled private training partners besides government training partners to conduct skill development training.