Lok Sabha Question No. 3527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: MoU between India and Singapore
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3527 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SINGAPORE

## 3527. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether recently India and Singapore have signed any agreements (MoUs) in the field of skill development and IPR to boost bilateral relations between them;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  MoUs  have  also  been  signed  in  the  field  of  technical  and  vocational education and training; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a) & (b) The  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  under  Ministry  of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ITE Education Services (ITEES), a fully owned subsidiary of Institute of Technical (ITE) under the Ministry of Education, Singapore on 4th October, 2016. The broad areas of  cooperation  include  development and implementation of specific projects in  one or more of the following areas:-

- 1)  Setup   Multi-Skill  Training  Institutes  (MSTIs)  drawing  from  the  Singapore TVET experiences, in India;
- 2)  Develop Quality Assurance Framework to cater to workforce trained for domestic and overseas jobs;
- 3)  Develop  highly  competent  TVET  leaders,  staff  and  trainers  through  structured training catering to the needs of the MSTIs;

(c) & (d) This  Ministry  has  been  in  engagement  with  Germany,  UK,  China  and Australia, UAE, Qatar, Switzerland etc to scale up apprenticeships support, training of trainers,  curriculum  development,  ensure  benchmarking  of  standards  and  create Centres of Excellence for  skill training across the country.  Details and salient features of MoUs signed with other countries are at Annexure-I .

## Annexure-I

## Details  of  MoUs  signed  by  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) with other countries.

| Country        | MoU                                                                                                          | Expected Outcomes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| United Kingdom | UK India Education & Research Initiative (UKIERI) UKIERI-II 29 th March, 2016 UKIER-III 5 th September, 2016 | (i) Institutional capacity building of UK and Indian officials and institutions handling skills development. (ii) Sharing of technical expertise, building linkages and identification of gap in the areas of skill development, curriculum development and reform, benchmarking of assessment, accreditation models, and certification and training methods. (iii) Sharing of best practices in approved areas including policies on skills development, credit framework designs, occupational standards and apprenticeship models. (iv) Joint initiatives such as validation of National Occupational Standards and other initiatives on Sector Skill Council engagement through the National Skill development Corporation (NSDC) and UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) (v) Joint activities on teacher training and use of ICT, MOOCs and other digital initiatives (vi) Underpinning collaborative research or study to focus as decided on priority areas (vii) Joint training on entrepreneurship development in approved areas. The main areas of cooperation in the MoU are establishment |
| China          | 15 th May, 2015                                                                                              | of Centre of Excellence in Gujarat, advisory and knowledge sharing, development and designing of courses and curriculum, skill standards, qualification framework and competency standards, participation by business entities and industries from China and India, development of business models for skill development in PPP mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Germany        | 5 th October, 2015                                                                                           | Upgradation and establishment of vocational training institutions, training of trainers, research and development, curriculum development etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| UAE            | 29 th April, 2016                                                                                            | Cooperation for Skill development and mutual recognition of qualifications in the following areas : (i) Joint accreditation of training providers catering to trainings aimed at overseas migration from India to the Gulf region. (ii) Cooperate on knowledge sharing and capacity building support for the national qualifications frameworks of respective parties (iii) Cooperate in conducting joint studies or pilot research projects on labour market and skills development issues (iv) Foster cooperation through networking and conferences (v) Exchange visits of qualifications framework experts and vocational training instructors and other experts, managers and technical staff. (vi) Promote access by UAE employers to information and data on qualified Indian workforce supply                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

training.

| Qatar       | 3 rd June, 2016     | (i) This Memorandum of Understanding aims to enhance cooperation between the Parties on Skill Development and mutual recognition of qualifications to facilitate mobility of skilled workers from the Republic of India to the State of Qatar. The cooperation also envisions establishing mechanisms for recognition of skills (with certificates from Qatar) for workforce who have not undergone any formal skill training but are already working in Qatar. (ii) Furthermore, this MoU shall promote access to respective databases for exchange of information on demand and supply of skilled workforce. The State of Qatar will provide data on employers and jobs available (demand side) while the Republic of India will provide data on skilled and certified workforce (supply side).                           |
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| Switzerland | 22 nd June 2016     | Sharing of good practices in the area of skill development and vocational and professional education and training. (ii) Capacity building of relevant stakeholders of those areas through facilitating networks and partnerships                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| France      | 12 th October, 2016 | The following areas of cooperation have been identified: (i) development of competence-based curricula and their dissemination within the training system, (ii) training of master trainers to build up capacities in training institutes and within micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, (iii) support for cooperation between French companies operating in India and the Indian Government as well as between French companies and Indian companies in the field of SD & VET. (iv) exploration of the possibilities for building up Centre of Excellence with focus on training of trainers. (v) exploration of the possibilities for training massively in the field of Electricity, Automation and Solar Energy. (vi) consulting on the further development of training, assessment and certification standards. |

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