In an effort to promote international standards in nearly 40 skills among the youth of the country, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) will organise India Skills Regional Competition here from May 31 to June 2.
Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma, state sports and youth affairs minister Chetan Chauhan and other senior state officials are expected to attend the inauguration ceremony of the three-day event here on Thursday.
The competition is designed to showcase the highest standards of skills in India.
More than 200 contestants from the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Chandigarh will participate in this 3-day competition across 24 trades/categories.
The event will begin with a grand inauguration ceremony, followed by skill competitions and exhibition on subsequent days. Winners will be announced at the closing ceremony on June 2. The winners from the regional competition will get a chance to compete at the National Skills Competition scheduled in New Delhi from July 15 to June18.
Commenting on the initiative, Jayant Krishna, ED and COO, NSDC said, “The IndiaSkills Competition promotes excellence in skills and competency development. It’s a platform for the youth of the country to showcase their talent and aims to exhibit the country’s training excellence; thereby encourage world-class skilling standards. We believe that such events would make skill development aspirational and would motivate the youth to consider vocational education as a mainstream career option”
The participants for the IndiaSkills Regional Competitions have been selected post a rigorous process at the district and state level organized by 20 states.
The winners from each states will compete in four regional competitions scheduled in Jaipur - West (May 24-26), lucknow - North (May 31- June 2), Bhubaneswar – East (July 6-8) and Bangalore – South (July 15-17).
In 2017, with one silver medal, one bronze medal and 9 Medallions of Excellence, India ranked 19 among 56 countries participating at the WorldSkills Competition in Abu Dhabi.
More than 1,300 competitors competed in 51 skills/trades at the event. The next WorldSkills Competition is scheduled at Kazan, Russia in August 2019.
