The Special Chief Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Rajat Bhargava on December 16 (Saturday) said the State Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (SIHMCT & AN) in Tirupati, established by the Union Ministry of Tourism and the State Department of Tourism, would impart free training to unemployed youth in the State and provide them job opportunities.
In a statement, Mr. Bhargava said to provide free training and employment opportunity to unemployed youth in rural sections, the State government has established a skill college at SIHMCT & AN through the Society for Employment Generation and Enterprise Development in Andhra Pradesh (SEEDAP) and Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) under the Centrally-sponsored Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameena Kausalya Yojana (DDUGKY).
The training will be given for the post of ‘Restaurant Captain’, a three-month course, to a batch of 30 aspirants who have passed either Intermediate or ITI and are in the 18-28 age group.
Free food and lodging would be provided to the trainees and at the end of the course, they would get a “Skill India Certificate” and a job in one of the prominent hotel groups.
Mr. Bhargava said interested youth should register names by visiting the website https://rb.gy/6juds by December 20, 2023. He said details of the course could also be enquired on phone numbers 8099669133, 9701343846 and 9032697478.
