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SANGUEM
Appealing to students to believe in their efforts and hard work, Power Minister Nilesh Cabral advised them not to be afraid to stand on their own feet and assured that the government was ready to support at every step.
Cabral was speaking at the skill awareness and district level mobilization programme organized by the Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in association with Industrial Training Institute, Cacora for the school students at the Cacora ITI.
The aim of this programme was to create awareness among students of varied courses under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna, Apprenticeship Training Scheme, training courses conducted by Human Resource Development Foundation Society and the courses conducted by Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship through Industrial Training Institutes in the State.
Speaking further, Cabral underscored the need of students to contribute in the overall development process of society through their qualities and skills.
He also urged students to seek benefits of state and central government schemes to start their own enterprise. A businessman, Samir Keni, spoke on skill education and how to be an entrepreneur.
“Skill development doesn’t only mean educational skill but the field of one’s interest. One should decide about the future and focus to achieve that goal,” he said.
“Whichever skill one acquires in life will not go waste as it can help at any point of life. Wherever you learn, whichever institute it may be, try to make the best out of that knowledge. Today’s youth are fortunate as the government has taken skill development at every level seriously,” said Keni.
Director of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dipak Dessai, Principal of Cacora ITI Ravikiran Pauskar, Assistant Director of Training Rajesh Lolyekar, Akshay Shirwaikar, Bhaskar Nayak and Manish Gosalia, were present on the occasion.The programme was set up and coordinated by Vinod Zambaulikar, Leslie Pereira and Vallabh Prabhu Dessai.
