The Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM) has initiated a training programme in electronics and hardware sector to make the youth of the State skilled for self-employment
The training programme organized by ASDM is in collaboration with Assam Police Radio Organization.
The courses available in the training programme are CCTV installation technician, field technicians for computing and peripherals, home appliances, UPS and inverter, mobile phone hardware repair technician, field technicians for air conditioners and refrigerators.
For CCTV installation technician course and mobile phone hardware repair, the minimum education qualification is IT pass; while for field technician of computing and peripherals is 12th standard passed.
For field technician of home appliances, the minimum required qualification is eighth standard pass; while for field technician of UPS, inverter, air conditioner and refrigerator, the qualification required is eighth standard pass with two years of work experience or 10th passed.
The key features of the training programme are that it is absolutely free of cost; a skill certificate will be given at the end of successful completion of the training and more importantly the traning programme will also provide placement assistance at the successful completion of the same.
Notably, this is the first entity in the Northeast where Electronics Sector Skill Council of India has funded a part of the infrastructure setup by way of tools and equipment to make this skill centre a model centre for eastern India.