30 SIICs to create industry-ready workforce: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The upcoming 30 Skill India International Centres (SIICs) are going to create an ‘industry-ready, country-specific-ready’ workforce to meet the requirements across various countries, said minister of state for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the US- India Strategic Partnership Forum reception on Thursday.

In response to a question on the role of SIICs in exporting skilled workers to the world at a time when countries are trying to retain their workforce, the minister said the scale of requirement for professionals from India was quite huge across diverse sectors, such as hospitality, education, medicine, and technology. IISCs, he said, were going to act as a pipeline for creating country-ready skilled workers, offering counselling, training, and post-placement support.