Govt-NSE skill devp programme for students of Meghalaya begins

SHILLONG, Jan 20: As part of a collaboration between the state government and National Stock Exchange (NSE) India Limited, a student skilling programme will be conducted by NSE in different educational institutions across Meghalaya.
The first phase of this initiative commenced on Monday with the Faculty Development Programme for student skilling in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector, organised by the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, State Higher Education Council and the National Stock Exchange. The first phase will run until January 23.
The inaugural session of the Faculty Development Programme was held at Shillong College, Shillong. Speaking as the chief guest of the programme, Secretary, Education department, A Ch. Marak, appealed to the faculty participants of different colleges to be attentive, interact and deliberate with the resource person, Biswanath Chakraborty, SEBI Smart Trainer, Kolkata.
In her opening remarks, Director of Higher and Technical Education, HDB Sangma, said that the programme aims to provide a platform for the youth to enhance their skill set and in turn enable them to obtain opportunities for the purposes of employability in the BFSI sector.
It may be noted that the Education department had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the NSE on November 28 last year to empower state’s youths.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Education Minister Rakkam Sangma, and Chief Secretary DP Wahlang besides other state government officials.
This collaboration aims to provide a platform for skill development in the BFSI sector. The programme focuses on facilitating investor awareness and offering training to increase awareness of the securities market. The objective is to enhance the competence of students, beneficiaries, and practitioners across the state.