A community skill park, opened as part of a government effort to create additional skill acquisition, was inaugurated at the Kinfra Park at Kalamassery on Tuesday by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The government’s Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) has been trying to train skilled youth from Kerala through practical training in communication, IT, and and other areas to equip the youth further and enhance their employability.
The community skill park in Kalamassery will be a place for industrialists and workers to come together in such a way that the employers and employees will meet the skills that are needed to help each other.
The State government has planned 17 such skill parks. A total of nine skill parks have so far become operational and others will be launched soon.
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, business analytics, data science, cyber security, block chain management, and Internet of Things are some of the courses being opened at the skill park.
The additional skill acquisition parks are envisioned as advanced development hubs to meet international standards. Each of the hubs will be linked to technical institutions, other training facilities, and industries concerned.
