KOLLAM:
Youths turned up in large numbers to contest in the district-round of multi-tier Indian Skills Kerala 2020 competitions here, showcasing their talent and dexterity in a range of vocational and non-vocational skills.
Government ITI Kollam, Women’s ITI, and Chathannur ITI are hosting the event in the district. The competitions were held in a wide range of disciplines like carpentry, floor-tiling, landscaping and cooking, excelling in which requires dedication, imagination and constant training.
Now into its third edition, India Skills Kerala 2020 is being organized by the Industrial Training Department (ITD) and Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE), both under the State Labour and Skills Department. The district level competitions will be followed by Zonal events in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode between January 27 and 31. The grand state-level finale is scheduled from February 22 to 24, at Swapna Nagari, Kozhikode.
In the previous edition, competitions were held in 20 skills. This has been steeply increased to 42, which include 20 academic skills and 22 specialized skills. Five participants in each discipline will qualify for the Zonal level competitions. The topper and runner-up in zonal event will make it to the state-level finale. The state -level winners will get Rs One lakh each as prize money, and runners up Rs 50,000. All finalists will get Rs 10,000 each.
The state level winners will qualify for the national competitions and the prize-winning performers at the national round will get an opportunity to represent the country at World Skills 2021 in Shanghai, China.
