On the occasion of World Youth Skills Day

15 July 2020

Skill
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Reflection of Skilling
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 A Messege from Shri
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years of Skill India
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 A Messege from Dr. Mahendra
Nath Pandey, Hon’ble Minister of
Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship, Government of
India on 5 years of Skill
India Celebration.

“Our youth is the biggest asset and an important force in the

economic growth, and social development of the country. While we
have made some significant
strides over the last five years to develop and empower our youth with
relevant skills, we are further guided by the vision of our Hon’ble Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. We will focus
our energies on increasing the versatility of different skills, making
them suitable to meet the industry demands with the support of new
technologies, nationally and globally. Our uniquely created
programs, Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), Short-term and long-term
training, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), and special projects have
certainly accelerated the skilling ecosystem and helped in reducing
the skill gap. I want to congratulate everyone associated with Skill
India during this journey and hope we will continue to scale it to newer
heights. The last five years of the mission have witnessed an immense
focus on skilling and have fast-tracked the process for empowering
India’s youth. It is my belief that our pledge to strengthen the country’s
young and its talented workforce will go a long way”
 Arvind Bali
CEO
Telecom Sector Skill Council

Message
India has a large young population and we would want
to ensure that they are properly skilled in the sectors
that they are working in. The skill eco system
stakeholders are responsible for coordination of all the
skill development efforts across the country, removal of
disconnect between demand and supply of skilled
manpower, building the vocational and technical
training framework, skill up- gradation, building of new
skills and innovative thinking not only for existing jobs
but also the jobs that are to be created.

The Skill Development Sector has come up with various new ideas amidst the COVID-
19 pandemic and has even worked on implementing them. This is an important time
for all the stakeholders to come forward with fresh ideas, their implementations and
a positive approach to increase awareness about the government's skill
development initiatives. In this area the Telecom Sector Skill Council appreciates
NISARG National Network for launching its e-magazine “SKILL DARPAN”.

We believe that SKILL DARPAN will spread awareness about the complete skill
ecosystem and related milestones to encourage participation in the country.

Best Wishes & Regards…..

 Editorial
Skill Development: Need
Of The Hour

S
kill development is the most important aspect for the
development of India. For that, government has a lot of
focus on the skill development sector in order to make
the Skill India campaign a successful model by achieving the
mission of “Koushal Bharat, Kushal Bharat”. Emphasising the
government's commitment to the 'Skill India' initiative, India's
finance minister claimed that the government is enabling millions to
take up industry-relevant skill training, boosting their job prospects. India experiences a huge
advantage by having a young workforce, and the skill acquisition is by through two channels which
include both formal and informal methods. A minimum of 8 million new job seekers enter the jobs market
every year. In 2017, only 5.5 million job had been created, and the situation is worsening as the
unemployment rate is the highest in 45 years today. The unemployment rate reached 34 per cent among
the 20-24-year-olds in the first quarter of 2019.
The Skill Development Initiative (SDI) focused on increasing the number of Public Private Partnerships. It
aims at providing people with the skills to perform the job effectively. It is not only focused on the existing
employees and students, but also focused on providing skills to school leavers and young graduates. To
standardise the need and supply of Skilled Manpower to Industry he government of India designed
several policy frame work for skill development which includes the Apprentices Act, 1961, The National Skill
Policy and the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF). But still there is a lot of issue related to the
skills needed by the industry and the skills imparted through the educational and training institute. There
is a lack of industry-faculty interaction because of which the skill set doesn't suit the employer. Though
the people may be skilled but they are not employable. It becomes extremely important that the industry
professionals are closely included during the design of the curriculum. In fact, designing of standards,
curriculum & contents should be mostly based on the demand of Industry. Not only these study materials,
the training on ground should be majorly focused on demand basis.
So, when there are several challenges available in the way, Government's continuous approach to tackle
and overcome all of them is a very positive side of the fact. NSDC led by MSDE has been taking
continuously several positive steps day by day and trying to be better every time.
NISARG National Network has been contributing it's part by creating awareness and doing advocacy
through it's online portal. We are thankful to MSDE Govt. of India, NSDC, FICCI, SSCs and other stakeholders
for their appreciation and support to encourage us to contribute to the sector. NISARG is committed to set
a permanent forum to capture the developmental initiatives of MSDE, NSDC and it's allied institutions.

Nitesh Mishra
Founder Editor
NISARG National Network
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 Achievements of Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship, Government of India
5th Anniversary of the Skill India Mission

With a vision of creating a skill-empowered workforce, 'Skill India' mission was envisaged by our
inspiring leader, Hon'ble Prime Minster Shri Narendra Modi in 2015. Skill India mission is designed to
cater to skill development in India through a result-oriented framework that corresponds with the
needs of the industry. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has strived
towards this vision, by putting special emphasis in 2019 on Convergence, Increased Scale, Meeting
Aspiration and Improved Quality. The concerted efforts of MSDE, ecosystem and the stakeholders has
led to an enhanced skilling opportunities and trained workforce in the country, and also inculcated
entrepreneurial spirit among India's youth.
As we celebrate 5 years of Skill India, we take a glance at the various achievements and milestones in
our journey so far:

1. Skill India Mission: The efforts of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and other
Central Government Department Ministries involved in skilling saw more than one crore youth joining
the Skill India Mission every year, to meet demand of Skilled Workforce.

2. Convergence across the Sector: Towards the objective of achieving convergence across the skill
development programmes being conducted across Central government ministries, and State
Governments, the Skill India Portal is being utilized as the common tool for having a single data base
to be utilized by all departments. As of now eight Ministries of Central Government and eight States
have on-boarded on Skill India Portal in last one year leading to convergence of their Skill Schemes.
Single data base will enable data driven decision making by the policymakers and help remove
information asymmetry in the skilling ecosystem.

3. Cooperative Federalism: Periodic engagement with State Skill Ministers, followed by one
brainstorming session of State Skill Secretaries are annually organised for laying down the future
road map on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

4. Strengthening of Regulatory Structure: A number of steps were taken in the year to strengthen the
Regulatory Structure of the Skill Ecosystem:
I.The year saw a total of 693 qualifications being approved and aligned to NSQF by the National Skills
Qualification Committee (NSQC).
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I. aligned qualifications which will provide a unique identity to all approved qualifications.

ii. National Council of Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) was operationalized on 4th
November, 2019

5. Increase in ITI capacity: There has been a substantial increase in the size of the ITI ecosystem, close
to 5000 ITIs have been established over the last 5 years with total number of institutes close to 15,000.
In 2014 we had 10750 ITIs. The enrolled candidates have increased to 27.56 lakh in these ITIs over the
last 5 years. The ITI capacity has been increased to 34.63 lakhs, an increase of 85.5% over 2015.
Upgradation of ITIs has been undertaken through 63 course curricula upgraded with industry
consultations, 35 new trades and 11 Industry 4.0 courses being introduced.

6. Dual System of Training: For better industry connect, this Ministry is also scaling up the ITIs Dual
System Training (DST) scheme to at least 1000 ITIs. The DST is a model of training inspired by the
German method and provides industry exposure through industry led trainings to students of the
various ITIs. In the first 100 days, 40 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) have signed partnership
agreements and as many as 739 MoUs have been signed. The duration of the practical training
portion of the course has also been made flexible and adaptive to the industry schedule. All the 138
plus courses under CTS have been brought under the ambit of DST, as against only 17 courses earlier.
ITIs are exclusively permitted to conduct training under DST with deemed affiliation in the 3rd shift.

7. New Age Skills: In a bid to keep up with the times and keep up with requirements of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0, MSDE has also launched new age courses in 12 NSTIs. These include
Internet of Things – Smart Healthcare; Internet of Things – Smart cities; 3D printing; Drone pilots; Solar
Technicians and Geo Informatics among many others.

8. Training Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY):

I. Under PMKVY a total of 92 lakhs candidates have been trained so far across 37 sectors in more than
250 job roles PMKVY is a flagship scheme under MSDE.

ii. A special focus was placed on the agricultural sector and 3.42 lakh were trained in special farming.
Some special projects were also taken up under which 5514 Jail Inmates and 5549 misguided youth
were trained in Delhi.

iii. A Mega Kaushal Mahotsav was organised in Varanasi where 21 Sector Skill Councils, ITIs, JSSes,
more than 100 companies participated and 1600 candidates were shortlisted for offer of jobs.
Special fair was organised for Diyangjan where 50 employers were participated and 500 candidates
were shortlisted for jobs.

Special fair was organised for Diyangjan where 50 employers were participated and 500 candidates
were shortlisted for jobs.
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9. PMKK: To improve the quality of short-term training, 720+ Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras as
Model Skill Centres were opened in 704 districts in India. These are based upon Aspiration, Quality and
Self Sustainable principles.

10. Interventions in newly created UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh: Action Plan has been drafted for UT of
J&K with thrust on Skill Development in Tourism, Hospitality, Culture, Food Processing, and Retail
sectors. An extension centre of National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) was opened in Leh in UT of Ladakh
to impart training of trainers.

11. District Skill Committee: To increase the capacity of districts to do a local level planning and
implementation of skill programmes, District Skill Committees were formed in all the districts as part
of its Aspirational Skilling Abhiyaan under the Sankalp program funded by World Bank and District Skill
Development Plans are being drafted by considering district level requirements. To give professional
support to the districts, the Ministry has launched the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship
Programme (MGNF) in partnership with IIM, Bangalore, and in the first phase 74 districts have been
provided with fellows to support the district level Skill Eco System.

12. International Collaboration: Hon'ble Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship met
officials from counterparts working in skill development across countries like Singapore, UAE, Japan,
Canada, Australia to further build capacity for skilled workforce in the country, jointly work on
transnational standards and bridging demand for skilled workforce in these countries by
collaborating with them and supplying them with trained professionals.

13. Policy Action for Vocational Courses: MSDE initiated a drive to create a policy action on offering
vocational courses in schools and equal weightage to vocational courses for admission in UG
courses. The Draft Credit Framework for vertical and horizontal mobility from vocational to general
and vice-a-versa has been developed. The framework is under finalization in consultation with
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

14. Amendment in Apprenticeship Rules: Comprehensive amendments in the Apprenticeship Rules,

1992 was brought to make apprenticeship more attractive to both establishments as well as the
youth of the country. Major amendments made are as under:

i)Augmenting the engagement of apprentices under the Apprenticeship Training by raising the band
width for engagement of apprentices by establishments from 2.5% - 10% to 2.5%-15%. This has
resulted in creation of an additional capacity of apprenticeship seats to provide opportunities of
quality training for a large percentage of youth in the country.

ii)Enabling the smaller establishments having manpower 4 or less to participate in Apprenticeship

training.

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iii) Rationalization of stipend payable to different categories of apprentices by prescribing fixed rates
of stipend linked with qualification and category of apprentices in place of stipend linked with
minimum wages.

15. Increased participation in Apprenticeship Programmes: Various initiatives taken on the

Apprenticeship intervention saw a 44% increase in enrolment of apprentices and 10% increase in
establishments participating in apprenticeship training, as compared to FY 18-19. A total of 8.61 lakhs
people have been engaged under National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) with around
85,000 establishments hiring the apprentices.

16. Embedded Apprenticeship Degree Programme: MSDE and MHRD have together rolled out the
SHREYAS program where apprenticeship degree programs in retail, media and logistics are
embedded into degree programs such as BA/BSc/BCom (Professional) courses in the higher
educational institutions. Thus far the program has been included in 25 colleges.

17. Indian Institute of Skills: In order to bring a certain standard and stature in terms of quality and
quantity to skills, MSDE announced setting up of the Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) in Mumbai which
would be to the stature and repute of IIMs and IITs of the country. This project is in partnership with the
Tata Group with over 4 acres of land provided by the Government. IIS will have a capacity of training
5,000 trainees every year. Announcement of setting up another IIS in Ahmedabad, in partnership with
the Tat Group, was also made, and its foundation stone was laid on Jan 14th, 2020, on land provided
for by Government of Gujarat. Both the IISes are expected to start their sessions from the next
academic year from temporary campuses.

18. World Skills: To encourage the youths of the country to showcase their talent at international level.
The 47 member Indian team participated in 43 skills in the 45th WorldSkills Competition held in Kazan,
Russia from 22nd to 27th August 2019. The Indian team gave their best ever performance by winning a
Gold in Water technology and overall winning 19 Medals and Medallions of Excellence (including one
Gold, one Silver and two Bronze) and ranked 13th among all participating nations which is several
notches up from the last time when India won 11 medals and finished in the 19th position in the 44th
WorldSkills Competition at Abu Dhabi in 2017.

19. National Entrepreneurship Awards: This Ministry has conferred National Entrepreneurship
Awards (NEA) 2019 to 30 Young Entrepreneurs and 6 Organizations / Individuals building
Entrepreneurship eco-system in the country. The awards were presented to honor outstanding
contributions in entrepreneurship development. The award included a trophy, a certificate and prize
money up to Rs 10 lakhs. This is in line with promoting entrepreneurship amongst the youth so as to
create more job givers than job seekers in the nation.

20. Community Mentors Business Sakhis: Based on the learnings from various schemes and
programmes introduced for women's entrepreneurship promotion, NIESBUD in association with UNDP,
NIRDPR and TISS had jointly developed a new concept and system that is providing mentorship
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support services of both psycho-social and business supports through a cadre of community
mentors called Business Sakhis (Biz-Sakhis).

1.The curriculum for the same was released on 9th Nov, 2019 on the occasion of NEA. These mentors
provide backward (with financial institutions for example) and forward (with more lucrative business
ideas and market) linkages. Moreover, the mentor provide the aspiring entrepreneur with the much-
needed psychological support that a woman needs to face all the obstacles that prevent her from
starting or sustaining her own business. They act as community-based business consultants for
enterprise development. NIESBUD has also organized the Entrepreneurship Development
programmes for the most-needy skilled unemployed youth from OBC/SC/ST/Manual Scavengers
and women.

21. Train the Trainer (ToT) Programme: The curriculum for Five days TOT programmes for the faculty
of ITI was developed and the Trainers Training programmes on employability, entrepreneurship and
life skills are designed and organized for 4068 trainers of PMKVY at pan India Level. NIESBUD has
organized the Entrepreneurship Development programmes for the most-needy skilled unemployed
youth from OBC/SC/ST/Manual Scavengers and women.

24. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme of MSDE:

i)During the last financial year, a total of 4.10 lakhs beneficiaries trained under JSS Scheme as
compared to 1.67 lakhs trained during 2018-19, 2.5 times increase over a period of six months.
ii)An MIS portal was launched for Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS). The benefits from the adoption and
implementation of the solution have been enhanced monitoring & management capabilities along
with scaling up scheme operation. The ministry now plans create a JSS setup in every district in the
country.
iii) JSS Portal got four awards during 2019-20:
· The Governance Now Digital Transformation Awards 2019
· IDC Insight Awards 2019
· SKOCH Order of Merit : Award for the year 2019
· CSI SIG eGovernance Awards 2019
iv)To help the society to prevent spread of corona virus, the JSSs prepared and distributed more than
17 lakh of face masks pan-India free of cost through the District administration till May, 2020.
v)Conducted awareness programmes, distributed hand sanitizers, dry ration to the needy persons.
vi)BoM of JSSs re-structured to give more participation to women and active participation of States.
vii)Age limit of beneficiaries revised from 15-35 years to 15-45 years to increase participation of more
candidates.
viii)Fee for SC, ST, Divyangjan & BPL categories of beneficiaries completely waived and Fee from
general category of beneficiaries restricted to Rs. 100/- per month.
ix)Guidelines on Evidence Based assessment and certification formulated.
x)One course on local traditional skill in each JSS made mandatory.
JSSs allowed to undertake fee based NSDC course after achieving their assigned targets.
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i) Creation of Livelihood Cells in all JSSs for linkage with self & wage employment made mandatory.
ii) To add quality in training, 3% of budget earmarked for training of trainers/up-gradation of tools &
equipment.
iii) Process for selection of 83 new JSSs particularly in Hilly/tribal areas and aspiration districts has
been augmented.
iv) Financial & Performance Audits of all JSSs got done by CAG empanelled audit firms. Strong web-
based central monitoring mechanism put in place.
v) PM Yuva pilot project is being implemented in 25 Jan Shikshan Sansthans in different regions in the
country. PM-YUVA organizes orientation meetings and workshops on Entrepreneurship Awareness
Program (EAP) and Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) for JSS Staff, Resource Persons
and Beneficiaries.

22. eSkill India Platform: In a technology driven environment, e-learning is pivotal in deepening the
reach of skilling opportunities for the Indian youth. NSDC created an e-Skill India, a multilingual e-
learning aggregator portal, providing e-skilling opportunities to the Indian youth. eSkill India
leverages the skilling opportunities from Indian and global leaders in online learning, by
consolidating online courses curated by leading knowledge organizations that share NSDC's
commitment of making India a Skill Capital of the World. eSkill India provides anytime, anywhere
skilling —beyond the boundaries of location and time. Today, eSkill India has on boarded
organizations such as TCS, Microsoft, BetterU, IBM, SAS, BSE, Apollo Medvarsity, Enguru, UpGrad, Amrita
Technologies, iPrimed, Wadhwani Foundation, English Edge, Fair and Lovely, AIFMB, etc. offering high-
quality courses in diverse sectors such as Agriculture, Healthcare, Telecom, Employability,
Management, Retail, Pharma, Banking and Finance, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, etc. which
enable a one stop shop to the skill seekers via a single learning platform. The courses are available in
English, Hindi and 9 regional languages. The learners are guided through self-paced interactive
videos and quizzes. The portal has more than 500 courses and close to 2.5 lakh students have
registered themselves on it

23. Kaushalyacharya Awards: In a bid to motivate and incentivize more trainers to join the Skill India
Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) organized Kaushalacharya
Samadar 2019 on 5th September 2019 (Teacher's Day) to felicitate trainers from different sectors for
exceptional contribution towards creating a future-ready and skilled workforce. A total of 53 trainers
from diverse backgrounds including experts of World Skills Competition winners, trainers from
National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs), Industrial Training Centres (ITI), Jan Sikshan Sansthans (JSS)
and trainers from reputed Corporate houses were honored at a gathering of government and
industrial experts held on the occasion of Teachers' Day by Skill India. Renewing the pledge to improve
the skilling ecosystem of the country these Trainers included 19 Experts of winners from Team India
who competed at World Skills 2019 in Kazan, Russia; 15 Skill Trainers from the NSTI/ITI ecosystem; 9
Corporate trainers awarded from companies namely Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Maruti, ONGC, Bosch,
Bhel and Aegis; and 10 Trainers from JSS. “Kaushalacharya Awards” would be an annual event to
recognize the contribution made by skill trainers in the vocational training ecosystem.

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Kazan, Russia; 15 Skill Trainers from the NSTI/ITI ecosystem; 9 Corporate trainers awarded from
companies namely Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Maruti, ONGC, Bosch, Bhel and Aegis; and 10 Trainers from
JSS. “Kaushalacharya Awards” would be an annual event to recognize the contribution made by skill
trainers in the vocational training ecosystem.

24. Vision Report 2025: MSDE has prepared its Vision Report 2025 in consultation with various
stakeholders. The Draft Vision Report 2025 was discussed in multiple review meetings held under the
Chairpersonship of Secretary, MSDE along with the heads of various wings of the Ministry and
attached organizations viz. DGT, NSDA, NSDC and NIESBUD &IIE.

25. Creation of Indian Skill Development Service (ISDS): To ensure that the skilling of the country's
youth gets utmost priority, the government has carved out an altogether new Central service called
the Indian Skill Development Services (ISDS). This service has been created for the Training
Directorate of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. ISDS will be a Group 'A' service
where induction will take place through Indian Engineering Service Examination conducted by UPSC.
The fresh batch of the newest central government services, the Indian Skill Development Services
commenced their training program at the Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Mysuru on
September 9, 2019.

26. Special Initiatives: Ministry and its attached offices have conducted a number of special
initiatives in the skill ecosystem:

i. RPL in Supreme Court: Under Recognition of Prior Learning Program (RPL) Training in Supreme Court,
TATA Strive and Maruti Suzuki have completed training one batch of cooks and drivers respectively of
Supreme Court. Training was spread over two days in which safety aspects, personal grooming, soft
skills and few technical aspects were covered

ii. Grameen Dak Sevak: 9046 Grameen Dak Sevaks of India Post Payment Bank were certified under
Recognition of Prior Learning programme of this Ministry in last year. This will increase their
recognition in public and market value.

iii. MoU with Cisco, Quest Alliance & Accenture: Employability skill Labs at 6 NSTIs have been set up
under this partnership with the Directorate General of Training (DGT) of the Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and Cisco,Quest Alliance &Accenture .Youth across
India enrolled in industrial training institutes(ITIs) will be trained digital literacy, career readiness,
employability skills and advanced technology skills such as data analytics

27. Initiatives for Women: To mark the celebration of International Women's Day on 8th March 2020,
a two-year programme namely Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme was
launched by MSDE at IIM Bangalore, Karnataka. The fellowship

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programme has been conceptualized under the World Bank loan assisted Skills Acquisition and
Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Programme. Out of the total 75 Fellows
selected, 32 are women candidates (43 % of the total).

ii) A Gender Action Plan to promote inclusion of women in skill development programmes has been
prepared. A pilot project for sensitization of trainees on workplace harassment is proposed to be
undertaken through one of the Sector Skill Council (SSC) which includes module development,
training of trainers and dissemination.

iii) State Governments are being provided grants for conducting innovative pilots for inclusion of
women in the skills sector. A pilot project for skill training of 3000 women artisans in Golden Grass
Crafts in Kendrapara, Odisha has been planned.

iv) Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) of the Ministry, Special Groups comprising of
women are given additional benefits of Post placement support, conveyance allowance for non-
residential trainings in accordance with the Common Norms and allowances for boarding and
lodging for residential trainings.

v) Under the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) of MSDE, in the last 2 years, approx 90 % of the beneficiaries
are female.

vi) To improve the framework conditions for women-led enterprises in India and help them in setting
up or scaling up their business, Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs and Start-ups by
Women (WEE) Project has been launched by the Ministry in 2018 for a duration of 3 years (2018-21) in
collaboration with GIZ, Government of Germany. The project has the target to pilot the incubation
programmes with 250 women and the acceleration programmes with 100 women

vii) National Skill Development Corporation launched India's first-ever skill development program
customised for women with entrepreneurial aspirations in collaboration with Britannia to empower
and fulfill the dreams of 10,000 women homemakers in the country.

28. Initiatives for COVID-19:

i)A Task Force of the Ministry, which was constituted to plan the strategy in light of COVID, has
submitted its report on 16/4/20, with its recommendations in the various areas including steps
needed to be taken urgently for the growth of the sector, strategies for Framing Policies which were
facing obstacles, preparation of Business Plan for Sector Players to start functioning, steps that
Ministries can take for encouraging Make in India and to secure and increase India's share in World
exports.
While the Ministry had made available all campuses of NSTI/ ITI for isolation/ quarantine facilities, as
per reports received so far, 12 NSTI/ ITI buildings have been requisitioned by the District Authorities in
light of Corona. Similarly PMKVY training

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partners have also provided their premises for such facilities, including for a temporary hospital.

iii)Institutions under MSDE ecosystem have been active in manufacture of masks and hand sanitizers.
While the JSSs have so far made more than 30 lakh masks, the ITI system has built more than 20 lakh
masks, PMKVY Training Partner made 20 lakh masks. Total 70 lakh masks were created to support the
local administration.

iv)A number of innovations have been done by ITIs and NSTIs to assist the fight against COVID-19.
These include design and development of design robot (to serve food/ medicine to patients) and
telepresentation robot (for enabling telemonitoring and telemedicine) by ITI Cuttack. ITI Berhampur
designed an Aerosol Box which tightly protects the face of the health provider. NSTI developed an
aero blaster and handed it to the District Administration for sanitizing the city.

29. SWADES: A collaborative initiative of the Ministries of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Civil
Aviation and External Affairs, SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) is a
skill mapping exercise of the returning citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission. SWADES aims to
create a database of qualified citizens based on their skillsets and experience to tap into and fulfil
demand of Indian and foreign companies.

30. ASEEM: In order to improve the information flow and bridge the demand-supply gap in the skilled
workforce market, MSDE recently launched 'Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping
(ASEEM)' portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. The Artificial
Intelligence-based platform has been envisioned to strengthen workforce career pathways by
handholding them through their journeys to attain industry-relevant skills and explore emerging job
opportunities. 24 lakhs candidates trained under the PMKVY and Fee-based courses are available on
ASEEM. 1.5 lakhs candidates trained in ITIs under Directorate General of Training have also been added
and data captured under SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) is
available for employers. Also, working on adding data of all the 1.2 Crore candidates trained under
PMKVY 2.0.

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mEehnokjksa esa ls ,d gSaA cMxke ftyk d'ehj ?kkVh ds dkQh fiNM+s bykdksa esa fxuk tkrk gS] ftlds pyrs ,tkt ds
ikl ,d vPNh ukSdjh ;k vkthfodk pykus ds fy, i;kZIr voljksa dk vHkko FkkA blfy, Ldwyh f'k{kk ds çkIr djus
ds ckn mUgsa dkQh oD~r ds fy, ?kj ij gh cSBuk iM+kA ,tkt ds ?kj esa muds firk gh ,dykSrs dekus okys lnL; gSa]
tksfd is'ks ls Mªkboj gSaA
,tkt dks fLdy bafM;k fe'ku ds ckjs esa tkudkjh muds ,d fe= }kjk çkIr gqbZ Fkh] muds fe= us mUgsa crk;k fd bl
fe'ku ds varxZr lhlhbZ] ,Q,aMch] thMh,] ,Qvks,] vkSj ,l,evks tSls fofHkUu dkS'ky ikBîØeksa dk çf'k{k.k çnku
fd;k tkrk gSA pqdh mPp ek/;fed f'k{kk çkIr dj pqds ,tkt orZeku esa dqN ugha dj jgs Fks] blfy, mUgksaus
ih,edsds dsaæ tkdj dk;ZØe vkSj ukSdjh dh laHkkoukvksa ds fo"k; esa ijke'kZnkrk ds lkFk ppkZ djus ds ckjs esa fopkj
fd;kA ppkZ ds ckn ,tkt us g‚fLiVSfyVh {ks= esa ÝaV v‚fQl ,lksfl,V dkslZ ds çf'k{k.k dk fu.kZ; fy;k] D;ksafd
mUgsa bl {ks= esa vius fy, voljksa dh vikj laHkkouk,a utj vk jgh FkhaA
dkS'ky çf'k{k.k ds lkFk&lkFk] çf'k{kdksa us mUgsa e‚d baVjO;w ds l=ksa lesr l‚¶V fLdy ls lacaf/kr d{kk,a Hkh çnku
dha] ftlls mUgsa vkus okys fnuksa esa baVjO;w dh rS;kjh esa dkQh enn feyhA ,tkt us tc çf'k{k.k] ewY;kadu] çek.ku
vkSj dSail IyslesaV lacaf/kr çfØ;k,a iwjh dj yh] rks mUgsa Jhuxj ,;jiksVZ fLFkr ds,Qlh esa IyslesaV fey x;kA
,tkt us viuh dM+h esgur ds }kjk [kqn dh lQyrk ds ekxZ dk fuekZ.k fd;k] vkt u flQZ os dkQh vPNk osru ikrs
gSa cfYd vius o vius ifjokj ls tqM+s [kpksaZ esa vius firk dk iwjk lg;ksx djrs gSaA

vts ’ k ,eih] ds j y
efgykvksa ds çHkqRo okys ikBîØe esa ‘kkfey gksus ij vts’k us C;wVhf’k;u
dh LVhfj;ksVkbi Nfo dks rksM+us fd ‘kq#vkr dh A
vts'k ,eih dsjy ds ,d NksVs ls ftys dUuwj ls rkYyqd j[krs gSaA tgk¡ og
vius ifjokj ds lkFk jgrs gSaA i<+kbZ esa dksbZ fo'ks"k :fp u gksus dkj.k mUgksaus 10
oha d{kk ikl djus ds ckn viuh i<+kbZ NksM+ nh FkhA Bhd mlh le; muds HkkbZ
us ,d futh daiuh ds fy, dke djuk 'kq: fd;kA muds HkkbZ esa ifjokj esa ,dykSrs dekus okys lnL; Fks
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tks ifjokj ds Hkj.k&iks"k.k dk [kpZ mBkrs FksA vts'k vius HkkbZ ls cgqr çHkkfor Fks] mUgsa Hkh mudh rjg vkfFkZd :i ls
Lora= cuuk FkkA og ifjokj dk ,d ,slk lnL; cuuk pkgrs Fks tks iwjs ifjokj dh ftEesnkfj;ksa dks mBk ldsA
vts'k tc vius 'kgj esa vk;ksftr gq, dkS'ky esys esa 'kkfey gq,] rks mUgsa ogka igyh ckj fLdy bafM;k fe'ku ds ckjs esa
irk pykA bl dkS'ky esys us gh mUgsa fofHkUu rjg dh vkthfodk ds voljksa ds ckjs esa voxr djk;kA
mUgksaus ikBîØeksa dh lwph ds ek/;e ls dbZ rjg ds dkslksaZ ds ckjs esa tkuk vkSj fQj ,d C;wVhf'k;u cuus dk fu.kZ;
fy;kA vts'k us fcuk le; u"V djrs gq, lacaf/kr dkslZ ds fy, viuk ukekadu djok fy;kA efgykvksa ds çHkqRo okys
bl ikBîØe esa 'kkfey gksus ij vts'k ds eu esa dbZ rjg dh 'kadk,a Fkha] ysfdu ifjtuksa ,oa nksLrksa }kjk feys leFkZu
dh otg ls mUgksaus fcuk fdlh Hk; ds vkxs c<+us dk fu'p; fd;kA
,d C;wVhf'k;u dh LVhfj;ksVkbi Nfo dks rksM us ,oa vius ifjokj dks vkfFkZd :i ls lgk;rk nsus ds lius ds lkFk]
vts'k us çf'k{k.k ds nkSjku vkus okyh lHkh pqukSfr;ksa dks MVdj lkeuk fd;kA muds çf'k{kdksa us mUgsa xzkgd laca/kh
dkS'ky] O;kolkf;d dkS'ky ,oa lapkj dkS'ky ds ek/;eksa ls bl rjg rS;kj fd;k fd os cktkj ls lacaf/kr ço`fÙk;ksa dks
vklkuh ls le> ldsa vkSj mlds vuq:i dk;Z dj ldsaA
vts'k vkt ,d C;wVh ikyZj esa crkSj C;wVhf'k;u dke dj jgs gSaA vts'k u flQZ vkt vius ifjokj dh vkfFkZd
ftEesnkfj;ksa dks fuHkk jgs gSa cfYd vius HkkbZ dk Hkh iwjk lg;ksx dj jgs gSaA

v;ku ?kks"k] if’pe caxky

fLdy bafM;k ds varxZr vfHk;ku fnO;kaxtuksa ds fy, dbZ rjg ds fo’ks"k
ikBîØe miyC/k gSaA
if'pe caxky ds jgus okys v;ku ?kks"k tUe ls gh cksyus esa v{ke FksA fd'kksjkoLFkk esa
mUgsa lquus dh leL;k;ksa dk Hkh lkeuk djuk iM+kA ;gh ugha] v;ku tc viuh bu
v{kerkvksa ls tw> jgs Fks blh chp muds ekrk&firk dh ,d nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gks xbZA
ftlds ckn mudk ikyu&iks"k.k muds pkpk us fd;kA gkyk¡fd bu lc ds ckotwn og
viuh Ldwyh f'k{kk dks iwjh djus esa l{ke Fks] ysfdu 'kkjhfjd ck/kkvksa dh otg ls oks mPp f'k{kk gkfly ugha dj ik jgs
FksA bl nkSjku v;ku ds lHkh [kpksaZ dk ogu muds pkpk gh djrs Fks] ysfdu v;ku dks ;g ckr le> vk pqdh Fkh fd
tYn gh mUgsa vkfFkZd :i ls vkRefuHkZj cuuk gksxkA
blh chp muds pkpk ds ,d nksLr us mUgsa fLdy bafM;k fe'ku ds ckjs esa crk;k fd dSls ;g vfHk;ku fnO;kaxtuksa ds
fy, Hkh dbZ rjg ds fo'ks"k ikBîØe miyC/k djokrk gSA v;ku us tkudkjh feyus ds ckn] ,d Hkh fnu dk le; u"V
u djrs gq, rRdky vius pkpk ds lkFk ih,edsds dsaæ dk nkSjk fd;kA
v;ku dh fo'ks"k vko';drkvksa dks iwjk djus ds fy, rFkk mUgsa ijke'kZ ds fy, ,d vuqoknd fu;qä fd;k x;kA ,d
?kaVs dh yach ckrphr ds ckn] mUgksaus flykbZ e'khu v‚ijsVj dh Hkwfedk ds fy, viuk ukekadu djok;kA bl dkslZ us
mUgsa vius dkS'ky ,oa thou ds çfr vkRefo'okl dks c<kus esa cgqr enn dhA muds lg;ksxh f'k{kdksa us vius /kS;Z ,oa
la;e dh enn ls mudh fodykaxrk dks dkS'ky esa cnyus esa cgqr cM+k jksy fuHkk;k gSA

vkt v;ku ÝafV;j çksVsfDVofo;j çkbosV fyfeVsM ds lkFk dke djrs gq, cgqr vPNk osru çkIr dj jgs gSaA

dksV& eSa ges’kk lkekU; cPpksa dh rqyuk esa vius vki dks de l{ke ekurk Fkk]
ysfdu ih,edsds laLFkku dk lg;ksx esjs fy, vka[k [kksy nsus okyk vuqHko FkkA

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TECHIEGIGS : EVOLUTION OF
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FICCI Skill Development
Sector Leadership

Ms Nivruti Rai Mr. Vikramjit Singh Sahney

Chair, FICCI Skill Development Committee Co-Chair, FICCI Skill Development Committee
Country Head, Intel India Chairman, SUN Group

Mr. Sanjay Shivnani Ms Shobha Mishra Ghosh

Co-Chair, FICCI Skill Development Committee
Sector Lead and Asst. Secretary
Joint President - Technical Education & HTU
General, FICCI
Hindalco Industries Limited

Spectrum of Activities

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Policy & Advocacy
Key Representations And Areas Of Recommendations
S No. Submi ed (Ministry/Department) Areas of Recommenda ons
1 Department of Industry Policy & Promo on, MoCI, GoI Labour reforms

2 Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Future of Jobs in key five

GoI, Ni Aayog, State Governments, Ministry of Emerging Sectors and policy
Labour and Employment, GoI recommenda ons
3 Ministry of Labour and Employment, GoI and Ministry Industry 4.0 related
of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI preparedness

5 Ministry of Labour and Employment, GoI Na onal Career Guidance

Framework

6 Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI Recommenda ons on

Proposed guidelines of PMKVY
3.0
7 Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI Fiscal & Non-Fiscal
Recommenda ons during
COVID -19 Lockdown Crisis:
8 Ministry of Labour and Employment, GoI, Ministry of Dra Framework and
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI, United recommenda ons submi ed
Na ons Development Program, and All India Council for ‘Na onal Framework for
for Technical Educa on Career Guidelines and
Counseling’

9 Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Rehabilita on of Migrant

GoI, Ni Aayog, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Workers in India
GoI
10 Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Prepara ons for Future of
GoI, Ni Aayog, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Work/Skills in Manufacturing
GoI, Ministry of Tex les, GoI Sector

Thought Leadership

Future of Implemen- Employer Rehabilitati National Skills &

Framework for
Jobs: 2022 tation of Led Models on of Career Jobs: Pre &
First empirical Apprentice- of Job Migrant Guidance and Post Covid
Counselling in
based Indian ship Creation Workers in India
Perspective
study to
cover jobs
in India Key Enablers of India Career Guidance Manufactur
in danger, Journey of
Indian Economy
Migration Data &
Terminologies, ing Lens
jobs to be and Growth International &
Apprenticeship International
Drivers, Models of Indian Scenarios, The report covers
replaced and Act, Success perspectives
Employer Creation Draft Policy key skills which
new emerging Stories, Immediate , Short
led by Innovators Structure on may emerge in
jobs. It International & Long term
and Employers. It Career Guidance & select industries, it
covered Perspectives and recommedations
also covered Counselling, also touces upon
recommendations Observation & for Government
unique models Suggested Policy new business
for Government, Recommendations and Industry
which could be Integration models
Industry and
Academia replicated across Strategies and
india Quality Assurance

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Events & Programs
FICCI's Global Skills Summit
FICCI Skill Development Committee has been the pioneer to initiate India's first Global Skills Summit to
create a platform, where Government, Industry, Academia, Sector Skill Councils, Training Partners and
other stakeholders of skill ecosystem can come together to discuss, deliberate and build consensus for
the future course of actions.
In the last 12 editions, we have engaged with more than 11000+ delegates, 750+ Indian and Global
Orgnisations and 600+ Skilling Organisations. We have facilitated 100+ MoUs.

Virasat: The Heritage

FICCI is India's First Industry Chamber to take this initiative to
promote Traditional Clusters in India. Over the last two editions
FICCI has engaged with more than 70+ Traditional Clusters spread
across 9 States. In the 2nd edition of the program focused on
Showcasing North The Eastern States. FICCI has also initiated a
Project to work with Fruit Cluster in Assam and run a pilot on select
skills- Financial Literacy, Digital Literacy, Technology Integration,
Supply Chain Management & Packaging, etc.

Support Services & Advisory

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT (DFID): SKILLS
FOR JOB
DFID's Skills for Jobs (SFJ) program's objective is to enhance the
preparedness of both public and private sector entities to
maximize the value proposition by providing DFID with resources in
the form of progressive UK partners, technical assistance, and
global expertise. FICCI is supporting the program with Technical Assistance (TA), especially regarding
industry outreach and project management and implementation.
FICCI team has also developed a comprehensive 360-degree communications strategy along with a
targeted industry engagement plan. As part of various deliverables, FICCI has engaged with more than
350+ industry leaders since 2015. Apprenticeship and Future Skills have been core areas of engagement.
The project has been focussed on the following key sectors/areas:

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a. Aerospace & Aviation
b. Banking Financial Services & Insurance
c. Renewable Energy
d. Construction and manufacturing.
e. People with Disabilities

FICCI-SAMSUNG 'centre Of
Excellence' For Career Counseling
FICCI and Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India have signed up for setting up
Model Career Centre (MCC). FICCI and SAMSUNG have collaborated for setting up FICCI-
SAMSUNG Centre of Excellence for Career Counselling in Greater Noida,UP with strategic
partnership of Ministry of Labour & Employment, GoI under National Career Service. During
the current pandemic, FICCI initiated a series KNOCKDOWN THE LOCKDOWN | UNLOCK YOUR
POTENTIAL with YouTube live on "Career Scenario Post COVID-19" along With National
Career Service under the FICCI's Centre of Excellence for Career Counselling activities

COECC: Knockdown The Lockdown |

Unlock Your Potential

FICCI ENGAGETM (Employers Network for Generating Aspirational Gainful Employment)

FICCI's ENGAGE- Employers Network for Generating Aspirational Gainful Employment- is an initiative to
bring together all the stakeholders and forge demand based partnerships for better employment
opportunities. As a part of the program, FICCI engages with key stakeholders like State Governments,
Industry, International Recruitment Agencies, etc.
Under ENGAGE initiative FICCI successfully organized three programs for Jharkhand Government
220+ National and International Industry Engagement
80+ B2B Meetings
10+ MoUs Signed
6 MoUs already operationalized

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ASSESSMENT & CERTIFICATION
FICCI is designated as the National Level Assessment Body under the Govt. of India's SDIS-MES programs,
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), NCVT, Ministry of Textiles, State Skill
Development Missions, CED-Gujarat, 6 Sector Skill Councils, and CSR Assessments with esteemed clients,
across India. FICCI's assessment services are far larger objective and we strive to improve the
employability of students leveraging FICCI's certificates which has unquestioned positioning among
employers and industry. FICCI is the largest industry association in India bringing employers to connect
as its biggest strength. We have successfully delivered more than 5 Lakh assessments till date in more
than 25 states.

WORLD SKILLS 2019, KAZAN

WorldSkills conference was scheduled from 23-24th August 2019 and was attended by more than 1000
participants, which includes educators, ministers, government officials, leaders of business and industry,
and youth. FICCI led the WorldSkills 2019, Kazan, India delegation in collaboration with Ministry of Skill
Development & Entrepreneurship and National Skill Development Corporation.
Key Engagements at WorldSkills2019, Kazan
Meeting with Indian Ambassador to Russia
Bilateral Meeting with WorldSkills Russia
Multilateral Meeting on WorldSkills Junior Organised by WS Russia
BRICS Skill Development Working Group (SDWG)
Meeting with WorldSkills Museum Researcher Team, Asia, WorldSkills International

Exposure Visits
International Skill Centre, Kazan
The College of Tourism and Hotel Services, St Petersburg
Academy of Digital Technologies (ADT), St Petersburg
Proposed Steps for FICCI for WorldSkills in Shanghai
2020, China

Brics Future Skills Competition

FICCI is the secretariat for the BRICS Business Forum and has
also been designated as the nodal agency by the
Government of India to act as the technical secretariat for
the BRICS Business Council.

BRICS Skill Competition 2018-19 was focused on the areas like Cyber Security, Internet of Things,
Data Analytics, Manufacturing & Engineering, and Transportation
FICCI led Indian delegation and represent India in skills challenge with the support of MSDE and NSDC.
The delegation comprises skill experts, contestants, representatives from state skill missions,
training partners, and industry.

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 DWSSC Survey Report –Effects of
lockdown on domestic workers
During the lockdown, as movement of every person got stopped in general, this affected the domestic
workers as well. The domestic workers were asked not to report to work and the Govt. advised the
employers to pay them for the lockdown period as well. In this respect DWSSC did a survey by contacting
a random sample group of 200 workers of 8 states – Delhi, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West
Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, to get the answers of the following questions. This survey was done
by DWSSC Training Team Members.

Questions asked during survey

Q.1 What major challenge are you facing due to lockdown? Responses
77
Food arrangement
60
Money
10
Medicine
3
Water supply
50
No problem

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Note- The calls were made to more than 800 domestic workers but majority of their phone numbers were
switched off or not reachable. It may be possible that due to financial crunch the workers might have not
recharged their phone numbers.

Conclusion – This data is just for the representation and may be differ if the
larger group could have been contacted, yet the outcome of this survey is
following –

1. 38% of the domestic workers mentioned that they are facing problem of arrangement of food as the
stocks in the nearby shops are limited. Though not all but some also mentioned that they are facing
problem in getting ration provided by Govt. as well.
2. 30% of the domestic workers told that they don't have enough money with them and this is the
biggest challenge as they don't know how long they will be able to manage with that. The majority of
them are those whose employers are not paying them for the lockdown period.
3. 25% of the workers say that they are not facing any such specific problem of food and majority of
these workers are those who have returned back to their native place or whose employers are
paying them salary of the lockdown period as well.
4. 96% of the domestic workers are not going to work during lockdown while only 4% are still working.
5. 85% domestic workers mentioned that their employers are not paying for the lockdown period while
only 15% are being paid. The majority of the workers of big cities are being paid by their employers.
6. 23.5% of domestic workers migrated back to their native place as their spouse/ fathers were daily
wage workers like painters, mason etc. These workers are majorly from the big cities. 76.5% workers
are still staying in the cities/ towns where they work as they are living with their families.
7. Only 41.5% of the domestic workers were aware about the Govt. Helplines to avail the facilities being
provided during the lockdown period.
Majority of the domestic workers (98.5%) are aware about the precautions should be taken to be
safe from COVID-19.

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Rubber industry occupies a huge space in the Indian economy and while the industry employee half
million population of the country, there is a huge gap between skills available and skills demanded in the
industry. There is an acute shortage of technically skilled manpower in the industry which is a major
challenge in the productivity and growth of the sector. Keeping this in mind, Rubber Skill Development
Council (RSDC) was launched by Sector Skill Council set up by All India Rubber Industries Association
(AIRIA) and Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMA) in collaboration with the National Skill
Development Corporation (NSDC) in the year 2016. RSDC operates under the aegis of Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The main objective of the organisation is to bridge the gap
between the rubber industry and the availability of skilled labour.

RSDC till date have taken various steps towards its goals. As a sector skill council, we have developed 116
Qualification Packs for manufacturing job roles and 32 National Occupation Standards (NOS) for Natural
Rubber Plantation Segment, which includes skill competency standards and qualification for each job
role. We have even conducted Skill Gap Study across 21 states which helped us in understanding the
skills-requirement of the rubber industry. We believe that it is our responsibility to facilitate the execution
of Training of the trainers along with the candidates, about 950 trainers and 475 assessors have been
trained by RSDC.

Another such initiative is our project SAAMARTH - Empowering Millions lives in Rubber, which was
launched in November 2018. The project aims at skilling and reskilling of masses, in tyre industry and
natural rubber plantation sector, and people employed in various rubber manufacturing units across the
country. RSDC has successful reskilled and certified 1.5 Lac workforce in the rubber sector under the
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).

Under this project, RSDC's affiliated training partners have launched Mobile Skill Van across states, to
increase the reach on ground particularly for the Job role of Tyre Service & Maintenance- Tyre Fitter,
which is spread across the highways, villages, towns and cities. Instead of a class room training, these
specially developed mobile skill vans are fitted with necessary equipment and manned by the trained
staff to move across state and national highways, villages and towns are reaching out to the tyre
mechanics across country to assess them on skills acquired and also certify them. Project SAAMARTH
has been executed in 119 districts across 21 states with 40 mobile vans.

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In a major drive to skill up tyre mechanics Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, Hon'ble Minister for Skill
Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, launched a pilot programme by flaging off two
mobile skill vans at Varanasi in Aug, 2019, which has led to highly successful results in skilling tyre
mechanics. He then flagged off as many as 18 mobile vans in Lucknow in December 2019. Along with this,
a series of mobile vans were also flagged off by the state skill department dignitaries in the states like
Kerala, Kolkata, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Meghalaya.

RSDC in addition to these projects, RSDC has signed MOU with 13 state governments along with National
Backward Class Finance & Development Corporation and National Scheduled Caste Finance &
Development Corporation. We aim at achieving more as the time comes.

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Paints and Coatings Skill Council (PCSC), a Mumbai based Sector Skill Council
under NSDC, represents the Indian Paint Industry. PCSC has 20 Job Roles for
various manufacturing and application jobs in the Paint industry. PCSC has
completed over 1000 Short-Term Training (STT) for various State Skill Missions
and Social Justice Development Corporations in many states in India. PCSC
has also done over 40,000 RPLs all across India to empower Painters and
Polishers with recognition and awareness on latest technologies, health,
safety, environment and soft skills.

PCSC designed and released PCSC hosted a webinar, in collaboration with

Covid 19 Safety Guidelines in leading Tinting System manufacturers, for
Workplace in 9 languages to commencing operations of Tinting in retail outlets,
Paint Mfrs, Dealers and Painters. post Covid, which was very well received by the
PCSC is also launching a video industry.
clip for painters. Painters will get
a awareness certificate.

PCSC held several webinars on NAPS for industry partners through Indian Paint
Association (IPA) and Indian Small-Scale Paint Association (ISSPA).
We engage with our Training Partners and Assessment Partners on an ongoing basis
through web meetings.
We are gearing up to roll out online Training of Trainers (ToT) and Training of
Assessor (ToA) courses.
Plans are underway to offer select job roles through online platforms.

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 Success Stories: Life Sciences SSC
engagement with lead innovation
players against COVID-19

A major strength of LSSSDC has been its strong Industry connect. This is
reflected in Industry involvement in every element of skilling
chain—starting from QP, Curriculum, Content development, through Train
the Trainer program, skilling and Apprenticeship, Assessment/
certification, through to facilitating Placement. The initiatives cover both
skilling for fresh hiring, as well assessment of existing workforce.
Over the span of past 5-6 years, since inception, the Council has
established an enviable bond with cross section of Industry across
Pharma, Bio Pharma, and Contract Research segments, covering both
SME and large companies. Significantly most of the IPA member companies (top 24 in Indian Industry)
are closely involved with LSSSDC in various projects, with over 500 total number of Industry organisations
associated with the Council. The Council is also closely involved with most of the organisations which are
front runners in the current Pandemic battle.
The Council wishes to express its sincere thanks to all the major Associations in Life Sciences represented
on its GB and giving unstinted support to it, and the numerous Industry organisations partnering it. In the
current challenging situation posed by the Pandemic, the Council stands committed to providing firm
support to the entire Life Sciences Industry, and especially to the organisations in the forefront in the
ensuing battle against Covid19.

1. LSSSDC in association with Zydus Cadila HealthCare

Zydus Cadila is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India, and ranks 4th in the Indian pharmaceutical
industry. The group has manufacturing sites and research facilities spread across five states of Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim in India and in the US and Brazil. Zydus' global business
has a strong presence in the regulated markets of the US, Europe (France and Spain) and in the high
profile markets of Latin America and South Africa. It is also present in a big way in 25 other emerging
markets worldwide.
Zydus Cadila is one of the frontline warrior to produce the medicines which are in demand to fight against
the Covid-19 and other diseases. Zydus Cadila has ramped up its capacity for manufacturing
hydroxychloroquine (or HCQ) by nearly 10 times since the outbreak of Covid-19. India manufactures 70%
of the world's supply of hydroxychloroquine — Zydus and Ipca Labs being the two biggest players. Earlier,
Zydus used to manufacture 2-4 tonnes API every month for domestic supply as well as exports but within
April month itself they have met their increased domestic target of 20 tonnes API or 10 crore tablets. The
target for the month of May is 30 tonnes API or 15 crore tablets, which they we will comfortably achieve.

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More recently, after ICMR rejected Rapid Testing Kits imported from China etc, the Elisa Testing kits have
been approved by Council, which will be produced by Zydus. This further entrenches Zydus in the war
against Covid 19.
Zydus Cadila is spearheading the skill development mission in collaboration with LSSSDC in Gujarat and
other states. Zydus has been running skill development programs in PMKVY, NAPS, NSFDC since 2019. In
the last one year Zydus have worked very closely with LSSSDC and have trained more than 800
candidates and have absorbed 100% candidates who have completed these programs successfully i.e.
candidates from PMKVY, NAPS and NSFDC since 2019 till date. The Candidates are utilized as machine
operator, production chemist, manufacturing assistant etc job roles in manufacturing of drugs. LSSSDC
will continue to support Zydus by providing them Industry ready candidates as apprentices to enhance
their manufacturing capacity of Hydroxy Chloroquine.
Zydus is one of the most committed and active partner of
LSSSDC. As token of the strengthening Partnership, Zydus
hosted LSSSDCs last Governing Body meeting at its
Corporate Office in Ahmedabad on February 26. Mr
Shervil Patel, VCM, Zydus and top leadership of Zydus
were present, and Team Zydus shared outcome of
2019/20 skilling interactions with LSSDC, and plans for
2020/21.
Zydus will keep contributing towards skill development
by actively participating and running different skill development schemes and trainings and take the
skilled candidates on LSSSDC job roles like Machine Operator and Production chemist etc. for ongoing as
well as future manufacturing of drugs.

2. LSSSDC in association with Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is one of the largest privately-held pharmaceutical companies in India.
Over the past six decades, Cadila has been developing and manufacturing affordable medicines for
patients around the world.Their innovation-led drug discovery processes ensures the health and well-
being of people around the world. Cadila's enhanced investment in innovation and a strong track record
in research and development have produced medical miracles that have changed lives and made a
profound impact on real life.
Cadila Pharma was one of the very initial partners of LSSSDC in the state of Gujarat. Cadila Pharma has
been doing skill development in life sciences job roles like MSR, machine operator and Production
chemist in collaboration with LSSSDC since the last few years. Also Cadila has been one of the active
industry partners in Skill India Mission, who has engaged more than 100 LSSSDC certified skill
professionals under the NAPs, Govt. of India in its various manufacturing units across the country & as well
the Cadila has run Recognition of prior learning (RPL) scheme of LSSSDC very successfully, in which
LSSSDC has upskilled & certified more than 600 existing workforces of its various plants.
At a time when companies and research organizations across the world are racing to find a cure for
Covid-19 pandemic, Ahmedabad based Cadila Pharmaceuticals, in partnership with India's premier

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research organization Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in on its way to be on the path
of a major breakthrough. After successful testing on four SARS-CoV-2 patients, including one critically ill,
the Phase III clinical trials for the immunomodulator, Sepsivac, are underway. And if everything goes as
planned, the immunomodulator will be out in the market in less than two months. LSSSDC being a partner
in Skill Development with Cadila pharmaceuticals, we are committed to support in every possible way to
Cadila pharma in fulfilling their requirement of Industry ready candidates for their manufacturing facility
now and in future.

3. LSSSDC in association with Biocon Pharmaceutical & Syngene

Bengaluru based biotech major Biocon, is working to

repurpose their novel monoclonal antibody “Itolizumab”
(currently used for psoriasis) to treat the complications
caused by Covid-19. Parallelly, Biocon has licenced
“Cytosorb” which has been approved by USFDA for
emergency treatment of Covid-19. Biocon expects that
use of “Cytosorb” will help in bringing down the mortality
rate in Covid-19 cases. Additionally, Biocon's subsidiary
Syngene International is developing a PCR-based
diagnostic cum serological antibody testing kit to
identify the real number of people in population who came in contact of a Covid-19 virus as there are a
number of people who did not show any symptom and recovered from Covid-19.

Biocon and Syngene both are leading Industry partners

with LSSSDC in PMKVY RPL BICE program where a good
number of existing employees of Biocon and Syngene
have been assessed and certified for their Skills based on
National Occupational Standards. Biocon and Syngene
participated in the program to ensure the quality of skills
for their existing workforce. Enclosed three Certificates
released in Feb, March and April month.
A total of 2565 number of candidates from Biocon and
Syngene have been assessed under RPL till date. More are expected to be assessed and certified this
year, and plans are afoot to support them in Apprenticeship as well

4. LSSSDC in association with Glenmark Pharmaceutical

Here is yet another indication of innovation to successfully treat Covid-19, Mumbai based Glenmark
Pharmaceuticals has developed anti-retroviral drug “Favipiravir” and has got approval from DCGI
(Indian Drug Regulator) for its clinical trial to assess the product in around 150 Covid-19 patients with mild
to moderate infection. Up on successful trial “Favipiravir” could become a potential treatment for Covid-
19 patients.

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Glenmark is a lead Industry partner with LSSSDC since its inception- and has already got its PAN India
manufacturing plant based employees assessed and certified by LSSSDC in year 17-20 to ensure the skill
standards of its employees at par to national occupational standards. The last batch assessed was in
early of March 2020 (batch ID 169590) at Goa plant for which the certificates will be generated post
normalcy from Skill India Portal. Glenmark has also currently engaged 50 apprentices under LSSSDC's
optional trades, 43 apprentices out of them are at its Goa plants and rest 7 apprentices at its
Aurangabad plant.

5. LSSSDC in association with Serum Institute of India

Pune based, Serum Institute of India is in advanced stage of manufacturing a vaccine for COVID-19 in
partnership with Oxford University, which is undergoing human trial.
Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India, has shared that production is being started so that the
vaccine can be made available for use as soon as the trials are successfully concludedSerum have
recently partnered with Mylab and will be ramping up the production of COVID-19 testing kits, taking it
from 1.5 lakh units per week to 20 lakh units per week. To reduce dependency on imported products to
manufacture testing kits in association with Mylabs, they have additionally partnered with Syngene
International for this purpose.
LSSSDC has supported Serum Institute of India Pvt Limited through NAPS at their Pune Facility in job roles
like Manufacturing Assistant, through a Pune based NSDC accredited TPA (Yashaswi Academy for
Skills)).More than 50 plus trainees are undergoing training at the facility of Serum Institute of India Pvt
Limited.

6. LSSSDC in association with Strides Pharma Science Limited (Strides)

Strides Pharma Science Limited (Strides), a global pharmaceutical company has recently announced
that it has developed and commercialized Favipiravir Antiviral tablets. The product is a generic version of
Avigan® of Toyama Chemical, Japan. Favipiravir is an antiviral medication that was initially developed to
treat influenza in Japan. In February 2020, post the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), Favipiravir
was studied in China and several other countries as an experimental treatment of Covid-19. The drug has
demonstrated positive outcomes, including a reduction in the duration of Covid-19 and improved lung
conditions for the patients. Strides have developed Favipiravir tablets in 400mg and 200mg strengths for
convenient dosage administration. The product is currently being exported to GCC countries to treat
patients under their treatment program for Covid-19. Strides will also immediately apply to Indian Drug
Authorities to commence necessary studies and make the drug available to Indian patients
expeditiously.
Dr. R Ananthanarayanan, CEO and Managing Director, stated “We are pleased to be the First Indian
Company to develop and commercially launch Favipiravir tablets for the global markets. This
development reinforces our commitment to play a substantial role in society by bringing affordable and
quality healthcare to millions of people around the globe. Favipiravir has already demonstrated positive
outcomes in several studies on Covid-19 patients, and we are hopeful that the treatment regime with

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Favipiravir would brace up our fight against this virus. He further added, “Favipiravir is a complex drug to
make, while we are manufacturing the tablets in-house, we are also excited to partner with the API
manufacturer such that our supply chain remains secured up to the key starting material.”
Strides Pharma Life Sciences is also associated with LSSSDC as an Industry partner, in the promotion of
Skill Development initiative of Govt of India. LSSSDC is supporting Strides through both Apprenticeship
and RPL. Strides Pharma hired 16 Apprentices at their unit in Bangaluru, Karnataka under 'Machine
operator' Job role under NON-NAPS category and is planning to take atleast the same number at its
Puducherry Site under NAPS Scheme. Currently, more than 300+ Employees of Strides have been certified
by the Life Sciences SSC (LSSSDC) under the PMKVY RPL -4 BICE Scheme of Govt of India in Various job
roles of LSSSDC.

LSSSDC to continue to support Strides with increased numbers in RPL and Apprenticeship

7. LSSSDC in association with IPCA

Ipca is a fully-integrated Indian pharmaceutical company manufacturing over 350 formulations and 80
APIs for various therapeutic segments.It is one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers of over
a dozen APIs, including Hydroxy Chloroquine.
LSSSDC has been working closely with IPCA management to assess and certify its workforce. During
2019/20, a total of 2166 assessment were completed under RPL (Best in Class Employers) initiative of GOI.
This was across the various verticals of manufacturing, QC and packaging etc. at the various IPCA plants
PAN India. There are plans afoot to engage further in RPL, as also Apprenticeship—during the coming year.

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 Initiatives of SCPwD for the
Awareness of the People in
COVID - 19

1. India Livelihood Webinar By SCPwD

The world is presently facing an unprecedented health emergency resulting from Covid 19 pandemic
which has also had its adverse effect on economic lives of the people. It is estimated that in India alone
around 110 Million People have become unemployed in the last couple of months., In the present 'New
Reality' we know that it is the marginalized communities that will bear the brunt of this effect and among
them, persons with disability (PwD) will be the most disadvantaged as their issues are much more
complex thereby making it difficult for them to adapt to the altered way of life. Therefore, there is an
urgency to collectively address this issue by identifying foreseeable problems and working with all the
stakeholders to find new ways to address the emerging challenges.
Skill Council for Persons with Disability in partnership with Dr Reddy's Foundation has organized INDIA
LIVELIHOODS WEBINAR on "Working for an inclusive society in the present new reality" in 3 series.

Locomotor Disability
on 10th June, Wednesday (3:00 PM) – Part 1

2. SCPwD's webinar for PIAs

under DDUGKY

To spread the awareness about Skill Training of Persons with Disability DDUGKY in association with Skill
Council for Persons with Disability organized a live webinar for PIAs on Road to Inclusion – Sambhavna
Vaastavikta Tak : Ek Pahal on 22nd May 2020.

3. SCPwD's Webinar on career scenario post COVID19

KNOCKDOWN THE LOCKDOWN UNLOCK YOUR
POTENTIAL, By following this slogan Skill Council for
Persons with Disability has partnered with Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
and organized a Webinar on career scenario post
COVID19 which is focused on Diversity & Inclusion on
20th May 2020.

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4. Free Counselling by SCPwD to Persons with Disability and their Parents

WE ARE WITH YOU, By following this slogan, Skill Council

for Persons with Disability (SCPwD) offers free
counselling support to PwD or their parents for mental
health and well being to mitigate the anxiety of Covid 19
for Persons with Disability. It is an initiatives taken by
Skill Council for Persons with Disability (SCPwD) to raise
awareness about CORONA VIRUS. Persons with Speech
& Hearing Impairment may also contact as Counselors
with Sign Language Interpretation are also available in
this free counselling support.

5. E-book on Basic Prevention Measures from COVID-19

As a precautionary measure for the Coronavirus outbreak, Skill Council for Persons with Disability has
created an eBook for Basic Prevention Measures. The E-book is available in English and Hindi.

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Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council
Success Stories

Training of Master Trainer (ToMT) Program

This program aims to build the capacity of quality Master Trainers who will further benefit the ecosystem
in creating a pool of Trainers. In the past 4 years, MEPSC has been associated with stalwarts of the
Industry like Bosch, Larsen & Toubro, Chanakya IAS Academy and CSC e-Governance to name a few and
has certified more than 260 Master Trainers so far across India. With an increasing number of trainers, it
becomes necessary to have equally trained and qualified assessors to assess them. Being said so,
MEPSC organised a workshop cum training in collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic to create a
pool of both the Master Trainers and Master Assessors.

In these unprecedented times and challenges, team MEPSC found the opportunity to learn virtually and
optimally utilise the digital world. Marking these words, MEPSC collaborated with AAMC to roll out the
Dual Certification Program on the Indian Master Trainer Program aligned to National Qualification
Standards (MEP/Q2602) and the Qualification Trainer (TVETC001) from IST Australia.

MEPSC has also commenced conducting the E-ToMT programs as well with the use of virtual platforms
to keep the pace of learning going on in these new normal times.

ToMT- ToMA | Singapore Polytechnic Aacharya Dual Certification Program

ToMT Program | Bosch | Bengaluru E-ToMT Program | May 2020
New Delhi April 2020

Training of Trainers (ToT) Program

To enhance employability on the Indian workforce and gainful engagement for dropouts, it's important
to have a pool of trainers who can do the rightful handholding of the youth - A ToT program rightfully
explains its need.

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MEPSC has conducted many ToT programs PAN India and has certified 2536 trainers so far in both the
Management and Security sectors. This journey is incomplete without mentioning the Industry Partners
who have been associated with us for a long time and has worked with us shoulder to shoulder to take
the Skill Baton further namely Central Investigation & Security Services (CISS), RAXA Security, Orion
Edutech to name a few.
MEPSC has also collaborated with State Governments like the Department of Technical Education,
Uttarakhand Skill Development Society to train the Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) Staff under
Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project (UKWDP).
Now in the COVID situation, MEPSC has spread its wings in the digital arena as well by commencing the
online ToTs in both the management and security sectors.

Security ToT | Bengaluru Management ToT | UKWDP Project Management ToT | Indore Security ToT | Online | D1 Fortification
Dehradun

Training of Assessors (ToA) Program

With qualified trainers, it becomes equally important to have a set of Assessors who can maintain and
assure the quality of the trainers in the Skilling Ecosystem. With this idea of quality assurance, MEPSC has
conducted many ToA programs and has certified 1333 Assessors so far.

ToA | Gurugram ToA | Telangana

English, Employability & Entrepreneurship (EEE) Program

To enhance the employability potential, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and
National Skill Development Council (NSDC) amended the Entrepreneurship & Employability curriculum
and embedded the English module into the vocational training, thus introducing the EEE Program in 2019.
MEPSC is envisaged to be nodal body for the implementation of EEE modalities that includes the
development of course curriculum, training, assessment & certification.

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The beauty of this program lies in the use of a virtual platform for imparting the training to the
candidates. The EEE - Learning Management system (LMS) leveraged e-learning content developed by
MEPSC has already created a capacity of 388 Trainers and 13 Master Trainers in the skilling ecosystem
across India.

EEE Program| Vishakhapatnam EEE Program| Delhi

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Program

Recognition of Prior Learning commonly known as RPL, largely refers to an assessment process used to
evaluate a person's existing skill sets, knowledge and experience gained either by formal, non-formal or
informal learning. These trainings enhance the employability opportunities of an individual and provide
opportunities for reducing inequalities based on privileging certain forms of knowledge over others.
MEPSC has enrolled 358,513 beneficiaries under Management and Security Sector so far. Please find the
bifurcation below:
RPL 1 and 2
Mangement: 131205 Security: 13111
RPL 4
Mangement: 3884 Security: 210313

RPL Program | Telangana RPL Program | Andhra Pradesh RPL Program | Home Guards

In the wake of boosting the morale of the Home Guards and Special Police Officers to fight the pandemic
situation and make them aware about the new security techniques in the Industry, a special RPL Project
was conducted by MEPSC in association with Olive Heritage in March 2020 at Gurugram.

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Collaboration with Industry Giants
MEPSC has always believed in the core values of Skill Mission and to achieve the milestone, we have
collaborated with many stalwarts of the Education Industry who equally acknowledge and cherish the
dream of Skilled India.
We have been associated with Cambridge Press University to provide enriching content for EEE
Program for better outreach to the skilling community at large. We have collaborated with Young
Women's Christian Association (YWCA) to support their skilling initiative and provide job opportunities
to students.
MEPSC signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the first skill University of Security courses
in India- Raksha Shakti University, Gujarat. The signing ceremony was held at Raksha University,
Gujarat in Nov 2019. This collaboration aims to bring BVOC, MVOC and Apprenticeship opportunities for
the youths.
In Oct 2019, MEPSC collaborated with Department of Technical Education, Uttarakhand Skill
Development Society to implement pilot convergence programme on English, Employability and
Entrepreneurial mindset in various Polytechnics and IT Centres across the state.

MEPSC extended its outreach internationally, when we signed an MOU with XtraMix Group from Abu
Dhabi, UAE for the training of International Trainers on RPL mode. MEPSC conducted a three days RPL
intervention on Platform skills for these trainers in December 2019 at Abu Dhabi.

MEPSC has collaborated with Central University of Kerala and 4 other Universities across India in June
2020 for implementation of B. Voc Programs and provide industry-relevant skills to the youth.

MEPSC- Cambridge Press University MEPSC- Raksha Shakti University MEPSC - YWCA | Delhi
Delhi Gujarat

MEPSC- Uttarakhand Skill

MEPSC - XtraMix | Delhi
Development Society

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Job Fairs and Career Conclave
Rozgarmela aka Job Fair is a platform or an interface between the training providers, employers and the
job seekers where expectations of all the stakeholders are captured, thus facilitating an effective
placement support.

MEPSC has been a part of many such job fairs at Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Gujarat creating
awareness among the youth about the Skill India Program and providing them job opportunities in both
Management and Security Sector.

Job Fair | Odisha Job Fair | Gujarat

The career conclave is the culmination of a career guidance and counselling programme that the Delhi
government had launched for students, which includes online counselling as well as one-to-one
guidance. The participants were divided into groups of about 20 each to spend time at a particular stall.
The stalls which showcased various vocational courses attracted a lot of students, where they were
introduced to various skill-enhancing courses that would help them in getting employed.
MEPSC has been an active member of this conclave for past 3 years.

3rd Career Conclave | Thayagraj Stadium

Awards and Accolades

Adding another feather in its cap, MEPSC has been conferred with “two Skoch Awards – Skoch Order of
Merit and Skoch Silver Award” under Innovation in Skilling Category for its English, Employability and
Entrepreneurship (EEE) module. The awards were conferred during a sterling event held at New Delhi on 11
Jan 2020. Skoch Award, instituted in 2003, is acknowledged as the highest civilian honour in the country
conferred by an independent Organisation.

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 Skoch Order of Merit Skoch Silver Award

As they say, hard work pays off - it truly did when Col. Anil Kumar Pokhriyal, CEO, MEPSC was bestowed
with the Skill Leadership Gold 2020 Award by Foresight Society of Human Resources and Development.
The award ceremony was held at New Delhi on 16 Feb 2020.

Skill Leadership Award

Online Orientation of Master Trainers – Larsen & Toubro:

To orient the previously certified Master Trainers on 'how to deliver the session online', MEPSC has
conducted a 2-day Orientation program for the Master Trainers of Larsen & Toubro. In this, trainers were
apprised about the online platforms and how to make those effective and engaging at the same time for
the candidates.

Online assessments of RPL Batches: Indian Army (DIAV):

MEPSC conducted online assessments for 70 soldiers from Indian Army who have undergone RPL for
acquiring an NSQF Certification, but were not able to undergo assessment due to COVID lockdown.
Theory assessment was conducted in auto proctoring mode and practical assessments were
conducted via video call.

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Webinar on Role of NAPS in Security and Management Industries

In order to create awareness and benefit of National

Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) in the
Security and Management Service Industries, team
MEPSC conducted two Webinars in May 2020. These
were very engaging session wherein participants
were equally involved in asking questions and
sharing their thoughts on the role and advantage of
this scheme in their domain.

COVID-19 Awareness Video

Being responsible citizens of India, Team MEPSC felt
that it's their bounded duty to create awareness
among our citizens and hence MEPSC curated an
informatory video on COVID-19 in association with
Unifiers Social Ventures Pvt. Ltd. This small video gives
a vast amount of information on the symptoms and
preventive measures of COVID-19.

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 Future Plans of Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society

We have a continuous ongoing dialogue with multiple stakeholders to ensure our skilling interventions
are ready to address the emerging opportunities in the state. JSDMS is striving to build partnerships from
international to state level to build capacities to Skill at Scale with quality outcomes. Some of the
initiatives being planned are setting up Skill University, UK Skills tie up, instituting RPL at a macro level,
establishing Migration Support Centres in our high volume migration corridors, setting up the Centres of
Excellence as part of the ITE Singapore MoU and maximizing the potential laid out by the various
Industrial policies in the state. Details of the above mentioned interventions as follows:

1. Skill University
A novel initiative by the state government to foster research and development in the domain of skill
development.
Government of Jharkhand plans to set up a 'Skill University' in the State to provide a roadmap for higher
education and research in the domain of skill development. The University will provide B.Voc and M.Voc
courses and will align with the industry's needs while providing an opportunity of lateral movement
between education and Industry experience

2. UK Skills
Preparing the state's youth for the ever-growing elderly and child care segment. Government of
Jharkhand and UK Skills are set to impart specialized training on Elderly and Child Care courses, which
shall be aligned as per international standards. This initiative is bound to generate multifarious
opportunities for the state's youth aiding them for international job opportunities as well

3. Recognition Of Prior Learning (RPL)

The RPL programme, formulated by JSDMS is for those youngsters who have been exposed to jobs
without any formalized training or skill development. The key intent of the innovative RPL programme is to
upskill/ re-skill such youth in a way that it enhances their productivity and core domain expertise,
enabling them to move up in their job ladder or achieve self-employment or entrepreneurship. This
programme is administered through the various SSCs in the following domains:

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a. Rubber 14 key state industry domains
b. Furniture & Fittings
1. Agri, Food and Feed Processing
c. Iron & Steel
2. Education & Skill Development
d. Telecommunications, Instrumentation & Surveillance
3. Energy & Renewable Energy
e. Domestic Water
4. Healthcare & Medical Education
f. Logistics
5. IT/ ITeS Development
g. Handicraft 6. Mines & Minerals
7. Tourism & Entertainment
4. Migration Support Centres 8. Auto mobile and Auto Component
Migration Support Centre will assist placed trainees of 9. Electronic System Design & Manufacturing
JSDMS migrating from native for better employment 10. Export Promotion

prospects. 11. Industrial Development

MSCs would offer counselling, access to information, 12. Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

acclimatization support and targeted services to 13. Textile Apparel Footwear

14. Urban Development
vulnerable displaced workers. MSCs are being setup
outside the state where a large number of JSDMS trainees
have been placed

5. ITE Singapore
In order to create world class training facilities and create better employment opportunities
Government of Jharkhand is in the process of setting up Center of Excellence (CoE) in partnership with
ITEES Singapore. The Project will be executed in two phases – the Brown field to be implemented in ITI
Hehal and the Green field in Pundag

6. Industrial Policies Overview

As part of the first Global Investor's Summit, held in 2017 in Ranchi, a comprehensive list of Industry led
policies aimed at fostering investment and employment was created. These policies cover a wide
spectrum of the state's focal strengths such as Textile, Mining, Auto manufacturing etc, while also
preparing for emergent opportunities, such as Footwear, Film, IT/ ITeS industries. It is a constant
endeavour by JSDMS to try and increase training and placement footprint across as many as possible of
these high priority domains in the coming future.

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Skill Talk
There will be significant focus on reskilling and
upskilling : India Skill Development Minister

Skill development and new models of learning will be central to the

recovery post-COVID-19, according to Minister for Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship of India Mahendra Nath
Pandey.

Mahendra Nath Pandey is an Indian politician who is the current

Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India and
Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey
Hon'ble Minister Member of Lok Sabha for Chandauli since 2014. He has also served as
Ministry of Skill Development & Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Human Resource
Entrepreneurship
Development between 2016 and 2017.
Government of India
In an interaction with People Matters, the Minister shares his thoughts
on the current economic scenario due to COVID-19. The economy has come to a standstill because of
this current pandemic, with millions of job losses and laborers returning to their homes are an alarming
situation and what is the government doing to keep things under control.

You have been the HRD Minister in the past and are now handling the Ministry for Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship. How has the journey been so far? What were some of your significant
challenges and achievements?
While the Ministry of Human Resource Development is focussed on the education of India's citizens, the
Ministry of Skill Development is focussed on empowering the youth with skill sets towards being gainfully
employed and contributing to the economic growth of the country.
MSDE primarily drives the Skill India Mission that was launched by the Honorable Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi, and was designed to help India's youth achieve their full potential, hone their skills, and
help in the economic development of the nation. The journey so far has been full of different functions
towards creating an employable and stronger workforce. We have revamped many initiatives from
policies for skill development and entrepreneurship, to the Apprenticeship Act and the programs for
skilling, upskilling and reskilling of the nation's workforce.

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Significant achievements include:
Over 1 crore youth join the Skill India Mission annually
Launch of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to aid those who cannot pay for their skill
training and find a means of livelihood for them
Setting up of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs) – close to 750 state-of-the-art skilling
centres for youth
Introduction of a wide range of reforms to the Apprenticeship Act of 1961, to make it significantly
easier for the industry to take on much-needed apprentices, extended it to the service sector
Reinvigorated the ITI ecosystem through modernization, enhanced pedagogy, revised curriculum,
better technology, quality training, and an online examination and assessment system
Introduction of new-age courses in 12 NSTIs. These include Internet of Things – Smart Healthcare;
Internet of Things – Smart Cities; 3D printing; Drone pilots; Solar Technicians and Geo-Informatics
among many others.

The country is going through an economic slowdown. How are you planning to link skill development
withemployment in the current crisis?
Once the nationwide lockdown ends and the COVID 19 crisis is behind us, we expect the country will be at
a distinct advantage when it comes to economic recovery. Needless to say, that on one hand while a few
sectors will be impacted like travel and tourism, hospitality, automobiles, real estate, and entertainment;
on the other hand, there will be a few which will likely see growth – like pharma, FMCG, Health, logistics,
and e-commerce.

With a decreased dependency on China, India will see several opportunities come its way. We will have
to uplift and enhance our manufacturing and industrial output to reduce external dependency while
catering to international and domestic demand.

This recovery will not only be driven by the above factors but also by the entrepreneurial spirit that we
have been inculcating in our students over the years, and the focus we have laid on new-age skills that
will become increasingly important in the post Coronavirus world. We expect these new-age skills to
become highly in demand.

Also, through our e-skilling initiatives, we have enabled possibilities for many to upgrade their existing
skills. The lockdown has given many people time to catch up on their skilling requirements and upskill
wherever necessary.

Under the leadership of our Prime Minister, we are working on an action plan to reskill unemployed
migrant and informal sector workers once the lockdown is lifted. These will not only help rehabilitate
those who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis but also make the workforce readily
available once economic activity restarts.

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How closely are you working with the HRD Ministry in the area of employment? Has there been any
discussion about a change in the approach of creating more jobs and upskilling more people post
this crisis?
We have been working closely with the MHRD on ensuring integration of skills both at a school and
college level so that we can engage with the youth at the right age and tap them at the right time.

Of late, India has been getting queries from the European Union and the US for textiles, homeware,
ceramic tiles, engineering goods, furniture, among others as part of one plus one strategy in relation to
China. India's electronics industry is heavily dependent on China, importing about $20.6 billion worth of
electronic items in 2018-19, which can be now made in India. We should explore this opportunity and
should uplift and enhance our manufacturing and industrial output to reduce external dependency.

Degree Apprenticeship is a new education route, recently introduced by the Government, bringing
together the best of higher and vocational training. This new option enables university study and the
invaluable on-the-job training typical of an apprenticeship. While pursuing a degree course the
candidate can undergo apprenticeship training as an integrated component of the curriculum.

With COVID-19 impacting all the major sectors and employment opportunities will be limited. How do
you plan to deal with this?
With each challenge and adversity comes an opportunity. While it is right to say that some sectors will
take a hit, there will be a few which will see increasing demand. New job roles will be created to meet
demand nationally and internationally. As mentioned above sectors like Healthcare, Logistics,
Emergency services, Green jobs, E-commerce, Home delivery services, IT/ITeS will see increasing
demand for a skilled workforce. We have always focused on a job-ready workforce. Now that the
opportunity will arise, we will be able to meet these requirements of the industry.

In a few segments, like in reskilling and upskilling, continuous and quick assessment of demand will be
done by a special research team which will be formed soon. There will be a clear focus on employer-led
training for the focussed outcome and we will enable fast-tracking approval for an additional courses.
We can expect large scale entrepreneurship led skilling especially supporting the micro-entrepreneurs
along with the creation of linkages to the credit network. The focus will be on a blended model for learning
with increased scalability and quick turnaround time.

How is the ministry navigating through the challenges brought on by COVID-19?

Firstly, we are trying to ensure that we keep all our students, staff, and partners safe hence all centres
were shut with immediate effect of the nationwide lockdown that was announced by the Hon'ble Prime
Minister in late March 2019. All our training centres, including National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs), ITIs,
and their hostels across the country have either been converted into quarantine/isolation facilities or
shelters for the needy and have been extended to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and to the
respective State Governments. 40 percent of this capacity is already being utilized for the welfare of the
people.

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MSDE has also notified all establishments to pay the full stipend to apprentices engaged with them.
Currently, 24,884 establishments are engaging 2.42 lakh apprentices in both designated and optional
trade. The Government will reimburse stipends to these establishments.

We have made extensive online resources available through the Directorate General of Training for
around 2 million students enrolled in industrial training institutes who are unable to attend classes. The
complete curriculum is available through video lessons, question banks, mock tests and e-learning
content through the Bharat Skills portal and mobile-friendly application.

What's your take on the Indian job market at this point? Post COVID-19, how will the future look like?
The sections of population that are likely to be most impacted are – workers from impacted sectors, daily
wage earners, migrant workers and those working in the formal economy. There must be quick and
continuous assessment of demand and blended models for learning which are scalable and have quick
turn-around time. There will be heavy focus on reskilling and upskilling. This recovery will not only be
driven by the above factors but also by the entrepreneurial spirit that we have been inculcating in our
students over the years and the focus we have laid on new-age skills that will become increasingly
important in the post Coronavirus world.

What is the ministry doing to help people who have lost their job because of COVID-19?
The nation is witnessing thousands of migrant workers, many of whom have been rendered jobless by
the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, continue to return to their villages and
home-towns. The government is planning on using these workers for infrastructure projects, a move that
could help address two crucial problems – joblessness and workforce shortage. We are trying to find
opportunities to link the semi-skilled and skilled workers so that they can earn their livelihood and at the
same time support the local economy. We are also looking at agriculture, agri-processing and
healthcare as immediate avenues to restart skilling with a focus on reverse migrants.

What are your plans for the Ministry for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the coming four
years?
We have received a significant amount of feedback and suggestions on what changes we can make to
our various initiatives to make them more efficient, with better outcomes. We are evaluating these and
making some tweaks to the programs with a continued focus on apprenticeship, reskilling and upskilling
as well as certification and standardization of existing skills.

Beyond that, we are all working together to overcome the challenges and continue our work in this
environment where there is a new normal in place.

The Ministry is currently in the midst of planning the next phase of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
Yojana, the umbrella scheme under the Prime Minister's Skill India Mission along with other initiatives like
IndiaSkills, Rozgar Melas, etc.
Courtesy: People Matters

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B&WSSC Launches
Online Digital
Learning Portal
The Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council in association with SkillEd India, launched its
Online Digital Learning Portal, stating it to be part of the 'new age of skilling.' The portal is on a
Learning Management System Platform (LMS). A learning management system is a
software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting,
automation and delivery of educational courses, training programs, or learning and
development programs. The Launch Ceremony was held over video conferencing on 9th
July, at 1700 hrs. Dr. Manish Kumar, Managing
Director and CEO, NSDC, was the Chief Guest.
Vandana Luthra, Chairperson, B&WSSC &
Founder of VLCC India, was the Guest of
Honour. This step is a major development
towards accessibility of education and skill
training for the youth and women of India
who wish to grow a career in the industry,
especially during this period of crisis with the
COVID-19 pandemic at large.
B&WSSC :
B&WSSC is a not for profit organization
promoted by CII with financial support from
NSDC, under the aegis of Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship. The
aim is to establish an effective and efficient
eco-system for development and imparting
of skills in Beauty and Wellness industry including content & curriculum, courses,
information databases, delivery systems, standardization of the accreditation and
certification process to enhance employability of the Indian workforce globally.

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LabourNet and NSDC has
taken an initiative to train
men and women to
become Sanitisation
and Hygiene
Entrepreneurs

The crisis of COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted

the importance and necessity of sanitisation and
hygiene around our surroundings. The demand of
sanitisation services has increased and is still gaining high
impetus. It is said that, the demand will continue to grow and
sustain in the Post-COVID World.
In collaboration with LabourNet, a training partner under Skill India,
Government of Karnataka and National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC) has taken an initiative to train men and women to become
Sanitisation and Hygiene Entrepreneurs (SHE) .
During the first phase of this initiative, the focus will be on getting self-help
women's groups on board, under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)
to benefit from this module.

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 NSDC Launches ASEEM – Integrated
Skill Management System

The National Skill Development Corporation today digitally launched ASEEM –

Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping. It is an integrated skill management
system directed towards enabling employment opportunities for the skilled workforce. The
launch ceremony was held online, starting at 1300 hrs, with Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey,
Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, as the Chief Guest.
The introduction of ASEEM has been regarded as a 'landmark initiative' in the journey of
skilling India's workforce.
ASEEM is a single multifaceted location of notice and
information for the Government, States, Training Partners,
Industry Leaders, and Skilled Individuals. Operating on AI
technology, the platform is available as an App. It
provides livelihood opportunities for the candidates,
based on their skill set and preferences, displaying a list of
available jobs in and around their location. Profile
creation is OCR-based.
ASSEM provides access to consistent supply of
employees for the employers, with a curated search and
filter mechanism that can be used when looking for
suitable candidates.
The initiative also offers growth opportunities for training
partners. Through this app, the Government will have a
view of data and gain insights as well, and study
developments in the supply & demand pattern.
The launch of ASEEM is part of the government's vision of a
Skilled and strengthened workforce in India, with the Skill
India Mission as a catalyst.
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NSDC and Microsoft collaborate to empower
Indian youth with digital skills
The initiative aims at skilling over 1 lakh youth in the next 12 months
New Delhi, July 08, 2020: With a vision to transform India into a skilled nation, the
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Microsoft today announced a
strategic partnership aimed at providing digital skills to over 1 lakh youth in the
country over the next 12 months. Microsoft will collaborate with NSDC's eSkill India
portal to provide free access to learning resources and conduct digital skilling
awareness drives, equipping the next generation of learners with the skills they
need to thrive in a digital economy.
As part of the partnership, Microsoft's learning resource center, Microsoft Learn will
be integrated with the eSkill India digital platform to provide access to
personalized learning paths and resources that are in-demand in today's economy and are well-positioned
to continue to grow in the future. These learning paths will cover a broad range of skills, from entry-level
digital literacy to advanced product-based skilling in critical technologies like AI and cloud computing,
providing numerous opportunities for people to reskill and upskill, placing roles that are in-demand within
reach of job seekers.
The partnership with NSDC is an extension of Microsoft's global skilling initiative to help 25 million people
worldwide acquire new digital skills needed for the COVID-19 economy.
Speaking about the partnership, Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India, said, “The digital
transformation of India is driving demand for tech-enabled jobs across every industry and with it the need
for digital skills. We are deeply invested in creating a digital skills ecosystem that prepares India's workforce
for jobs of the future. Our partnership with NSDC is a strong step in that direction, equipping learners with
easily accessible tools and resources needed to succeed in a digital economy.”
Talking about the association, Dr. Manish Kumar, CEO & MD, NSDC, said, “The collaboration aims at
accelerating online learning for enhancing employability of the young workforce in a rapidly evolving digital
environment. With focus on new-age and advanced skills, the initiative will meet the growing demands of our
economy.”
The integration of Microsoft Learn on the eSkill India platform will provide learners with customized content
and resources, accessible anytime, anywhere. eSkill India and Microsoft will co-host e-skilling events,
webinars and virtual sessions across the country to support students, training partners and higher-
education trainees enrolled under NSDC's skill training programs. The sessions will be designed to drive
digital literacy and provide insights into technologies like AI, machine learning and cloud computing among
others.

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About National Skill Development Corporation

National Skill Development Corporation, working under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship, is a unique public-private-partnership which aims to catalyze creation of quality
vocational training ecosystem in India. Since inception in 2010, NSDC has trained more than 2.5 crore people
through its partnership with 600+ training partners, 11,000+ training centers spread over 600+ districts across
the country. NSDC has established 37 Sector Skill Councils and is implementing Government's flagship skill
development schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal
Kendra (PMKK), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), among others.

About eSkill India

NSDC's eSkill India portal provides learners a platform to explore online skill-courses anytime, anywhere. The
portal leverages technology to enable skill seekers accelerate their learning through methods like virtual
learning and remote classroom. eSkill India catalogues nearly 500 e-learning courses in multiple Indian
languages through leading knowledge providers.

About Microsoft

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and
an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve
more. Microsoft set up its India operations in 1990. Today, Microsoft entities in India have over 11,000
employees, engaged in sales and marketing, research, development and customer services and support,
across 11 Indian cities – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, New Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Hyderabad, Kochi,
Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. Microsoft offers its global cloud services from local data centers to accelerate
digital transformation across Indian startups, businesses, and government organizations.

For more information, please contact:

Shreya Pandey
7042885909

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The Electronics Sector Skill Council of India has introduced a
course on Drone Piloting and Technician, referring to it as “An
add-on skill to step up your career with this booming
technology.” The course focuses on the training of
candidates in the assembly and flying of Multirotor Drones
(UAV). It includes education in theory and the fundamentals
and designing of multirotor drone technology; flying in a
simulator; hands-on experience with the making of drones
with different flight controllers; mastering the art of drone
piloting; and a complete training in the maintenance and
repair of industrial grade multirotor drones.

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T h e M a n a g e m e n t &
Entrepreneurship and Professional
Skills Council has signed an MoU
with Swami Vivekanand
Homoeopathic Medical College
& Hospital, Gujarat for
implementation of B.Voc
programs to equip students with
industry-relevant skills and
enhance their employability
opportunities. MEPSC has also
collaborated with IIS University to
implement B.Voc Programmes in Office
Management and Secretarial Practices, for encouraging
Skill Development Initiatives in the management sector.

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