The ARISE programme, has already transformed the lives of 500 Girls, who have achieved sustainable employment as technicians after getting short-term skill training on various electronic and home appliance products. The programme is being organised in partnership with one of the world famous electronic gadget manufacturing company, SAMSUNG. The Technical Education Training & Skill Development Department signed a MoU with M/S Samsung India Electronics Private Ltd., in the year 2014 and a subsequent MoU in 2018, with the objective of employment generation for Girls through skill training and also to bridge the digital gender divide through a unified strategy of “include, up-skill & innovate”. Keeping a note of the study in G20 countries in 2016 instituted by OECD wherein it was found that the gap in labour market participation rates between men & women aged 15-64 was around 26%, the Government of West Bengal put special emphasis on designing of an inclusive skill development strategy. With dedicated Industrial Training Institutes with such facilities have been established for women in the State, helps in a more focused approach to reach out to the most deprived segments of the society. At Technical Education & Skill Development Department, we work for thousands of underprivileged Girls from poor households, in West Bengal, who do not have quality formal education to develop their careers. They become employable and change their future on acquiring skill training delivered through the programmes in our Industrial Training Institutes (ITI).

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• West Bengal, India

• Women

A study by World Bank also reveals that employment rate of female trainees post completion of a skill development programme in India, rose by 12% compared to 4.5% increase recorded amongst male trainees. The Government of West Bengal, through this programme wants to tap this potential and empower women especially young girls, by providing them with opportunities to get skilled and work in the technical field and become self-reliant, thus fostering gender equality.

• Education/training • E-literacy • Gender • Teacher training • Training ICT professionals • Youth