Technical Intern Training Program
INDIA AND JAPAN
For the success of the Make in India programme, India needs man power trained in state-of-the-art technology. To fulfill this need, India has signed an agreement with Japan on 'Technical Intern Training Program'.
Under the technical intern training program, technical interns from India will be sent to Japan for job training for three to five years.
Leading Japan's technology and India's rich human resources can
Together transform the two countries into new centers of production in the global industrial network. The Technical Intern Training Program is one of the major programs run by the Government of Japan for capacity building of human resources in developing countries. Under this program by the end of 2016 About 2,28,589 trainees from countries like Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Nepal etc are taking training in Japan.
Japan is the world's largest LNG importer and India and Japan together represent about 40% of the world's LNG imports. The demand for gas in India is expected to more than double in the coming decade. In such a situation, there is a need for both countries to work together to ensure uninterrupted supply of cheap energy. The above step to wards establishing a resilient LNG market serves this purpose.
On the other hand, India needs to employ its youth in largescale industrial manufacturing sector, but it is seen that most of the Indian youth do not possess the necessary skills to work in the manufacturing sector. Keeping this problem in mind, various programs are being run by the Government of India for the skill development of the youth. Along with this, efforts are also being made by the Government of India to create a human workforce trained in state-of-the-art technology with the help of developed countries like Japan. The Technical Intern Training Program between India and Japan is a positive step in this direction.
