New Delhi, May 21 (KNN) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the guidance of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will be organizing India Skills Regional Competitions in May-June 2018.

In this regard, NSDC has called for applications to participate in these competitions to be held at four locations – Jaipur, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar and Bangalore.

India Skills Regional Competitions are aimed at scouting youth from across the country and harness their skills for national/ international competitions.

World Skills India, a unit of NSDC, which organizes these India Skills Regional Competitions, endeavours to showcase the value of skills and raise the recognition of skilled professionals worldwide.

NSDC, through World Skills India initiative, has been leading the country's participation at World Skills International competitions since 2011. World Skills International, regarded as the Olympics for skills, are bi-annual events organized in different countries. More than 1,000 candidates from 70+ countries compete in 50 skills.

Last year, India won two medals and nine Medallion of Excellence at World Skills International Competition held in Abu Dhabi.

The winners of regional competitions would compete at the India Skills National Competition to be held in Greater Noida from 15th to 18th July 2018.

For West region, the competition will be held in Jaipur (Rajasthan) at The Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Center from 24 – 26 May 2018; for North region it will be held in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan from 31 May – 2 June 2018; for East region it will be held in Bhubaneswar (Odisha) at IDCO Exhibition Ground from 8 - 10 June 2018; and for South region it will be held at Bangalore (Karnataka) at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre from 21 – 23 June 2018.

The three-day competitions, at each location, would comprise an inaugural ceremony, skill competitions in 25+ skills. The events would also include a Skill Exhibition (all 3 days) and a Skill Conference-cum-Panel Discussions (1.5 days).  

The Skill Conference-cum-Panel Discussions, with representation from government and states, industry leaders, skill development agencies and academia aim to deliberate upon challenges and opportunities within the skill ecosystem and draw out a roadmap for the future. (KNN Bureau)