India, Canada sign two MoUs to help skilling in apparel sector

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SME Times News Bureau | 21 Apr, 2015
India and Canada have signed two different memorandum of understanding (MoUs) for skill development in the apparel sector, informed the apex apparel exporters body, Apparel Export Promotion Council, (AEPC) on Tuesday.

Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has recently completed an excellent and fruitful tour of three countries. On his last leg of Tour, he attended many functions in Ottawa and Toronto during which many MOUs on bilateral issues were signed in his presence and also in the presence of the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper.

Dr. A. Sakthival, Chairman Apparel, Made-Ups & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council signed an MOU with Bruce Wilson, President, Fanshawe College, Canada for transfer of expertise in the field of Training of Trainers and other fields on 15th April, 2015 at Ottawa, Canada.

The MOU was signed and exchanged in front of the Prime Ministers of India and Canada. The

MOU envisages greater cooperation between the Canadian partner and AMH SSC, whereby, Fanshawe College, Canada shall exchange their expertise in the field of Training of Trainers and other fields in the skilling process in the Apparel, Made-Ups & Home Furnishing Sector with the AMH SSC.

This would result in availability of larger number of Quality Master Trainers. This would further ensure quality trainings in the skilling in the Apparel sector.

Thereafter, on 15th April, 2015 itself in the evening, Dr. Sakthivel also signed another MOU with Husain Neemuchwala of the Canada India Education Council (CIEC), Canada for exchange of expertise in the field of Skilling in Apparel Sector. This MOU was signed in the presence of Modi.

These two MOUs shall help the Skilling in the Apparel sector, a task initiated by Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Hon’ble Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt of India.