THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
State Labour and Skills Development Minister T P Ramakrishnan will inaugurate the district level competitions of India Skills Kerala 2020 at Government ITI, Chakkai, here on January 15, at 10 am, setting the stage for hundreds of youth from across Kerala to put on display their excellence in various skills and win attractive prizes.
The multi-tier event is being organized by the Industrial Training Department (ITD) and Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE), both under the State Labour and Skills Department.
V S Sivakumar, MLA, will preside over the state-level inaugural function and Thiruvananthapuram Mayor K Sreekumar will deliver the key-note address. A total of 16,293 youngsters will be vying for honours in 42 categories of vocational and non-vocational skills in the district level rounds.
The district level competitions, planned in different centres across the state from January 15 to 20, 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. The winners at the state level competitions 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. The district level competitions will be held in different Government ITIs. The details regarding the venue and time of competitions can be obtained by visiting www.indiaskillskerala.com, or by contacting 9496327045.
