New Delhi: Aiming to train the youth in mobile hardware repair and technical training in computers and peripherals thereby ensuring better livelihood opportunities for them and encouraging micro-entrepreneurship, Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson on Saturday launched a skill centre in partnership with Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI) in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur. The Ericsson Skill Center was inaugurated on site by Shri. Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Communications (I/C) and Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India.
“I would like to congratulate Ericsson for launching its community building initiatives in Ghazipur today, namely the ‘Skill Centre’ and the ‘Ghazipur Mobile Vaani’. While the Skill Center will impart skill sets to youth that will make them employable or self- employed, the Ghazipur Mobile Vaani will make people aware about Govt’s welfare schemes and also help us understand their grievances and feedback.” Minister of State for Communications, Manoj Sinha said in a statement released here.
The company also launched the “Ghazipur Mobile Vaani”, a district-level citizen communication and engagement platform, which will make the people aware about government’s welfare schemes and they can get information on various initiatives taken by the government. Citizens can also register their grievances and share feedback through this medium. The service is as simple as giving a missed call on 9266300111 and the user will get a call back that will answer the user’s queries on agriculture, local news , weather , welfare schemes etc.
The skill centre has been designed for end-to-end engagement with Ghazipur youth focused on training and skill-building as well as providing placement assistance, guidance and support for micro-entrepreneurship.
“At Ericsson, we believe in technology for good, wherein we use communications technology to make a difference in the lives of communities around the world,” said Nunzio Mirtillo, Head of Ericsson southeast Asia, Oceania and India.
“We have set up the ‘Ericsson Skill Centre’ in Ghazipur which will not only provide mobile repair and computer skills, but also provide placement assistance and support micro-entrepreneurship,” he added.
Ericsson Skill Center
Set up in partnership with ESSCI, the Ericsson Skill Center has been designed for end-to-end engagement with Ghazipur youth focused on training and skill-building as well as providing placement assistance, guidance and support for micro-entrepreneurship.
The center is equipped with state of the art training infrastructure for mobile phone repair and computer installation and maintenance. After completion of the three-month training, candidates will be assessed and certified by ESSCI. Successful candidates will be supported for placement as well as entrepreneurship.
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