NSDC fund for vocational training

CHENNAI: The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has approved funding worth Rs 1,150 crore for 42 proposals for setting up of vocational training organisations and 10 sector skill councils (SSCs), according to a top official of NSDC.Addressing the `5th Global Summit on Skill Development 2012’, Building sustainability and scalability through international partnerships’, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here, Dilip Chenoy, CEO and managing director of  NSDC said in addition to the 10 SSCs already approved, NSDC has approved the setting up such councils for rubber and leather industries. He said there was plan for setting up of SSCs for industries like textile, foundry, food processing, electronics hardware, telecom, construction and real estate, plumbing, agriculture, handicraft and educational skills.