The MoU will focus on Australian training standards and delivery in sectors ranging across automotive, allied health, mining, IT, cyber security, renewable energy, logistics, supply chain and water management. Austrade’s Australia-India Future Skills Initiative team in India will execute on these actions with CII.
The Australia-India Future Skills Initiative (the Initiative) is the Australian Government’s flagship program to support India’s workforce and skills development through partnerships with Australian vocational education, training and skills providers.
The Initiative encourages bilateral collaboration on delivering Australian skills training to India through trade missions, G2G agreements, webinars, seminars and business matching in the education and training sector. It encourages two-way market literacy and connects commercial skilling opportunities between Australian providers and Indian universities and corporates.
Leo Bremanis, Trade and Investment Commissioner for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), who leads the Australian Government’s 4-year Australia-India Future Skills Initiative, said in a statement, “I am delighted to sign this MoU between Austrade and CII today, to collaborate on the Australia-India Future Skills Initiative. Australia’s education and vocational training system is world class, and Australian skills provision India is a wonderful opportunity for our bilateral relationship and India’s workforce development. CII’s strong industry interface will see our skills collaboration go from strength to strength.”
Sougata Roy Choudhury, Executive Director, Skill Development & Livelihood, Industrial Relations, Affirmative Action and Rural Development, CII, said, “CII is happy to collaborate with Austrade under their Future skills initiative. This collaboration will help to bring the latest Australia based Vocational programs in India which will enable youth to get World-class training and certification. It is our endeavour to bring such International certifications in India helping youth to find good job opportunities within India and abroad.”
