In an attempt to make students industry-ready, the authorities have decided to launch a pilot programme for providing skill development courses to students of civic-run schools, starting the next academic year. The Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS), the state School Education Department and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the purpose.

Rajesh Kankal, BMC’s education officer, told mid-day, “Currently, there are over 2,600 skills of which some will be shortlisted by the MSSDS for BMC schools. Once that is done, we will conduct a survey to understand the interest of students, and then trainers will be appointed accordingly.  This is currently in the pipeline, but skills like ITI courses are likely to be part of this training programme.”