TURA: A pre-placement drive for prospective students and dropouts was held by the Meghalaya State Skill Development Society (MSSDS) at the Ampati Multi Facility Centre on Wednesday.
The drive is an initiative under the State Government’s ‘Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya (SHCDM)’ scheme and aims at providing placement for the youth in 4,950 jobs reserved exclusively for the citizens of the state.
The SHCDM is supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and aims to enhance the employability of Meghalaya’s youth by improving the quality and delivery of its technical and vocational skills through development programmes.
Around 500 students participated in the programme and registered themselves through a mobile phone application under the name ‘Meghalaya Youth Network’.
The mode of registration was of two types.
Participants with 10th pass and higher qualifications could opt for online registration while those below 10th standard had were required to go for offline registration.
After the registration a screening was done to establish skill sets followed by counselling sessions for all participants.
