TISS, Maharashtra government sign MoU to boost employment, vocational training to 15,000 students
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The MoU is aimed at meeting the objective listed under National Education Policy 2020 to take vocational education to 50 percent of schools by 2025.
The School of Vocational Education (SVE), Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) signed a MoU with Samagra Shiksha, Government of Maharashtra under the Maharashtra Young Leaders Aspiration Development Program (MYLAP) in Mumbai, to provide employment and vocational training to 15,000 students of Class 12 in Maharashtra.The MoU was exchanged in the August presence of Maharashtra School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar.
The MoU signing ceremony was also graced by Shri Ranjit Singh Deol (I.A.S.), Hon'ble Secretary, School Education, and Sports Department, Shri Kailas Pagare (IAS), Hon'ble State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Prof. Madhushree Sekher, Dean, School of Vocational Education, SVE-TISS and Dr Tania Shaw, Programme Head, SVE-TISS.
The MoU is aimed at meeting the objective listed under National Education Policy 2020 to take vocational education to 50 percent of schools by 2025.TISS-SVE has partnerships with 3750 industries located across India that represent various skills sectors and impart practical training to students. Besides this, about 200 plus service providers and approximately 500 faculty and Domain Experts are constituting and helping in strengthening the entire ecosystem of the School of Vocational Education.
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