Mumbai, Nov. 10 -- Samsung India and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide training in electronics repair, maintenance and servicing. The programme will train 1,600 people in its first year through 15 MSME Technology Centres across India.
The agreement was exchanged at the Office of the Development Commissioner, MSME, at Kartavya Bhawan in New Delhi. Officials present included Dr Rajneesh, Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, MSME, along with representatives from Samsung South West Asia and the ministry.
Under Samsung's Dost Service initiative, the company will support classrooms and laboratories at participating centres and provide products and tools for practical training. The curriculum will cover mobile phones, tablets and smartwatches, televisions, air conditioners, washing machines and Professional Display products.
Samsung India's Dost Service, a corporate social responsibility initiative launched in 2014, provides vocational training through government-run MSME Technology Centres and Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). Between 2015 and 2023, 5,391 students were trained at 12 MSME Technology Centres, while the ITI programme trained 10,612 students across 22 government institutions in 16 states.
The MoU also includes Samsung's Guru Shiksha Training of Trainers programme to strengthen instructors' technical capabilities. Scholarships will be available to women and persons with disabilities, while batch toppers will receive merit-based rewards. Samsung will facilitate on-the-job training through its service network, with stipend support of Rs. 12,000 per month for 3 months. Planned expansion covers Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, along with clusters in other regions.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Construction World.