Indian Labour Ministry, Microsoft India launch skill training programme, DigiSaksham

In a joint initiative with Microsoft India, Ministry of Labour and Employment launched a digital skills programme, DigiSaksham for enhancing employment opportunities for youth from rural and semi-urban areas. Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Bhupender Yav, on Thursday, launched programme and said that upgrations, constant skilling, reskilling, and upskilling are important in age of fast-paced technology. 

This programme is an extension of Central government's ongoing programme to support youth from rural areas and provide employment opportunities to more than three lakh youth in first year of its implementation. Prioritising those job seekers belonging to semi-urban areas and disvantaged communities, programme will help m by providing free of cost training in digital skills, Ministry informed. This will also include people who lost ir jobs due to COVID-19 pandemic.

'DigiSaksham to dress skilling needs of over 97 lakh job-seekers'

Union Minister Yav also spoke about importance of skilling in constructing India's digital divide by placing country on a path to economic recovery and furr preparing its youth population to strive for a digital future. This will not only cater to needs of domestic economy but will also foresee overseas employment opportunities, he ded. 

Sunil Bharti, secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Anurha Pras, special secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Microsoft India president Anant Maheshwari, were among those present at launch event. 

DigiSaksham initiative to provide training under three categories

DigiAaksham initiative, a joint effort by Ministry of Labour and Employment and Microsoft India, will provide free of cost training in digital skills as well as vanced computing. re are three s of training under it which include Self-paced learning, VILT mode learning, and ILT mode learning. ILT training is an in-person programme that will be conducted at Model Career Centres and National Career Service Centres across country. 

refore, job seekers willing to undertake training can access it through National Career Service Portal and can access training in areas like Java Script, data visualisation, vanced Excel, Power Bi, HTML, programming languages, software development fundamentals, introduction to coding, and many more. DigiSaksham is implemented by Rural Support Program - India.

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