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MoC with Japan on Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP)'s Objective and Aims
Memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with Japan on Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP)'s Objective and Aims
India has signed a Memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with Japan on Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) on 17 October 2017.
The pact was signed during the visit of the Union Minister Skill Development Minister to Tokyo.
India will send 3-lakh youth to Japan as technical interns for on-the-job training for a period of 3-5 years, Under the programme.
The MoC is expected to boost bilateral cooperation between India and Japan in the field of skill development.
India is the third country with which Japan has signed the MoC as per the requirements of the Technical Intern Training Act scheduled to enter into force in November 2017.
According to Japan’s official data for 2016, approximately 2.3 lakh technical intern trainees from multiple countries are on training in the island nation.
In 2016, about 1, 08,709 technical interns entered Japan from various partner countries such as Vietnam, China, and Indonesia that account for large numbers.
The MoC is an extension of the bilateral joint statement issued during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to India in September 2017.
Both Prime Ministers expressed confidence that synergy between Japan’s advanced technology and India’s rich human resources can transform both countries into new centres of production in the global industrial network.
