MPSSDM, NIFT tie-up to train 10k youth in textile

The Madhya Pradesh State Skill Development Mission (MPSSDM) has signed an MoU to provide exclusive right to the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bhopal, to provide training to people in textile sector under the Mukhya Mantri Kaushalya Yojana (MMKY).

The institute will provide training to around 10,000 candidates in collaboration with several industries, which will provide practical training and recruit at least 70 per cent of pass out trainees as per guidelines of scheme. The trainees will get four grade certificate of ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship. Candidates will get training in 10 or 12 courses depending on industry demand. At present, however, four courses related to spinning have been identified.