Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) has allocated sector-wise targets to training providers to implement skill development programmes to provide industry-oriented, employment-focused training to youth. According to directives by UPSDM, training providers must strictly comply with prescribed conditions and quality standards while achieving the assigned targets.Targets have been allocated to training institutions based on their previous performance. For instance, Welspun Living Limited based out of Bareilly has been assigned a target of 200 in the apparel sector; Imarticus Learning Private Limited based in Jalaun has been allotted 100 each in the healthcare and apparel sectors and Lucknow-based Skilled Tailoring Institute by Raymond has been given a target of 50. The maximum training duration has been capped at 600 hours. In residential programmes, a minimum of eight hours of training per day is mandatory. Portal-based verification prior to the commencement of training is compulsory, said officials.UPSDM will conduct assessments through the respective Sector Skill Council. “This framework is being viewed as a significant step toward ensuring training quality and strengthening outcome-based monitoring,” an official said.
