The Labour Ministry, which has invited partnership proposals from India Inc to help meet the Government’s push for skilling youth, on Friday signed four flexi-MoUs with Tata Sons, Flipkart, Raymonds and Gujarat Industrial Power Company Ltd (GIPCL).

“Industry can help us in assessing apprentices, identifying gaps in training, especially with regard to last-mile employability,'' Labour Secretary Gauri Kumar said at an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

In a statement, CII said flexi-MoUs were the first-of-its-kind and would give companies the flexibility to design training programmes at ITIs tailored to their specific needs.

The MoU with Flipkart, which is working on a mission ‘Flipkart Karigaar Ke Dwaar’, will benefit MSMEs and artisans in building their capabilities and improving their competitiveness, while Tata Sons has been chosen as a knowledge partner by the Ministry.

Under the MoU, Raymond will conduct training programmes on customised garment manufacturing in formal men’s wear like shirt-making, trouser-making and jacket-making etc, while Gujarat Industrial Power Company has adopted two ITIs in the tribal-dominated areas of Gujarat, where it will provide two courses — instrument mechanic (power plant) and electrician (power plant) to the students.

Chandrajit Banerjee, Director-General, CII, said human capital was the force behind economic growth and the industry “will make India the talent capital of the world''.

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