Tuesday 26 May 2015

Initiatives by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Consolidation of Skill Gap studies

Sector skill gap studies have been completed for 24 sectors. The objective of these skill gap reports is to understand the sectoral and geographical spread of skill requirements that exist. They were launched on 9th April, 2015 by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

Deepening Global Engagement

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has entered into agreements with several countries such as UK, USA, Australia, France, Germany, Canada with the purpose of technology transfer in vocational training, training of trainers, setting up of centres of excellence, international mobility through mapping of job roles and development of transnational standards.

Fostering Engagement with Corporate Sector

MoUs between National Skill Development Corporation, National Skill Development Fund and Power Grid was signed for CSR contribution to provide skill training. A similar MoU is about to be signed with NTPC. Collaborations with other PSUs and private sector companies have been initiated.

National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015

The draft has been prepared after several meetings of the Working Committee and internal consultation on the first and second draft of the Policy. Meetings within the Ministry have focussed on ensuring that all aspects of the 2009 Policy have been accounted for and revised as required.

State engagement

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship held a National Consultation Workshop in May, 2015 to discuss convergence of skill development efforts with the States facilitating platform for the Ministry and States to align their expectations and coordinate efforts in the skill development and entrepreneurship space. Meanwhile, a Scheme for the States is also under consideration. NSDC has signed MoUs with several states for collaboration in skill development including West Bengal, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkand etc.

Multi Skill Institute Scheme

An Approach Paper on the proposed Multi Skill Institutes in Public Private Partnership mode (PPP) has been prepared after extensive stakeholder consultations. This included a workshop held on 9th Feb, 2015 with training providers, industry representatives, State Government representatives and donor agencies. A detailed list of inputs received were incorporated into the Approach Paper and efforts to develop a model for a National Skill University were initiated.

Courtesy: pib.nic.in

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