In a recent announcement, the Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that the government of India will sent three lakh youth of the nation to Japan for three years for on-job training.
He further said that this training is a part of government's skill development program and Japan will bear all the expenses of the interns including their stay.
According to the reports from PTI, signing of Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan has been approved by the Union Cabinet, said Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister and MoC is expected to be signed during his three day visit to the Tokyo.
An official release said "the MoC is expected to pave the way for bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the area of skill development".
"Each skilled youth going there will have tenure of 3-5 years. These youth will work in the Japanese ecosystem and get employment opportunities there along with accommodation facility," Pradhan added.
He also said that of all the youngsters going to Japan, about 50,000 may also get the job opportunity in the country. The selection of the candidates for job opportunities in Japan will be done according to the Japanese requirements and in a completely transparent manner.
"When these youth return from Japan they will contribute to our industry as well," Pradhan told PTI.
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Skill Development Program
