India is a fast-paced growing economy and it surely requires the development of its skilled community to cope up with the ever growing challenges. In today’s world, competitive edge is determined by the skill set of the people and their ability to create and propagate knowledge effectively. India needs to develop a skilled workforce which is more analytical and flexible, and has a drive for growth and innovation.
To cope up with the growing economic challenges and develop the flexibly talented workforce, Indian government and private organizations are contriving hard for the skill development of its citizens. The concept of lifetime learning for solidifying core and technical abilities is in action and is far more penetrating than before. In order to attract the industrial investments from around the globe, it’s become quite important to enhance skill development programs across India, in the context of globalized economy.
The Ministry of Labor and Employment-MOLE which is one of the oldest ministries of India is putting a great deal in promoting skill development across rural territories. It offers employment opportunities to the unskilled workforce and help them learn basic skills through practical understanding of the tasks.
Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship- MSDE has been building vocational training frameworks with an agenda of building new skills as well as upgrading the existing skills, alongside implementing innovative thinking across the workforce. Under this ministry, National Skill Development Corporation- NSDC is acting as a bridge to achieve its vision by building skill development institutes on large scale. It plays a catalytic role by funding and advising to the training institutions.
The organizations matching the same vision as NSDC play partnering roles and as of today, there are 267 training partners and so far, it has been able to develop the skills of over 2 million people in almost 25 industrial sectors.
Furthermore, there are private sector business groups which are putting keen efforts as part of corporate social responsibility in engendering skill development programs in various regions at various scales. One such initiative is taken by Smile Foundation which is one of the hoariest trade association in India. Representing the trade and commerce interests of India, this foundation has recently launched Smile Twin e-Learning Program (STeP). This Program is endeavoring to train youth, which is underprivileged, with the market based skill sets; it also includes some soft skills e.g. computer literacy and personality development, and academic requisites e.g. English and Math.
Thousands of underprivileged workforce from rural and urban backgrounds have been trained through such initiatives. Yes Foundation, Vivid Foundation and Ponty Chadha Foundation can be exemplified in their efforts regarding skill development. These foundation are operating with an objective to make citizens self-reliant through the utilization of available resources. There is also a special focus on entrepreneurship and women empowerment to contribute to the strengthening of economic backbone of the country.
The Ponty Chadha Foundation envisions a self-sustained society through addressing education and skill development needs of the community, other than imparting health, hunger and food security drives. The focus is on the underprivileged and disadvantaged youth.
Through these skill development efforts, India hopes to sustain, grow and cope up with the economic challenges prevailing around.
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