NSDC & IL&FS Skill Development Corporation train IES
Cadre on Skill Development
Hyderabad: November 15, 2014: National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in partnership
with the Department of Economic Affairs organized a five day long, residential programme for
training of senior officers from the Indian Economic Services cadre on Skill Development. IL&FS
Skills Development Corporation (ISDC) was the knowledge partner for this event.
With a target of skilling nearly 50 crore youth by 2022, there is an urgent need to create a wider
understanding of the skills development ecosystem. One of the key pillars of this is deeper
dialogue between government and private sector for improved policy making. In this context, it is
imperative to develop a shared understanding of various aspects of Skilling India, particularly
amongst decision makers guiding the implementation of various schemes.
This course was designed to stimulate interactions on contemporary issues facing policy makers in
designing robust frameworks for implementation. Participants were given an overview of the
policy environment on skills and training. The programme structure took them through
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The framework of National Skills Policy and Institutional arrangement at Central and State
government level
PPP in Skills Development to deliver training for 150 million people
International Best Practices were shared by British Council (UK), TAFE (Australia) and IGCC
(Germany)
Private sector partners like ISDC, TMI, Talent Sprint, SREI - Sahej and SkillPro shared their
training models as case studies, highlighting the various aspects of skilling India
The programme was inaugurated by Dr. M V Rao, Director General – NIRD, who shared the
importance of Skilling India and the role of central and state government institutions regarding the
same. The participants interacted with Industry leaders such as Ms. Sangita Reddy, Joint
Managing Director - Apollo Group and Mr Ramoji Rao, Chairman - Ramoji Group, who shared the
skills specific requirements and challenges for their respective sectors. More than 30 speakers
from diverse background shared their experience and covered the skills requirement for various
sectors i.e. Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Hospitality, IT/ITES, Automotive, Agriculture,
Construction and others.
Speaking on the successful completion of the workshop, Mr. Atul Bhatnagar, Chief Operating
Officer, NSDC said, “This was a very interesting and interactive session that we managed with the
help of the Department of Economic Affairs in Hyderabad. There were some interesting questions
from the members and also some interesting propositions. I am sure this five day long workshop
will help harness skill development in many divisions where the cadre is operational.”
Despite what has been achieved in the past few years, there is a scope for improvement and
innovation which can trigger large scale, collaborative implementation that will position India as
the Skills Capital of the world. Engaging senior officer on the nuances of skill development shall
improve the policy making leading to creation of outcome based skilling programmes across India.
About ISDC
IL&FS Skills Development Corporation (ISDC) is part of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services
Limited (IL&FS) group. IL&FS is one of the India’s leading infrastructure and finance companies
(www.ilfsindia.com). The company is promoted by the IL&FS group as part of its large scale social
infrastructure initiative under the realm of IL&FS Education and Technology Services Limited
(IETS) in partnership with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). IL&FS Skills is one of the
largest Public Private Partnership model set up in the Skill Training and Vocational Education arena
of India.
ISDC is establishing 100 IL&FS Institute of Skills offering training in multiple trades across India.
These Institutes are established at Industrial Clusters (Skilled Labour Demand Areas), and Labour
Supply Areas. The trades in which training is offered is categorized into specialized industry trades
that would be specific to the industry cluster where the Institute of Skills is based, General
Engineering and Service trades. For more information visit - http://www.isdc.in/
About NSDC
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is a unique Public Private Partnership (PPP), with
51 per cent equity held by private sector and the balance 49 per cent by the Union Government.
Formed in 2010, NSDC is a professionally run not-for-profit company that includes 31 Sector Skill
Councils and over 154 training partners with over 2500+ training centres spread across 366
districts in the country. NSDC is mandated to skill 150 million Indians by 2022.
For more information on NSDC kindly visit our website and Facebook page:
www.nsdcindia.org
https://www.facebook.com/NSDCIndiaOfficial
www.twitter.com/NSDCIndia
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