Lok Sabha Question No. 264 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Indo-German Skill Development Venture/Partnership
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## INDO-GERMAN SKILL DEVELOPMENT VENTURE/PARTNERSHIP

*264.  DR. KIRIT  P. SOLANKI:

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

- (a) whether  Indo-German  skill  development  venture/partnership  has  been  signed  in  the recent past and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  said  venture/partnership  is  on  track  to  achieve  its  targets  and  if  so,  the details of targets/objectives set and achievements made therefrom so far;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the said partnership has resulted in scaling up of apprenticeship training and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.264  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  06.08.2018  ASKED  BY  DR.  KIRIT  P. SOLANKI REGARDING INDO-GERMAN SKILL VENTURE/PARTNERSHIP

- (a)          Subsequent  to  transfer  of  two  verticals  of  the  Directorate General  of Employment  and Training  (DGE&T) to the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  a  new Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU)  for  cooperation  in  the  field  of  'Skill  Development  and Vocational  Education  and  Training'  (SD&VET)  was  signed  between  MSDE  and  the  Federal Ministry  of  Education  and  Research  (BMBF)  and  the  Federal  Ministry  for  Economic  Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Republic of Germany on 5 th October, 2015. Thereafter, an  Implementation Agreement on the Indo-German Programme for Vocational Education and Training  (IGVET) was signed on 22 nd August 2016 between the Ministry of Skill Development and  Entrepreneurship  and  Deutsche  Gesellschaft  für  Internationale  Zusammenarbeit  (GIZ) GmbH  (executive  agency  for  the  German  Government).  IGVET  is  a  part  of  the  bilateral cooperation between the Government of India and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Further, one more collaboration viz Joint Declaration of Intent was signed between the BMBF and MSDE on 30.05.2017 on the advancement of Dual VET  and  collaboration  on  training  of  VET  Cluster  Managers  and  Indian  Skill  Development Officers.
- (b) & (c)    Yes Madam, programme is on track to achieve its objective. Stakeholders from the private and public sectors are working together to achieve conditions conducive to create and improve  cooperative,  workplace-based  Vocational  Education  and  Training  (VET)  in  India.  For achieving this objective, the project is working on the following targets:-
1. Private sector stakeholders actively participate in the process of designing the cooperative VET;
2.  Cooperative VET models are implemented in selected sectors;
3. Based  on  experiences  of  implementation  reform  proposals  for  cooperative  VET  at national and states level are proposed; and
4.  The cooperative VET models and success stories are disseminated pan-India for further replication.

Achievements so far:-

- In the three project clusters - automotive in Aurangabad; Electronics and manufacturing in Bangalore; and energy efficient construction in Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) - selected industry associations  are  actively  participating  in  designing  cooperative  VET  offers meeting  the requirements  of  the  companies  to  get  qualified  manpower.  The  industrial  associations taking  active  part  in  this  development  are :  Confederation  on  Indian  Industries (CII)

Aurangabad Chapter, CII Women Network (CII-WN) Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA), Marathwada  Association of Small Scale Industries and Agriculture (MSSIA), Bengaluru Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC), Electronics City Industries Association (ELCIA), UPVC Doors and Window Manufacturing Association (UWDMA) and Bhiwadi Manufacturers Association (BMA).

- 5  Associations have  established  Skill  Development  Units  (SDUs)  responsible  for managing the development of manpower for the cluster members. This is the first major change in having the private sector taking responsibility for the practical training of youth.
- The ambitions of some of the associations are high: the CMIA will develop a regional ecosystem for small and medium-sized enterprises. 36 companies have confirmed their readiness to participate in cooperative training.
- The UWDMA, Bhiwadi has developed a new optional trade under National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) for the training of UPVC windows and door makers. UWDMA has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Rajasthan to establish training centre at Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Bhiwadi, where a vocational training centre financed by the member companies has been established.
- 2 MoUs for cooperation between Member Company of BCIC and ITIs have signed.
- The  participation  of  private  stakeholders  in  cooperative  training  has  achieved  an encouraging level of readiness and models of cooperative VET are evolving.
- Industry clusters are establishing cooperative VET roundtable with key public and private stakeholders for developing the needed partnership of both sides.

(d) The cooperation between the private and public sectors is evolving; a systemic approach for enabling Industry Associations to play a strong role as skill service provider to the member companies  is  in  process.  Their  commitment  to  share  the  responsibility  for  training  of  skilled manpower is a major change in the VET system in India. The common understanding between the Indian and German government is that the IGVET project presents ideas from the German Dual  system  to  be  tested  and  adapted  to  the  Indian  context.  Therefore,  the  project  focuses strongly on models that can be replicated and scaled-up throughout India with potential to scale up the apprenticeship training system in India.

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