Skill India The mission of skilling the unskilled

Submitted byAnkita Kaushal

Registration ID-DB7459National Institute of Industrial

Engineering (NITIE)

“Today the world and India need a skilled workforce. If we have to promote the development of our country, then our mission has to be ‘skill development’ and ‘Skilled India’. Millions and millions of Indian youth should acquire the skills which could contribute towards making India a modern country”

249 training partners

3222 training centers

55,70,476 people trained

23,88,009 people placed

Seekho Hunar Bano Honhar

Kaushal Bharat Kushal Bharat

Skill India Launched by prime minister Narendra Modi on 15th July 2015 Aims to train over 400 million people in India in different skills by 2022 Includes various initiatives of government like ‘National policy for skill development &

entrepreneurship,2015’, ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’, ‘Skill loan scheme’, Rural India skill

India is one of the youngest nations in

the world

More than 54% of total population

below 25 years of age

Over 62% population in working age group

India has the potential to provide a skilled workforce to

fill the expected shortfall in the ageing developed world

Only 2.3% of workforce in India has undergone formal

skill training

Dual challenge before the country is lack of highly trained workforce as well as non

employability of large section of conventionally educated youth

Skill training efforts cut across multiple sectors and require involvement of diverse stakeholdersMultiple government departments at centre and state levelPrivate training providersEducational and training institutesIndustry associationsAssessment and certification bodiesTrainers

Number of people who enter the work force age group every

year is estimated to be 26.14 million.

Skills and knowledge are the driving forces of

economic growth and social development for

any country

Additional net incremental requirement of 109.73 million

skilled manpower by 2022 in 24 key sectors Total workforce is estimated at 487

million of which approximately 57% is in the non-farm sector.

Public perception on skilling which is viewed as last option meant for

those who have not been able to progress

ChallengesVocational training programmes are not aligned to the requirements of industry

Lack of availability of good quality trainers

Skill landscape has been largely devoid of industry/employer linkages until last few years

93% of workforce is in informal/unorganized sector. Consequently it is difficult to map existing skills in unorganized sector and gauge skilling requirements in sector

Job creation for youth is a major challenge. Global innovation index 2014 ranks India 76 out of 143 countries

Indian capacity for harnessing entrepreneurship has not been fully realized- the MSME (micro, small & medium enterprises) sector contributes to only 17% of GDP

Multiplicity in assessment and certification

National skill development mission

To create convergence across sectors and states in terms of skill training activities

To achieve skilling at scale with speed and high standards

To promote a culture of innovation based entrepreneurship

To ensure sustainable livelihoods for all citizens in the country

Core objective is to empower the individual by enabling him/her to realize their full

potential. As individuals grow, the society and nation also benefit from their growth

Key institutional mechanism divided into three tiers- Governing council, Steering

committee and Mission directorate

Policy framework for skill development

Aspiration and advocacy Capacity Quality Mobilization and

engagement

Synergy Global partnerships Outreach ICT enablement

Trainers & assessors Inclusivity

Promotion of skilling amongst

women

Aspiration and advocacyMake skill development aspirational for boys and girls in our country25% schools will integrate skilling with formal education from class 9 onwards over the next 5 yearsCounselling and guidance to the youth should be done about various skilling programmes and opportunitiesGovernment will promote use of certified, skilled manpower for its work and projects through enabling provisions in their contracts

CapacityIndia has a tremendous amount of hard and soft infrastructure Over 10 lakh institutional buildings that are used for less than 40 hours a weekOver 1.55 million schools, 25000 colleges, 3200 polytechnics, 83 youth hostels, 1.5 lakh post offices, over 1 lakh kiosks across country and 65000 km of railway network in the country with over 8000 stations out of which a large proportion have adequate infrastructure facilities, electric supply and exclusive optical fibre cable network

Quality“One nation One standard” should become the mantra. This will help Indian youth to secure local, national & international job opportunities.

SynergyMake in India and skill India are complementary to each other. Make in India will promote manufacturing in 25 sectors of economy which will lead to need for skilled manpower.

Mobilization & engagementSkill development is a shared responsibility of both government as well as industry. Industry should design curricula and standards for skill training courses.

Global partnershipsTo leverage best practices from across the world. This will enrich domestic training programmesCurrently there are about 14 million Indians overseas, 70 % of whom are unskilled or semiskilled labourers

OutreachThe proposed KVKs will play a pivotal role in identifying local employment opportunities and providing adequate training and post training support according to needs of local areas.

ICT enablementTechnology will be used to scale up training facilities, enable access to remote areas and increase cost effectiveness of delivery of vocational training.

Trainers and AssessorsThere should be quality trainers and assessors who are capable of training people in several fields and ensure consistent outcomes of assessment and certification process.

InclusivityIt is necessary to promote skill development initiatives that will ensure inclusivity irrespective of gender, location, caste, sector etc

Promotion & skilling amongst women

Recent developments

Oracle on 12th Feb 2016 announced to build a new 2.8 million sq. ft campus in Bengaluru. Oracle academy will launch an initiative to train more than half a million students each year to develop computer science skills

Indian government calls upon prison administration authorities to adopt skill development programme to accelerate prison reforms

MSDE has partnered with Ministry of external affairs for the implementation of Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY) under which 50 centres will be opened by the end of this year in India

International companies like Heraud, Skillsonics and Mahindra, Future group, Kalyani at national level are investing in skill development

Launched labour management information system (LMIS) which will sort out the issue of integrated database of skilled, unskilled, employed and unemployed

MSDE has formulated a crack “Skill development” scheme in 34 Naxal hit districts

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