RUDY-SKILL 2 LAST (BES24)

"In China, an estimated three crore students are being "In China, an estimated three crore students are beingtrained on factory floors, in Japan it is 1 crore and inGermany 40 lakh students. To make training successful afterclassroom teaching it has to be connected to the institutionof industry. "Yesterday, the Ambassador of India to Japan met me andsaid if we can give 10,000 boys who are skilled, the Japangovernment is ready to take them. There is not only a shortageof trained workforce within the country, the whole world islooking towards India for a trained manpower. But,unfortunately the ecosystem of skilling was compromised(earlier)," Rudy said. He said the industry wanted a trained manpower but thesystem cannot provide and the challenge before the SkillDevelopment Ministry is to create that environment. PTI VVKNSKSMJRYS