WASHINGTON: India and the United States have launched a working group on education and skill development which is expected to give a big boost to people-to-people relationship.
Held in a hybrid format, the first meeting of the US-India Education and Skills Development Working Group was hosted by the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asia, Donald Lu, here along with the Ministry of Education’s Joint Secretary of International Cooperation, Neeta Prasad in New Delhi.
The working group exchanged perspectives on skill development and vocational education, certification and recognition, partnerships between US and Indian higher educational institutions, and engaging with the private sector, media reports said on May 23, quoting an official US release.
Participants also discussed ways to further expand the educational linkages and collaborate on the promotion of the workforce development.
