Uttarakhand

• 07 Oct 2023

MoU Signed Between Samagra Shiksha Uttarakhand and Swiss Education Group, Switzerland

Why In News?

On October 5, 2023, an MoU was signed between Samagra Shiksha Uttarakhand and Swiss Education Group, Switzerland at the Secretariat in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

Key Points:

• State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha Banshidhar Tiwari and Swiss Education Group Executive Director Hiraj Artinian signed the MoU to provide training in the field of tourism and hospitality to students of classes 9 to 12 in Uttarakhand.
• Swiss Education Group will also assist in improving the vocational education curriculum for students in the state.
• School children will be trained by faculty from the Swiss Education Group. In Switzerland too, the school children of the state will be given one month training in these areas by the Swiss Education Group.
• This agreement will prove to be a milestone in the coming times for better training in the field of tourism and hospitality under vocational education for children from class 9th to 12th in the state.
• It is known that there is a lot of employment potential in both these sectors in the state. After gaining proficiency in these areas through training, students will get many employment opportunities. That is why the state government is continuously making efforts to promote tourism.
• Many works are being done to promote religious, spiritual and adventure tourism as well as eco-tourism and wellness. The state is also receiving many proposals in the field of hospitality. There are many possibilities in this sector in the state in the coming times.