The World Skill Center (WSC), is an Advanced Skill Training Institute and Section 8 Company, under the Odisha Skill Development Authority, Govt. of Odisha. Set up in Bhubaneshwar, with technical assistance from ITEES, WSC caters primarily to the best talent from an ITI or a Polytechnic and trains them to become globally employable in emerging areas, known more popularly as “industry 4.0”.

Modeled after ITE, Singapore - the Harvard or MIT of the skill world today - WSC is a state of the art, 18-storey, almost half a million square feet, air-conditioned building in the heart of Bhubaneswar. It has a collection of 8 Centres of Excellence in terms of current curriculum and the hands-on experience available by bringing in global curriculum, pedagogy and super-state-of-the-art equipment. The eight disciplines offered are: Mechatronics, Facility Technology, Vertical Transportation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration, Precision Engineering, Electrical Technology. In addition, there are two disciplines in the creative economy category. These are Beauty and Wellness and Hair Fashion and Design.

In addition to being a Finishing School of global standard, the WSC also aims to work in a hub and spoke model to upgrade trainer capability in the skilling eco-system and run programmes that extend to existing skill institutions in Odisha.

For more information on the World Skill Center, please visit : www.skillodisha.gov.in/world-skill-centre