New Delhi, June 30 (KNN) Minister for Higher Education and Skill Development C.N. Ashwath Narayan on Wednesday inaugurated a Mega Job fair in Kundapur, Karnataka.

The event was organised by Bhandarkar’s Arts and Science College in Kundapur.

Speaking at the occasion, Narayan said that the skill development department will launch a redesigned Skill Connect Portal on June 15.

Skill Connect Portal aims to help bring employers and job-seekers on the same platform. It will enable job-seekers to learn about opportunities, evaluate them, learn about their lacunae and also improve their skills. 

Narayan, while highlighting the importance of the portal said that “the portal will help employers to overcome the shortage of manpower. The portal that is already in use has now been redesigned to make it more efficient.”

“The Government has joined hands with enterprises to offer skill-based training to students. This is to avoid the gap between the demand and supply as students coming out of educational institutions should be industry-ready, “he added.

The government has also partnered with Infosys Spring Board where over 5,000 add-on courses are available. It has provided over 27,000 computer systems to government colleges through various IT companies.

Minister for Social and Backward Classes Welfare Kota Srinivas Poojari said that “more than 2,800 online applications have been received for the job fair and it is possible to offer jobs for nearly 2,000 candidates by 57 participating companies.”  (KNN Bureau)