India, Switzerland ink MoU to enhance cooperation in skill development

India and Switzerland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish formal cooperation in the fields of skills development and vocational and professional education and training. The MoU was signed between Switzerland’s State Secretary Mauro Dell’ Ambrogio and Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy in Winterthur. Key Facts The MoU is consistent with

the strategy of the Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) on international cooperation in vocational and professional education and training. Under it, both countries will complement the existing commitment to professional skills development and vocational and professional education and training. The MoU seeks to institutionalise cooperation between the two countries in the field of skill development and aims to promote Swiss vocational and professional education and training internationally.