Charar-e-Sharief Placement Drive Highlights Employment-Linked Skilling in Budgam
Budgam 29 Dec: Emphasizing the importance of outcome-oriented skill development, Mr. Ayoub Mohiuddin, Head – Operations & Strategic Alliances, Youth Empowerment Organisation (YEO), stated that skill training must be directly linked to employment to effectively address the challenge of youth unemployment in Jammu & Kashmir. He was speaking at a Placement Drive organized by YEO at Charar-e-Sharief, Budgam.
The placement drive was conducted under the IEEMA Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiative and was supervised by the Power Sector Skill Council. As a significant outcome of the programme, 22 out of 30 trained candidates were issued offer letters by Genus Power Infrastructure Ltd., marking a successful transition from training to employment.
Officials from Genus Power Infrastructure Ltd. and the Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) participated in the programme virtually. On the occasion, Mr. Irfan Parray, State Head – IEEMA (Jammu & Kashmir), congratulated the selected candidates and reiterated IEEMA’s continued commitment to promoting employment generation, particularly in underserved and remote regions.
The initiative underscores YEO’s sustained efforts to strengthen collaboration between industry and skill development institutions, while creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for the youth of the region through employment-linked training programmes.
