New Delhi, Nov 14th & 15th 2018: Functional Vocational Training and Research Society (FVTRS), in collaboration with Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) orgainsed the 12th National Skill Conference on the theme “Skilling Primary Sector” on 14th-15th November 2018 at The United Service Institution of India, Rao Tula Ram Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI), Ecociate, Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ), Caritas India, Misereor and Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) were knowledge partners for this conference.
The conference was inaugurated by Shri Manish Kumar, CEO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), along with Shri Maneesh Mishra from Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Mr P.M. Phillip from FVTRS, gave the welcome address where he expounded on the importance of the primary sector in the larger framework of growth and the betterment of the country. The inaugural session focused on the significance of skilling women, engaging underprivileged youth, and utilizing India’s Demographic window of opportunity for the primary sector. The SkillNet report was released during this session.