{"id":18301,"date":"2018-04-06T16:14:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T10:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=18301"},"modified":"2018-04-06T16:17:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T10:47:41","slug":"skill-india-needs-urgent-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/skill-india-needs-urgent-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill India: needs urgent attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Context:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It has been a year since <strong>Sharada Prasad Committee<\/strong> has submitted its recommendations on the improvement of Skill India Scheme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Background:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>15<sup>th<\/sup> July, 2015:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Skill India Scheme<\/strong> was launched on the occasion of the first-ever World Youth Skills Day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two fold goals of Skill India Scheme: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>To meet employers\u2019 needs of skills<\/li>\n<li>To prepare workers (young and old) for a decent livelihood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A review committee, <strong>Sharada Prasad Committee, <\/strong>for Rationalization and Optimization of the Functioning of the Sector Skill Councils (SSC) was constituted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2017:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sharada Prasad Committee submitted its<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two fold overview the recommendations: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Vocational education\/training\u00a0(VET) is not just for underprivileged communities.<\/li>\n<li>It is should not be confirmed to those who cannot make it through formal education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2018: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After an year of Sharada Prasad Committee\u2019s report on Skill India, it is important to look at the reforms it suggested and action taken in the (VET) system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Important facts about Skill India are:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About <strong>64% of India\u2019s\u00a0population<\/strong>is expected to be in the working age group of <strong>15-59 years by 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Yet, <strong>30% of India\u2019s youth<\/strong> are neither employed nor in education or training.<\/li>\n<li>Also both the <strong>service and manufacturing sector (Make in India) <\/strong>requires highly skilled labors.<\/li>\n<li>Thus the\u00a0Skill India\u00a0programme was launched with an aim to skill <strong>402 million people by 2022.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/skill.jpg?resize=593%2C347\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/skill.jpg?w=593&amp;ssl=1 593w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/skill.jpg?resize=150%2C88&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/skill.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Major challenges with Skill India Programme are: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Designing a model<\/strong> which benefits employer, training providers, trainee and the government,<\/li>\n<li>Strong and effective <strong>linkages between the industry and the trainer institute,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Provisions of <strong>constant knowledge<\/strong> upgrading of the trainers,<\/li>\n<li>Creating <strong>effective convergence<\/strong> between school education and the governmental efforts, and<\/li>\n<li>Creation of <strong>institutional mechanism<\/strong> for research development, quality assurance, examination, certification, affiliation and accreditation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Major government steps taken to address the above mentioned challenges are: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rationalization of the <strong>Central Government Schemes on Skill Development. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Skill gap studies <\/strong>are being conducted by NSDC for 21 high growth sectors,<\/li>\n<li>National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has set up a <strong>Policy Implementation Unit (PIU)<\/strong> for reviewing the implementation and progress of the various initiatives and undertaking corrective measures under this policy, and<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feedback and provision<\/strong> has also been made to facilitate constant consultation with the stakeholder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Core recommendations made by Sharada Prasad Committee and actions to be taken for its implementation are: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Changing the dynamics of VET: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Separate stream for vocational education (in secondary education), creating vocational schools and vocational colleges for upward mobility, and having a Central university to award degrees and diplomas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Please note: <\/strong>Vocational education\/training\u00a0(VET):\n<ul>\n<li>Must be for a minimum of a year,<\/li>\n<li>Must includes internship (without which certification is not possible), and<\/li>\n<li>Short-term training should be confined to recognising prior learning of informally trained workers who are already working.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Action to be taken: <\/strong>industry-employer engagement with each pillar of the VET ecosystem:\n<ul>\n<li>secondary schools;<\/li>\n<li>ITIs, public and private;<\/li>\n<li>National Skill Development Corporation\u00a0 (NSDC-funded) VTPs;<\/li>\n<li>Ministries that train, and<\/li>\n<li>Firms that conduct enterprise-based training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Realization of human potential:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aligning the courses to international requirements, ensuring a basic foundation in the 3Rs, and life-long learning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Actions to be taken: <\/strong>The focus should be in strengthening:\n<ul>\n<li>Reading,<\/li>\n<li>Writing and<\/li>\n<li>Arithmetic skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Keeping a check on Sector Skill Councils (SSCs):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) should correspond to the National Industrial (Activity) Classification.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Please note:<\/strong> Sector Skill Council are:\n<ul>\n<li>Autonomous,<\/li>\n<li>Industry-led,<\/li>\n<li>Sector-specific skill builders, and<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that skills training meet employer needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Action to be taken:<\/strong> Credible assessment board to keep a check on ethics and accountability issue\u00a0when there are too many sector skill councils.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other actions to be taken: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engaging SSCs with each pillar of the VET eco-system, and not just NSDC-funded VTPs.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance employer ownership and responsibility.<\/li>\n<li>More reflection from stakeholders on the actual value addition done by the skilling initiative.\n<ul>\n<li>Note: The NSDC receives 99% of its funding from government, but its flagship scheme has a less than 12% record of placement for trainees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Conclusion:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thus, with appropriate measures and guidelines, the reforms suggested by the Sharada Prasad Committee can be a good starting point to restore India\u2019s demographic dividend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context: It has been a year since Sharada Prasad Committee has submitted its recommendations on the improvement of Skill India Scheme. 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