Assam comes up with North East Skill Centre in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Assam government in collaboration with ITE Education Services (ITEES), Singapore has set up North East Skill Centre (NESC) here to churn out skill manpower.

The centre, which will operate under the aegis of Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM), was inaugurated by Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday.

According to an official communique, NESC aims to address the need for an International Standard, quality skill training facility in the state. The facility will train 400 candidates annually in - Food & Beverage Service, Housekeeping, Retail Service and Beauty & Wellness.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore, had expressed his desire to establish similar technical education facilities in India which would impart training of international standard.

In October 2016, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the ITEES and Assam government to formalise the setting up of a facility.

The communique added the courses under which training will be provided were selected after a thorough ‘Need Based Analysis’ conducted by ITEES, across the state to identify the high growth potential sectors.

“The NESC has already collaborated with leading industries in the four job roles for providing employment opportunities for candidates post training. These collaborations will be further leveraged to arrange for guest lectures, industrial visits, on the job training etc. The NESC will actively address the dynamic needs of industries and support the socio-economic growth in the region,” the communique added.