Skill Development and Training Principal Secretary
S. Suresh Kumar greeting British Deputy Commissioner Gareth Wynn Owen at the APSSDC office in Tadepalli on Thursday.
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The Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APPSC) is planning to collaborate with UK-based organisations to enhance the skillsets of the workforce in the State.
Skill Development and Training Principal Secretary Suresh Kumar and APPSC Managing Director P. Raja Babu held a discussion with the British Deputy High Commissioner to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Gareth Wynn Owen on the potential areas of collaboration on April 11 (Thursday).
The skill development department has received proposals from many UK-based organisations including the British Council, Skill and Education Group, Pearson, Cambridge University and Neath Port Talbot College Group to offer training in worker rights, blended learning models and online courses.
Mr. Suresh Kumar said these training programmes would be organised to prepare and certify health workers, particularly from India, for employment in the UK.
“The government is evaluating these proposals and the feasibility of implementation of the projects in collaboration with the UK-based companies will be explored. The focus will be on improving the English language proficiency and employability of the work force in the State, particularly in the healthcare sector,” he said.
