Overview

• Education minister Nara Lokesh directed officials to draft a detailed plan after citing demand in Germany, Italy and GCC countries for nurses, welders, truck drivers and construction workers.
• Officials said 2,774 nursing candidates are already receiving foreign-language instruction through OMCAP.
• MoUs reported with Germany’s DeFa and TELC aim to establish German language assessment centres in the state.
• Proposals worth ₹322 crore target infrastructure and modernization across 83 government ITIs, with a skill portal integrating data from 23 departments scheduled for launch next month.
• Capacity constraints persist with 646 teaching and 2,183 non-teaching vacancies in polytechnics, while NAMTECH has proposed an industry-led training centre in the state.