Kerala to start skill development centres in schools from the upper primary level, General Education Minister says

19 October 2026

General Education Minister Adv. N. Shamsudheen said the Government is drawing up a scheme to start skill development centres in schools in the State from the upper primary level, to identify and nurture children's aptitude.
He was speaking after inaugurating the new building of Kappumukham GLP School in Thazhekode grama panchayat.
As part of the hundred-day programme the department is upgrading single-teacher schools into LP schools and has sanctioned 60 additional Plus One batches in the district.
The Minister said reforms would be brought into school education through Digital Square and the ARISE project, which introduces artificial intelligence.
The two-classroom building was completed at a cost of 50 lakh rupees from the asset development fund of Perinthalmanna MLA Najeeb Kanthapuram, who presided over the function.