Samsung and MSME join hands to set up technology schools

The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Samsung have come together in partnership to set up Technical Schools in MSME Technology Centres across India.

The MSME-Samsung Technical Schools will run Samsung's Advanced Repair and Industrial Skills Enhancement (A.R.I.S.E.2) program. It will provide students with trade-specific training on various aspects of repair and troubleshooting for consumer electronics products such as mobile phones, televisions, home theatres, home appliances and their related accessories. As part of the course the students will get a chance to learn soft skills which will further enable them to provide exemplary customer service.

The MOU was signed by development commissioner and additional secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India, Amarendra Sinha and B.D. Park, president and CEO, South West Asia, Samsung Electronics in presence of the Hon'ble Minister of MSME, Kalraj Mishra. Other officials present at the event include Madhav Lal, secretary, Ministry of MSME and Daniel Park, senior VP, Customer Satisfaction, South West Asia, Samsung Electronics. The announcement also marked the inauguration of the first MSME-Samsung Technical School at MSME Extension Centre, Bal Sahyog, Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion, the Honourable Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Kalraj Mishra said, "The MSME Sector employs maximum number of people in India next to Agriculture and to meet skilled manpower requirement in the sector, the Ministry of MSME is committed to create industry responsive manpower by giving thrust on employable skills and vocational training in partnership with Industry. Various field establishments under the Ministry are regularly conducting skill development training programs through which we have trained more than 6,00,000 youth during previous year. I hope that this joint initiative of Ministry of MSME and Samsung would be able to train approx. 10,000 youth per year who would have the opportunity to find placement in various appliances manufacturing organizations including Samsung. I also believe that many of them can also establish their own enterprises and Service Centre for repairing & maintenance of electrical & electronics goods".

Ten MSME-Samsung Technical Schools will be set up across India - one each in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mumbai and Varanasi.

B.D. Park, president and CEO South West Asia, Samsung Electronics said, "India is a key growth market for global consumer electronics manufacturing which lends itself to enormous employment opportunity. As an industry leader, Samsung is committed to working with the Indian government to tap this potential. Our collaboration with the Ministry of MSME to create a pool of skilled workforce through the MSME-Samsung Technical Schools is a step in this direction. We are confident that through the Samsung A.R.I.S.E.2 program, students will get hands-on experience that will make them an asset to the industry."

Students will also get real time working experience at Samsung authorized service centers.