Delhi police to train 2,100 in vocational skills

New Delhi: For Sunita (name changed), life came crashing down after her husband left her with a two-year-old child when she was 16. When she had turned to her family for help they abandoned her. A couple of years later, thanks to a skill development programme by the Delhi police, she now hopes for a better future for her four-year-old daughter and herself.

“I am thankful to the Delhi police for helping to enroll in a hospitality course under this program. They have also assured me of placement, I am hopeful of bright future for my child and myself. After my family had abandoned me, I brought up my child by working as a maid,” said Sunita. 

Sunita is among 2,100 trainees. The Delhi police, in coordination with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), will be training people in the age group of 16 to 25, under the project Yuva, in different vocational skills. The programme has already begun at the Kirti Nagar police station where 240 candidates including 70 girls have been enrolled in various skill development courses such as hospitality and computer training.

“The Delhi police is assisting us in the program. They have provided infrastructure and also helping in enrollment of candidates. The classes run every day from 9 am to 8 pm in a four hour batch,” said Rajeev Kumar, a training partner (IACT education) with NSDC. He added that after the completion of the training course, the candidates will be placed in various industries according to their skills. “We are in touch with various industrial federations. We aim to provide jobs to everyone enrolled in the programme,” said Mr Kumar.

Under phase-I of the project, five police stations- Shahadra, Katju Marg, Kirti Nagar, Lajpat Nagar and Ushmanpur have been identified to train youth. “We have identified 2,100 candidates living in JJ clusters, including those who are school dropouts and are addicted to drugs, for training under different trades from five police stations of the city.