NSDC has also done B to B agreements to enable employer connect
NSDC International under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has done a global assessment of demand for the skilled workforce in 16 destination countries and discovered that there is no comparative analysis of skill training conducted to understand the global requirement.
Presenting this in parliament on 12 Dec 2022, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the countries covered in the assessment were Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Japan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, United States of America, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.
Under Skill India Mission, MSDE is imparting skill training through various schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY), Jan ShikshanSansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to the youth in urban and rural areas across the country.
As of 30 Sept 2022, a total of 166.64 lakh candidates have been trained under PMKVY (since 2015), JSS (since 2018), and NAPS (since 2018) schemes. Of these trained candidates, 9.17 lakh candidates are from Scheduled Tribes (ST).
The Ministry has implemented Pradhan Mantri YUVA (PM YUVA) Yojana, a pilot scheme, for creating an enabling ecosystem for entrepreneurship development through entrepreneurship education, training, advocacy and easy access to the entrepreneurship network in skill training institutes.
The pilot was implemented in 10 States and two Union Territories. As on 31 Mar 2022, around 62,577 candidates benefited from this scheme across India.
The NSDC has also done B to B agreements to enable employer connect, on the job training, capacity building, etc.
Further, under the scheme of Pravasi Kaushal VikasYojana (PKVY), MSDE in association with MEA is imparting Pre-Departure Orientation Training (PDOT) to candidates so that they have the necessary soft skills to compete in foreign destinations. fiinews.com
