The UNICEF has lauded the ‘Skill India’ and the ‘Start-up India’ programmes and promised to help connect these with the youth to improve job opportunities for them.
The UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Holsman Fore told IANS in an interview that the ‘Skill India’ and ‘Start-up India’ programmes “are doing fantastic”.
UNICEF on its part would ensure that these schemes get connected well with the youth and a good private and public sector connect is managed to achieve the targets set by these schemes, she said.
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“What we are trying to do is to connect all of them and to make sure the private sector is connected to the public sector. There is massive opportunity potential here in India, and we want to help it along,” she added.
Fore, who was in India to launch two new programmes of the Unicef aimed at imparting skill sets in youth and improving their chances of getting better job opportunities, weighed in on updating education and new skills which will help them get better jobs.
Source: Hindustan Times
