Delhi Government: For the upskilling of the youth of Delhi, the Delhi Government has started Delhi’s second ‘DSEU Lighthouse’ in Malkaganj after Kalkaji. On Wednesday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister cum Education Minister Manish Sisodia inaugurated this ‘DSEU Lighthouse’ launched by Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University in partnership with Lighthouse Communities Foundation and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. .
Manish Sisodia said that through DSEU Lighthouse, the Delhi government will provide job oriented, excellent skill education to the students of low income group. He said that this lighthouse of Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University would provide high-quality short-term vocational skill courses as well as a plethora of employment opportunities for the youth between the age group of 18-30 years.
The Education Minister said that Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) is the first university in the country, which is reaching the homes of the youth and giving them admission and equipping the youth with skills by going to the areas of low income group.
The company itself will come and give jobs to the youth.
Manish Sisodia said that after Corona, crores of people across the country have lost their jobs. Youth in Delhi also need jobs and in view of this, it is necessary to provide world-class skills, professional development and job oriented skills to the youth of Delhi. This lighthouse of Malkaganj will work in this direction. He said that even after graduating today, youth keep wandering for jobs, but after this course, the company itself will come and give jobs to the youth. He said that youth can also do jobs by doing courses or can also complete their graduation studies.
The Deputy Chief Minister said that this light house will show the right path to the youth. If the youth are determined and work hard, then this lighthouse will not let them get away from the path of success. He said that the DSEU Lighthouse will teach the youth to think and train in the skills of their choice.
The university itself will come to the children’s house and give admission
Manish Sisodia said that today, when children go to college after passing 12th, they do not get admission easily, but Delhi Government has made such a unique program where Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University will go to the slums and give admission to the children there. . This will be the first time in the history of the country that children will not go to the university to take admission, but the university itself will go to the children and give them admission.
How the ‘Lighthouse’ program will partner in up-skilling
In this program, emphasis will be laid on developing life skills in the students. Where students will be given career and life related guidance and opportunities for industry exposure through a foundation course based on self-transformation. The foundation course will be based on an art-based curriculum with creative activities that will develop workplace competencies and mindfulness among the students.
1200 youth will be upskilled in two years
Spoken English and digital literacy will be an important part of this foundational skilling programme. Here students will be offered various short and long term courses related to Administration, Financial Accounting and Tally, Nursing, Fitness Trainer, IT. All these courses will be certified by DSEU. DSEU Lighthouse in Malkaganj aims to upskill over 1200 youths from nearby slum clusters in the next 2 years.
What’s special about DSEU Lighthouse
DSEU Lighthouse Malakganj comprises of 8 training rooms equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. This will include 2 open classrooms, a retail-course class, makeup skills class, Saath Saath, counseling room, video-conferencing room, self-learning space and L Tech-Hub equipped with 20+ computers and internet. It will help to reach employment opportunities by giving life skills, technical training to more than 600 youth of low income group in and around Kalkaji every year.