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Students in the electrical technology course at the World Skill Center in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of the state of Odisha. 


Credit: Nirmala Ganapathy

A total of 450 students enrolled at at the World Skill Centre, of which Singapore’s ITE Education Services is a knowledge partner, in the 2022-2023 academic year.

ST PHOTO: NIRMALA GANAPATHY

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- Sitting in his under-construction home in a village in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, Mr Manas Kumar Das repeatedly described as “life-changing” a visit to Singapore for an internship at Sembcorp Marine, now known as Seatrium.

The 27-year-old said he received an opportunity to sharpen his skills as a technician and soak in the city state’s culture during the six-month paid internship in the electrical department, which lasted from January to July.

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