NUA Odisha Scheme to Address Scarcity of Skilled Human Resources in Emerging Trades

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to address the scarcity of skilled human resources in emerging trades, the State Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday approved the Nutana Unnata Abhilasha (NUA) Odisha scheme to skill one lakh youths every year in the State during the next three years.

The NUA Odisha with an outlay of Rs 385 crore will work towards addressing the scarcity of skilled human resources in emerging trades by offering high-quality training, fostering industry linkages, and enhancing employability skills.
It will also help to bridge the skill-gap in utilization of new-age technologies in traditional sectors including handicraft, handloom, agriculture, etc. Offerings will include fresh skilling for youths, add-on-courses for existing students, digital and e-courses for youths in higher educational institutions, employability skills for students in various institutions, etc.

To be implemented across the 30 Districts in the State, skilling, reskilling, and upskilling opportunities will be provided through skilling institutions of the SD & TE Department (ITI, Polytechnic, etc.), Govt Skilling Institutions, Educational Institutions, Clusters (MSME, Agriculture, Craft, etc).

Credible Program Implementing Agencies comprising reputed industries and training providers, industry associations, etc will be onboarded to deliver the skilling programmes through an enabling policy framework based on differential and incentive-based approach.

The establishment of state-of-the-art training centres, well-equipped labs, and a strong skilling ecosystem will further facilitate strengthening the Skilled-in-Odisha brand.

As envisaged in the Budget 2023-24, NUA Odisha reflects the commitment of the Government to ensure transformation of human lives through Skilling leading to economic empowerment, an official release stated.