To boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem for developing and imparting skills in the Beauty and Wellness industry in the North Eastern Region (NER) and to develop the “Centre of Excellence” the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Beauty and Wellness Sector Skill Council (B&WSSC) at IIE campus.
The collaboration will provide better avenues to trainees, advanced training facilities, and upgraded infrastructure required for skilling to empower and skill youths of NER.
The establishment of the Centre of Excellence will create opportunities for the youths to get skilled and certified in the domain and become financially independent.
Centre of Excellence will provide leadership, best practices, research, support, training of trainers and skill training for specific sectors where the highest standards are maintained. Centre of Excellence in the skilling ecosystem is envisioned to be a one-stop resource centre, established/working in partnership with industry to raise training standards, boost productivity, address emerging skill gaps and align training & research with industry needs.
Santanu Mitra, Senior Economic Advisor, Ministry of Skill Development& Entrepreneurship, Government of India said, “Youths of the NER should come forward to avail such an opportunity to become financially independent.”
Dr Lalit Sharma, Director IIE after signing the MoU said, “IIE has been providing quality training on job roles under B&WSSC and empowered the target group through skilling to become self-reliant. The trainees after completion of training got the opportunity to generate income through entrepreneurship and employment.”
He also said, “IIE has a full-fledged incubation for job roles under B&WSSC in its premise and has implemented a quality training program. The Institute has all the facilities and infrastructure to meet the guidelines of the “Centre of Excellence” given by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
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