The National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) is hosting a 12-day international training programme for a high-level delegation from South Sudan to strengthen public–private partnership (PPP) models in the country’s TVET ecosystem. The programme, being held from December 2 to 12, is supported by the Ministry of External Affairs under the ITEC initiative, in collaboration with UNESCO.
The delegation includes 28 officials from South Sudan’s key ministries and private-sector representatives, with three ministers expected later this week. The training aims to build institutional capacity in TVET governance, entrepreneurship development, and industry-integrated skilling.
During a visit to Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi, the participants interacted with MSDE Secretary Debashree Mukherjee, who highlighted India’s coordinated skilling framework and the importance of PPP models.
In Guwahati, industry groups and skill institutes observed that such international collaborations help expand India’s role as a skilling hub and may open new avenues for northeast-based training centres to engage in global capacity-building efforts.