GUWAHATI: The ITE Education Services of Singapore on Tuesday, July 5, formally handed over the reins of the North East Skill Centre to the Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM).
A ceremony was held in presence of visiting senior minister of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Assam Minister for Skill Development Employment & Entrepreneurship, Jayanta Malla Baruah here in Guwahati.
“We are immensely thankful to the government of Singapore for not only helping us in establishing the NESC but also coming forward and showing interest in collaborating with Assam across many sectors, which will be mutually beneficial both for the state of Assam and Singapore,” said Baruah while addressing the media.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the ITE Education Services, Singapore, and the State Government in October 2016 to develop state-of-the-art infrastructure for imparting skill training to the youths.