Bhubaneswar, Nov 10 (Updated) : A second campus of World Skill Center (WSC) will be soon established in Bhubaneswar.
The Odisha government on Thursday signed a MoU with Singapore-based ITE Education Services (ITEES) to establish the second campus of the WSC.
Principal Secretary, Department of Skill Development and Technical Education, Usha Padhee, and Bruce Poh, CEO, ITE Education Services Singapore, signed the MoU which was witnessed by Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner Anu Garg, Chairperson, Odisha Skill Development Authority, and CEO, World Skill Center, Alka Misra.
The second campus will offer advanced skill programs in nine contemporary fields, looking at global demand.
“After Maharashtra, Odisha is known as a fast-growing industrial hub of the country. The second campus of WSC will now help enrich and scale the industry-ready skill canvas driven by Odisha,” he added.
The World Skill Center, a unique skill development facility of the country, has been set up since 2021 at Bhubaneswar by the state government.
The Center offers an advanced curriculum with a dynamic pedagogy designed and managed in collaboration with ITEES, a global skill leader.
The World Skill Center, which operates in a hub-and-spoke model encompassing the government skill centers across Odisha presently offers seven advance courses under its ‘School of Engineering’ and ‘School of Services’.
The WSC prepares the youth of Odisha under the framework of ‘Finishing School’ by providing practical training along with necessary life skills, preparing them to work at various industry platforms at the national and international level.
