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India and Australia come together to build a centre of excellence for
vocational education and training in Delhi NCR; will aim to train 80,000
students a year across wide variety of courses
This MoU will help in bridging the skill-gap in both countries - Shri Rajiv
Pratap Rudy
New Delhi, February 2, 2015: In line with the new Skill Ministry’s agenda of exploring more
avenues for scaling up the skilling ecosystem in the country, National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC), TAFE SA and Heraud, today signed a tripartite agreement that will see the
establishment of a vocational college in Delhi / NCR.
The college will be a centre of excellence, showcasing the very best in vocational education in a
range of fields, which can mass train 8000-10000 students a year and move to train 80,000
students per year in a wide variety of areas, thereby significantly contributing to the skills target
under the Prime Minister of India’s vision to create a ‘Skilled India’.
The MoU was signed in the august presence of Honourable Union Minister for Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship (I/C) and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy along with the Ms.
Gail Gago, the Minister for Employment, Higher Education & Skills (South Australia) along with the
at the Ministry’s office in the capital. The signing dignitaries were Mr. Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO,
NSDC; Ms. Mariam Silva, CEO, TAFE SA; and Mr. Amit Tikoo, CEO, Heraud Training & Education
(India).
Addressing all stakeholders, Shri Rudy mentioned, “The bilateral collaboration between India and
Australia is consistently increasing manifold. Our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Modi has been the
first PM in the last fifty years to visit the Australia and that too within the first six months of taking
charge. We would like to leverage this relationship and take this ahead by adopting transnational
standards in training for meeting the requirement of skilled manpower in both the countries.” The
minister, in a more detailed meeting tomorrow, will take a stock of the standards, qualifications
and courses offered by TAFE SA.
Ms. Gail Gago said, “The Australian Government is committed to extending full support on India’s
skilling agenda. We already work with the Kalyani Group in India and are also supporting the Smart
Cities project through our partnership with CISCO where we have committed a fund of USD
250,000. We will be happy to engage with the Indian Government creating internationals standard
in higher education for increasing employability in today’s youth.”
Under the MoU signed, NSDC shall provide the project with up to 75% funding by way of loan as
per NSDC funding guidelines whilst TAFE SA and Heraud will provide capability and management
abilities to run the centre. The course offerings for the college will be proposed by Heraud with the
support of TAFE SA and in consultation with NSDC. All the courses will be developed and delivered
as per TAFE South Australia model to suitably address the specific industry skill gap in India while
at the same time enabling pathways and increased employability of students. The underlying
objective of running these courses will be to provide globally recognized skills and certification to
students while producing skilled resources for India. In addition, all the courses will endeavour to
operate in alignment with the Indian skill development frameworks of national agencies acting in
the vocational education space in India.
Heraud will be responsible for arranging, providing and managing localized staff in India to
coordinate between NSDC, TAFE SA and Heraud. It will conduct further industry research to
establish demand and enrolment interest.
Commenting on the partnership, Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, NSDC said “This is another major step
in capacity building for Vocational Education and Training in the country, to make India the ‘Skill
Capital’ of the world. NSDC will connect with the Sector Skill Councils to assist in engaging with
local industry to champion the benefits of training and promote the proposed college.
India’s engagement with Australia on skills development started three years back. The project has
made rapid progress and we now look forward to a fruitful partnership with TAFE SA and Heraud
to make this a success”
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 171 training partners with over 2500+ training centres spread across 444
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
About TAFE SA
TAFE SA is an independent statutory corporation of the South Australian Government and
Australia’s largest provider of Vocational Education and Training (VET). TAFE SA has over 80,000
students a year and 1,300 qualifications on scope. TAFE SA’s global mission is to support its
international business partners in establishing and developing vocational education and training
systems and institutions which respond directly to the skill needs of local industries and
employers.
About Heraud
Heraud is a Melbourne based company with roots in India. Heraud is a partner of TAFE SA & NSDC
and one of the very few, if not the only Australian company that is delivering Australian skills to
Indian students and providing them with trans-national skills & certification. Heraud is targeting to
train around 100,000 students in the next decade. Having partnered with large education names
like Amity, Thapar etc. Heraud has 4 delivery centres with another 3 coming up in 2015. Heraud
works closely with Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) to introduce new and unique programs and to map
the SSC curriculum to trans-national standards.
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