IGNOU has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on Tuesday to help integrate skill training with higher education.
With this MoU, the trainees affiliated to National Skill Training Institutes, Industrial Training Institutes, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras and Jan Shikshan Sansthans will get a chance to join IGNOU’s 3-year degree programme for higher education.
What is the aim of this tie-up?
The aim of this MoU between Indira Gandhi National Open University and the skill development ministry is to make higher education, better livelihood opportunities available to these students which will lead to an upward mobility for them.
Also, the MoU wants to create more employable youth by creating job opportunities for them through better avenues.
With this partnership, 32 NSTIs, more than 3,000 Government ITIs, 500 PMKKs and nearly 300 JSS will be associated with IGNOU as Registration Centres, Examination Centres and Work Centres for hands-on training.
