MSME Ministry, Samsung to set

up technical schools across

country
By R&M Bureau, Delhi,
Thu, Jan 15th, 2015 (10:17:31 AM IST) Section: Industry Category: Social

Samsung officials informed that they are

promoting the concept of Make in India by
sourcing a lot of parts and components of their
products from Indian industries especially
MSMEs.

Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
chaired a meeting with HyunChil Hong, President & CEO, Samsung South West Asia
to discuss about the ongoing joint programme at MSME-Samsung Technical School
across the country.
MSME-Samsung Technical School has been set up following an MOU signed
between the Ministry of MSME and Samsung Electronics. The MOU aims to
establish Ten MSMESamsung Technical Schools at MSME Technology Centers
for conducting joint training programmes at various parts of the country.
This is one of the possible models under which the training imparted to youth,
increases to a great extent the possibility of their subsequent employment as well as
motivates them to establish their own enterprises. It shall provide students trade-

specific training on repair and troubleshooting for consumer electronics products

such as mobile phones, televisions, home theatres and home appliances.
Additionally students will also be educated in soft skills that will further enable them
to provide exemplary customer service.
Samsung officials also informed that they are promoting the concept of Make in
India by sourcing a lot of parts and components of their products from Indian
industries especially MSMEs.
Looking into the success of this unique PPP based initiative, the Minister desired to
explore the possibility of replicating this successful model in at least 50 more
locations. He also underlined the role of Samsung in enhancing the capacity of
Indian MSMEs by sourcing various parts and components from them.