New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of “Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC)” between India and Japan on the “Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)”. TITP is an ambitious program to send three lakh Indian technical interns to Japan for on the job training for a period of three to five years, said Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan.

This MoC is expected to be signed during the forthcoming visit of Hon’ble Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship during 16-18 October  2017 at Tokyo. The Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) is an ambitious program to send Indian technical interns to Japan for on the job training for a period of three to five years.

 It is expected that the MoC will pave the way for bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the area of skill development.

The MoC will pave the way for Indo-Japan bilateral cooperation in the area of skill development & will improve India’s National Productivity.