New Delhi, March 7 -- The Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), has signed a Flexible Memorandum of Understanding (Flexi-MoU) with Bajaj Auto Ltd. to promote industry-integrated skill development in India's automotive manufacturing sector.

Under the revised Flexi-MoU scheme, Bajaj Auto will function as an Industry Training Partner and deliver NSQF-aligned training programmes at its facilities in Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.

The company has proposed enrolling 1,000 trainees in the first year, with training periods of up to 24 months combining classroom learning with hands-on shopfloor experience in advanced manufacturing environments.

Speaking on the partnership, Mini...