The Minister of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), G Kishan Reddy, officially opened the “5G Experience Centre at Tech City” in Guwahati. This project is a joint effort between the North Eastern Council, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India, and AMTRON, Government of Assam. The Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) is also promoting the development of 5G applications in the North Eastern Region.
At the event, the Minister inaugurated the ‘Skill on Wheels’ initiative by TSSC, which seeks to improve the skills of individuals and grant them certification for various telecom industry positions through NCVET Certified Courses provided by TSSC. The North Eastern Council supports these courses and adheres to NCVET norms mandated by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India. Furthermore, digital MOOC courses in line with TSSC Norms are also accessible online.
“Based on this vision, North Eastern Council, Ministry of DoNER has 100% funded the rolled out India’s first 5G Training Labs and 5G Health Use Case applications on a large scale across all 8 NE States. This project was executed by AMTRON in collaboration with various Government Agencies like the Ministry of DoNER, Department of Telecommunications, Telecom Sector Skill Council etc. This project was completed across all 8 States in a record time of around 75 days which is a record for any project of North Eastern Council under the policy of “Act First & Fast For North East”. The 5G Labs shall help the youth from North East to gain skills relevant in Industry 4.0 and take optimal advantage of fruits of knowledge economy which can help NE to improve many of its gaps in SDG 2030 Goals. TSSC (Telecom Sector Skill Council) also successfully imparted Master Trainers for 5G Labs,” G. Kishan Reddy, Minister, MDoNER, Government of India, said
“The unveiling of state-of-the-art 5G Experience centre at Tech City, Guwahati, is a significant milestone to increase the upskilling of North Eastern youth, it will also ensure livelihood enhancement for the local youth. This is in line with TSSC commitment to skilling youth of India in telecom job roles. We are thrilled to showcase this facility and demonstrate the immense potential it holds for the future,” said Arvind Bali, CEO of Telecom Sector Skill Council.
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