Telecom Sector Skill Council signs MoU with The Art of Living to provide skill training

Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) has signed a MoU with The Art of Living Digital India Movement to skill Indian youth under “Skill India” initiative of prime minister Narendra Modi.

The MoU was signed between Lt Gen (Retd) Dr SP Kochhar, CEO, Telecom Sector Skill Council and Vikram Diesh, mentor, Art of Living Digital India Movement in the august presence of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder, The Art of Living and Rajiv Pratap Rudy, union minister of state skill development and entrepreneurship.

The essence of the MoU is to take skilling and digital education in telecom sector down to the remotest part of India through The Art of Living Digital India Movement’s network of centers.

Stressing the importance of skill-development training in improving employability, Sri Sri encouraged the youth to take steps to increase their self-confidence and said, “Digital technology is one of the areas where India has proven it's capability. Since majority of our population is young, vocational skill training in this sector can strengthen India's position in this field globally.” 

Rajiv Pratap Rudy said, “The partnership between TSSC and The Art of Living will provide scale and speed to prime minister’s Skill India program. This will help in bridging the employability gap and creating a specialized, skilled workforce.”

Lt Gen (Retd) Dr SP Kochhar, CEO, Telecom Sector Skill Council said, "Considering The Art of Living’s initiatives and reach in the remotest part of India, TSSC through this partnership will take the support of The Art of Living Digital India Movement to enhance employability & skill development of lakhs of youth."

“TSSC's main aim for the next 5 years is to train approximately 8.67 million people which will be beneficial for the telecom industry’s growth. We are outreaching to rural areas also by online and offline courses through various training centres,” added Dr Kochhar. 

TSCC has already been imparting various telecom related courses including those in collaboration with various industry partners. It has collaborated with 24 state governments, central government departments and a host of academic institutions. TSSC has around 485 training partners and around 2,100 training outlets.