DESD&E Director, Chiden Yaden addressing the two-day sensitisation workshop for Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship fellows in Kohima on December 8-9. (DIPR Photo)
Kohima, December 9 (MExN): The Directorate of Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (DESD&E) organised a two-day sensitisation workshop from December 8-9 for fellows under Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme.
The Fellowship programme is a World Bank assisted ‘Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP)’ project of the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
It is being implemented by the State Skill Development Mission (SSDM) and the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK) as the Academic Partner.
According to a DIPR report, the MGNF was initiated to address the issue of non-availability of dedicated professionals at district level for effective skill planning and management.
Twelve research fellows are currently placed in each district of Nagaland under MGNF to work closely with the District Administration and strengthen the District Skill Committees headed by the Deputy Commissioners, it said.
Addressing the workshop, Director DESD&E and SSDM, Chiden Yaden stated that the event was organsed to understand the experiences of the fellows and enable them to learn from the stakeholders in the State’s skilling ecosystem.
Sreekanth CN, Manager, MGNF from IIMK apprised the gathering of the structure, objective and roles of various stakeholders under the MGNF program. This was followed by experiencing sharing by the fellows, presentations by Training Providers and visit to Centres.
The event was chaired by Zubemo Lotha Tsanglao, Deputy Director, DESD&E, while presentations were made by Noune Chase, Director, YouthNet; Lezo Putsure, Founder/CEO, Edu Centre; and Menguzelie Suohu, DESD&E.
