To provide skill development training and to encourage entrepreneurship amongst Next of Kins of martyrs of police for their rehabilitation, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Food Craft Institute (FCI) Jammu.
An official said that the objective of this agreement is to provide short term skill training of NoK of martyrs of Jammu and Kashmir Police in the hospitality sector in collaboration with FCI, Jammu Department of Skill Development.
The MoU was signed by the DIG Administration PHQ Sarah Rizvi on behalf of J&K Police and Principal FCI Jammu Jyoti Bhatti.
“The wards of serving police personnel shall also be considered for the same skill development programmes in due course of time,” he said.
The official added that under the agreement FCI, Jammu will design course, train, do assessment and certification of trainees for creating employability and sustainable livelihood and the selected candidates will go under one and half year diploma courses in different streams that includes food production, food and beverage operations, bakery and confectionery, front office and reception and housekeeping and maintenance besides the FCI will also offer short term courses and entrepreneurship programmes.
The signing of the MoU between the Jammu and Kashmir Police and Food and Craft Institute of Jammu is the furthering partnership between both institutions with the main goal of providing skill training and encouraging entrepreneurship amongst desiring and enthusiastic candidates.
The idea behind this partnership was highlighted in the goal and aim of the Empower and Enable Project designed and executed by Maahira Mahajan, studying at UWC Atlantic in the UK and Aditya Mahajan studying at UWC Southeast Asia in Singapore, he added.
“The main motive being the provision of training and education in an ever growing service sector of Jammu and Kashmir,” said the official.
