 Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 18: Implementing the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with J&K Bank to create a capable work force through Skill Development Training Programmes (SDTP), Vice Chancellor (Kashmir University) Professor Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi today kicked off the first programme on "Advanced Automobile Repairing" conducted by the university's Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) here at Rahim Automobile Institute, Rangreth.
Director Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) M I Parray, Director Technical Education, Showkat Zargar, Director National Institute of Electronic and Informtaion Technology (NIELIT) Ayaz Hassan Moon, Dean faculty of engineering, KU, Prof G M Bhat, CEO Rahim Automobles Abdul Hamid, J&K Bank 's Incharge Corporate Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility CSR Sajjad Bazaz and a prominent businessman Shakeel Qalander besides trainees were also present on the occasion.
The bank under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative among other things is focusing on skill development programmes where youth, particularly those belonging to below poverty line families shall be sponsored to undergo various skill programmes in the areas of automobile repairing, mobile phone repairing, food processing, AutoCad, masonery, carpentry etc. The EDC shall be identifying the eligible candidates for the courses and the bank shall not only provide financial assistance in terms of course fee etc., but shall also monitor and handhold such candidates so that they get themselves appropriately employed. |
