PM inaugurates first-ever National Training Conclave

Source: The post is based on the article “PM inaugurates first-ever National Training Conclave”  published in PIB on 12th June 2023

What is the News?

The Prime Minister has inaugurated the first-ever National Training Conclave at the International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

What is the National Training Conclave?

The National Training Conclave is being organized as part of the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) – ‘Mission Karmayogi’.

Hosted by: The Conclave is being hosted by the Capacity Building Commission.

Objective: To foster collaboration among civil services training institutes and bolster the training infrastructure for civil servants across the country.

Participation: More than 1500 representatives from training institutes, including Central Training Institutes, State Administrative Training Institutes, Regional and  Zonal Training Institutes, and Research institutes will participate in the conclave. 

– Civil Servants from central government departments, state governments, local governments, as well as experts from the private sector will take part in the deliberations.

What is Capacity Building Commission?

Capacity Building Commission has been constituted in 2021.

Mandate: To drive standardization and harmonization across the Indian civil services landscape. 

Functions: CBC is mandated to perform the following key functions: 1) Preparing an Annual State of Civil Services Report, 2) Exercising functional supervision over Training Institutions, 3) Facilitating the creation of Annual Capacity Building Plans for ministries and departments, 4) Undertaking an Audit of Human Resources available in Government, 5) Recommending policy interventions in areas of personnel/HR to DoPT among others.