Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
Policy & Standards
National Workshop with States
Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi
9 May 2015
Table of Contents
Draft Policy Framework
Multi Skill Institutes – Making Skilling aspirational
Industrial Training Institutes: Initiatives undertaken
Industrial Training Institutes: A success story
Apprenticeship training
Alignment of NSQF in States/UTs
Integrated LMIS (Labour Market Information System)
Cooperation solicited from the states
New Policy Framework on Skill Development
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Changing the negative perception associated with vocational education and focusing on
mobilization of candidates on the same
Focus on – Outcome, Expansion of outreach by innovative approaches and incentives,
encourage private sector participation
International equivalence and mobility of skilled manpower
Quality Assurance and linkages with the NSQF
Technology interventions in terms of LMIS and monitoring of outcomes
Address special needs of difficult areas – (NE, Hill States, LWE affected areas)
Policy Framework for Skill Development
Vision
Aspiration
Outreach
and
Advocacy
Capacity
Quality
Synergy
Mobilization
and
Engagement
Global
Partnerships
ICT
Enablement
Development
of Trainers
Inclusivity
“To create an ecosystem of empowerment by
Skilling on a large Scale at speed with high
standards so as to ensure sustainable
livelihoods for all citizens and to place India
in the comity of front ranking entrepreneurial
and innovative nations”
New Policy Framework on Skill Development
Capacity
• NSDC to take up capacity creation to cater to skilling
needs of dropouts in rural and urban areas
• New ITIs promoted as Multi Skilling Institutes (MSIs) to
be set up in PPP mode
Aspiration
• Industry to be encouraged and pay skill premium to skilled
and semi skilled workers
• National Portal & National Campaign
• Promotion of use of certified skilled manpower by
Government
Mobilization
and
Engagement
Quality
Assurance
Outreach and
Advocacy
• Industry to also earmark funds for skill development
initiatives in their respective sector
• Pro-active industry participation in designing curricula
and standards for skill development training- SSCs
• Making SSCs more representative
• Alignment of curricula to emerging demands
• NSQF Alignment by December 2018
• Creation of a robust Labour Market Information System
(LMIS) including Skill Development Management
Systems (SDMS) under National Portal for Skilling
• Strengthening of Skill credit framework
Current Status
• Draft National Policy on Skill
Development
and
Entrepreneurship 2015 has
been placed on MyGov portal
for public consultation
• States/UTs also requested to
send their inputs/suggestions
on the draft policy
New Policy Framework on Skill Development
Synergy
• Convergence of all efforts in the skilling landscape through
common norms
• Support for strengthening institutional structures at the
State Level
Global
Partnerships
• NSQF to be aligned to other international Qualification
Frameworks to promote mobility.
• Institutional arrangements and mechanisms to be
established for regular exchange of knowledge
ICT Enablement
Training of
Trainers
Inclusivity
•Use of technology to scale up training facilities and delivery
of vocational training activities
•Stakeholders to be encouraged to develop Massive Open
Online Courses (MOOC)
•Govt. to encourage participation of Ex-servicemen in
defense, retired people from industry etc
•A ‘trainer portal’ to be set up to act as the repository of all
certified trainers and with options for interested to register
•Cater to the skilling needs of the disadvantaged and
marginalised groups
•Special regional council to address the needs of difficult areas
•Horizontal SSC for differently abled
Women in Skilling
•Focus on viable work
and decent income for
women
•Earmarking intake
capacity for women in
training of trainers
institute
•Promotion of women in
non-traditional trades
Multi Skill Institutes – Making Skilling aspirational
National
Skills
University
Multi Skills
Institutes / ITIs/
Vocational Training
Institutes
Outreach Centres –
Livelihood Colleges/
Kaushal Vardhan
Kendras
A▪ National level skill universities which accords degrees and certification aligned with NSQF:
– Affiliate Skills Institutes
– Design vocational curriculum integrated with academic streams to provide horizontal
mobility
– Design and conduct assessment procedures
– Offer faculty training and up-gradation courses
– Conduct curriculum and pedagogy research; Act as knowledge hub
B▪ Network of institutes
– Linkages with industry for apprenticeship programmes, guest lectures,
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industry visits, placement etc.
Function as a demand aggregator
Conduct entrepreneurship development and soft skill courses
C▪ Low cost outreach centres linked to specific skills institutes through
technology, covering as many districts, blocks and villages as possible
– Two levels: KVKs and Livelihood Development Colleges
– Offer modular courses (15 days – 6 months) covering L1-4 of NSQF
– Employ appropriate facilities to increase reach (e.g., railway stations)
– Engage students in remote areas through awareness drives and
counselling services
Industrial Training Institutes - Initiatives undertaken
ITIs
Total-11,972
(Govt-2284 &
Pvt- 9688)
Seating
Capacity16.94 lakh
per year
Number of
trades - 126
Policy changes
Upgradation Schemes
• Introduction of ‘Flexi MoU’ with industry to support
high employment potential training programs
• Upgradation of 400 ITIs through World Bank project
• New scheme to upgrade ‘one Govt ITI in each State’ as a
model institution with industry engagement to
showcase best practices
• Institute Management Committees (IMCs) under
Chairmanship of Industry Partners constituted.
• Re-affiliation of ITIs every 5 year to monitor requisite
up-gradation of facilities and maintain quality of
institutions
• Training Of ITI Principals at IIM Ahemdabad & other
reputed institutions.
Training of trainers
• Upgradation of 1396 ITIs through PPP mode
• Financial & Academic autonomy granted to IMCs.
Revision of NCVT courses
• Seating capacity being enhanced by setting up new ATIs
in PPP mode
• Effective usage of ‘distance learning’ for training of
trainers
• Revision of NCVT courses in consultation with industry
through mentor councils
• NCVT courses being made NSQF compliant
Launch of NCVT MIS portal (www.ncvtmis.gov.in )
• One stop information source for all Institutes and courses under the purview of NCVT
• Launched for tracking of trainees and issue of e-certificates
• Trainee/ instructor profile, ITI count, Examination calendar, list of ATIs, NVTIs, and RVTIs, is readily available
Industrial Training Institutes – Success stories
• Adoption of ITIs by industry stakeholders
resulted in a higher placement rate upto
85%
• State Govt. shall encourage the industry
stakeholders to adopt ITIs and catalyze the
placements with the benefit of reducing
the prevalent skill gap
• ‘Centres of Excellence (CoEs)’ for the ITIs
being set up under Worldbank Project
Maruti Suzuki has set up Automobile Skill Enhancement
Centres (ASEC) in Govt. operated ITIs and plans to train 2,100
students through these ASECs annually
Samsung has signed up with the D/o Technical Education (DTE) and
the M/o MSME to set up Samsung Technical Schools across
Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Tool Rooms in India
Punj Lloyd has set up ‘Craftsmen Training Institutes’ in Madhya Pradesh
to train skilled and unskilled labourers in construction industry
NTPC has adopted 17 ITIs in the past (creating 1536 seats) and is
planning to construct 9 new ones
Apprenticeship Training
Apprentices
Act Reforms
Apprentices
Protsahan Yojana
Apprenticeship
Training - Targets
Achieved
Suggested
Initiatives
> Flexibility in choosing trade and number of apprentices
> Enhanced compliance through online portal
> Increased scope for non engineering trades
> Linkage of stipend to semi skilled worker wages
> Rationalization of training modules of designated trades under the Apprentices Act, 1961
> Launched to support MSMEs
> 50% of prescribed stipend payable to 2 apprentices per unit during the first two years of
apprenticeship training to be paid by Central Govt.
> Amount of stipend directly transferable to bank account of apprentices
> Total 5.31 lakhs apprenticeship seats located and 2.84 lakhs utilized across 559 trades
> Two categories of apprenticeship training:
* Trade apprentice (6 months-4 years): 3.95 lakhs located ; 2.20 lakhs utilized
* Graduate Technician & Technician (Vocation) apprentice (1 year): 1.36 lakhs located ; 0.64
lakhs utilized
> Provide incentives to MSME sector within States to employ apprentices
> Promote use of AV aids/technology in apprentice training through financial provisions
> Foster linkages with industry for on-the-job training
Alignment of National Skills Qualifications Framework
(NSQF) in States
-Quality assurance
framework
-Organises qualifications
according to levels of
competencies
-Measures professional
knowledge, professional
skills, core skills and
responsibilities.
Notified by Cabinet on 27th Dec ’13, NSQF has ten levels.
49 Qualifications under NCVT and SSCs aligned to NSQF
Qualifications Register is the official national database of all
qualifications aligned to NSQF levels.
Rolled out in 2035 schools across 25 states under "Vocationalization of
Secondary and Higher Secondary Education” (VS&HSE) Scheme of MHRD
-Anchored in NSDA
-Operationalized through
the National Skills
Qualifications Committee
(NSQC)
All institutions/bodies under State Govt. to align their training
programmes to NSQF.
Government funding would be on preferential basis for NSQF
compliant training/ educational programmes/courses.
Alignment of National Skills Qualifications Framework
(NSQF) in States
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Initiative
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Definition - Process of recognizing competencies acquired through previous learning,
often experiential, towards gaining a qualification
Acknowledges the work experience and skills acquired through informal learning
Certifies the work experience and skills through formal education/training
Applicable mainly in unorganized sector, thereby addressing the skill gaps of the Indian
workforce
Consolidated RPL guidelines to be finalised by NSDA
State engagement
The States need to start the process of NSQF alignment of all qualifications
recognised by the State Boards through this Register
NSDA to take 2 States per month to educate and explain the concept and
process of rolling out of NSQF in the States
States need to complete NSQF alignment within 3 years of notification
Labour Market Information System
Integrated Central Database
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Brings together quantitative and qualitative information
about the labour market
Contains socio-economic modules on demand, supply and
market trends in workforce
Generates key analysis and reports on labour market
dynamics
Helps in setting skilling targets by matching
with demand
supply
National information system, where all Central, State and
sectoral data will be aggregated
Cooperation solicited from States
Link skill programme databases on real time basis with the
national LMIS and to depute a nodal person to facilitate the
process
States to have centralized LMIS/MIS for all Departments;
States which have not yet developed their own system to
use the national LMIS
All State Govt. bodies to align their training programs to
the NSQF with support from the NSDA
Integrate adoption of Vocational Education into curriculum
of State schools for NSQF levels 1 to 4
(Class 9 to Class 12)
Amendment of state recruitment rules as well as those of
the PSUs to define the eligibility criteria for all positions in
terms of the NSQF levels
Review Institute Management Committees of ITIs which
may be inactive or functioning inefficiently
Quality &
Uniformity
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