Skills are the backbone of a country’s plans for future and sustainable growth. A country like India, where millions of youth come to knock the job market every year, needs to impart various kinds of innovative short term trainings so that they could be made employable for the industry and their creative potential could be utilised for the all round development of the country. With this very aim, Government of India brought in a very ambitious plan namely ‘Skill India Mission’, to bring about a transformative change in the process of how and when youth should be skilled, up-skilled and re-skilled, considering the very essence that employment is directed linked to proper training of the youth who need job.
40 skill development schemes
The government is implementing more than 40 skill development schemes or programmes across 20 central ministries/departments for providing a variety of skill development training programmes on pan India basis under which more than 556.1 Lakhs persons have been trained. Under Skill India Mission- training is being given under various programmes. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikash Yojana (PMKVY ) 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, fee based training by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are among the important skilling plans.
The prime objectives of PMKVY 3.0 are creating an ecosystem for the youth to make informed choices, providing support to youth for skill training and certification and promoting sustainable Skill Centres for greater participation of private sector. So far under PMKVY 3.0, 3.74 lakh people have been enrolled, 3.36 lakh trained, 2.23 assessed, and 1.65 lakh certified.
SANKALP strengthens short term skill ecosystem
SANKALP is a centrally sponsored scheme of MSDE and the loan is assisted by the World Bank. It was launched on 19th January 2018 with an implementation period till March 2023. The current agreement of Government of India with the World Bank is for US$ 250 million (Rs. 1,650 crores). The objectives of SANKALP are to strengthen the short-term skill ecosystem and to address key issues of skilling in the country. These objectives are met through its three key result areas namely- institutional strengthening at national, state & district level, quality improvement of skill development programmes and inclusion of marginalized population in skill development programmes.
Students to be made independent thinkers
Now skilling has been started at school level also to create a mindset of entrepreneurship. Skill training at the school level is aimed at helping students grow into independent thinkers and problem solvers. They are prepared for future challenges. It was established that vocational training also helps boost a student’s academic pursuits also by building analytical skills, collaboration, and teamwork. JuniorSkills is also aimed to provide school students an exposure to vocational education at an early age that help them in making a well-informed decision about their career choices. This programme is also in keeping with the National Education Policy 2020.
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikash Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikash Yojana aims to empower country’s youth and make India as the skill capital of the world. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) undertook several initiatives to train the youth. MSDE launched the third phase of its flagship sheme- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 3.0) in 2021. Training under this programme is being given across the country including rural areas where seasonal unemployment is seen. This programme aims to train 8 lakh candidates pan-India.
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