Skill Development Centre at GIMS to begin work in July

Noida, June 23 (KNN) A skill development centre (SDC) at Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) will begin its work to upskill unemployed Youth in Gautam Budh Nagar from next month.

The centre has been setup as per the guidelines of the Uttar Pradesh Skill development Mission (UPSDM).

Youths from nearby villages can enrol themselves at the centre and get training in various certificate courses such as emergency technicians, ECG lab attendants, nursing attendants and general duty assistants.

Dr (Brig.) Rakesh Gupta, director of GIMS, said the institute has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wipro GE for starting the centre.

“While GIMS will provide infrastructural support, the students and trainers will be brought in by Wipro GE, which is the training partner for the centre,” he said.

The eligibility criteria for students is that they must have passed Class 10 and should be 18-year-old.

Sunny Kumar, program manager (north), Wipro GE said “Our main focus is to train students as general duty assistants (GDA) as there is a shortage of trained workforce in that area.”

“The responsibilities of a GDA are to ensure that those under their care receive timely medication and assist in daily routines and perform tasks that some patients may not be able to do it by themselves.” He added.

In the first phase, 220 students will be given training in different courses with duration of six months to one year.  (KNN Bureau)