Technical training for Skill India initiative
India and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) on 17th October 2017 to significantly expand the bilateral cooperation in the field of skill development.
The MoC uses frameworks as Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program (TITP).
The MoC on TITP paves the way for sending Indian technical interns to Japan for on-the-job training for a period of three to five years.
The TITP is an ideal platform through which complementary strengths of India and Japan could be leveraged for mutual benefit. The technical interns trained in Japan under the TITP would be an asset for the Skill India initiative upon their return to India.
The MoC was signed by Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on behalf of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of Government of India with Katsunobu Kato, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan in Tokyo on 17 Oct 2017.
During the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Japan in November 2016, India and Japan had concluded an MoC on skill development under the “Manufacturing Skill Transfer Promotion Programme” through the establishment of Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing (JIM) and the Japanese Endowed Courses (JEC) in engineering colleges designated by Japanese companies in India.
The Manufacturing Skill Transfer Promotion Programme aims to train 30,000 persons over next 10 years with Japanese style manufacturing skills and practices.
The first four JIMs were established in the States of Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu in July-August 2017, respectively, by Suzuki, Toyota, Daikin and Yamaha.
The first Japanese Endowed Course (JEC) was established in NBKR Institute of Science & Technology Andhra Pradesh by Meidensha Co. in September 2017.
According to Ambassador of India to Japan, Sujan R. Chinoy, there is scope for India to enhance its participation in Japan’s TITP, thereby contributing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of India as the largest provider of skilled workforce for the world.
As per Government of Japan’s data for end-2016, approximately 230,000 technical intern trainees from multiple countries are on training in Japan. In 2016, about 1,08,709 technical interns entered Japan from various partner countries such as Vietnam, China and Indonesia that account for large numbers. fii-news.com
