Overview
- Four MoUs were signed at the World Skill Centre in Bhubaneswar in the presence of Industries and SD&TE Minister Sampad Chandra Swain.
- The main pact upgrades 22 government ITIs into Centres of Excellence at a total cost of Rs 779 crore to align training with industry needs.
- Funding is split with the state covering 14% of costs and Tata Technologies contributing about 86%, according to officials.
- The centres will train in high-growth areas including EVs, design and verification tools, 3D printing, IoT, robotics, advanced manufacturing, CNC/VMC machining, advanced plumbing, and process control and automation.
- Tata Technologies will provide five years of handholding support with trainers, equipment maintenance, and placement facilitation, while parallel MoUs add UNICEF’s YouthHub for placing 2,000+ girls, a World Skill Centre–Kawasaki Robotics tie-up for Industry 4.0 capacity, and an Atreya Global pathway to jobs in Germany and Europe.