
State skill contest on August 24, 25
The Hindu
It will be held at multiple venues, says APSSDC
To identify and harness talent among students, the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) is conducting the State Skill Competition-2022 on August 24 and 25. Students selected in the State-level event will qualify to participate in the regional, national and, finally, in the international-level event, WorldSkills Competition-2022, in Shanghai, China. Adviser to the Government on Skill Development Challa Madhusudan Reddy, APSSDC Chairman Konduru Ajay Reddy and Managing Director N. Bangaru Raju launched a poster of the State-level event at the APSSDC office on Wednesday.
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