Lok Sabha Question No. 1293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Skill  Development and Vocational Education
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, Subrata Pathak, Sandhya Ray, Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar, Vijay Kumar Dubey

## GOVERNEMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1293 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

## 1293.  SHRI  REBATI  TRIPURA:  SHRI  SUBRAT  PATHAK:  SHRIMATI  SANDHYA  RAY: SHRI SELVAM G: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has signed any joint declarations of intent for cooperation in the field of skill development and vocational education with Germany, if so, the details thereof along with its aims and objectives;
- (b) the details of the different sectors which will be given emphasis to enhance the quality of trainees;
- (c) whether  the  agreements  will  support  India's  endeavour  to  establish  an  innovative system;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of the benefits attained by the country from the said agreement;
- (f) whether the Government has set up centres to provide high class training for getting employment abroad and if so, the number of centres proposed to be opened along with the capacity thereof; and
- (g) the other steps taken by the Government to increase employment in innovative and sustainable sectors?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)  to  (e)  The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  signed  three Joint  Declarations  of  Intent  with  Germany  for  cooperation  in  the  field  of  Skill  Development and Vocational Education and Training. Details are given in the Annexure.

(f) One of the priorities of the Government is to create a working population with skills at par with their counterparts in other parts of the world. To achieve this goal, India International Skill  Centre  (IISC)  program  was  envisioned.  MSDE  under  the  'Skill  India  Mission'  and  the Pravasi  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  the Ministry  of  External  Affairs  (MEA),  is  setting  up  of  the  IISC  Network  through  National  Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  to  provide  high  quality  skill  training  and  certification  for facilitating  international  mobility.  In  the  pilot  phase,  14  IISCs  were  launched  and  important lessons  were  learnt  during  its  operationalization.    Out  of  the  583  candidates  trained,  286 candidates were successfully certified, and 63 candidates were placed overseas.

Besides, a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between MSDE and the Ministry of Justice,  the  Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs  and  the  Ministry  of  Health,  Labour  and  Welfare  of Japan (collectively referred  to as the  Ministry of Japan) was  signed on 17 th October, 2017 with  the  objective  of  transferring  of  technical  skills  from  Japan  to  India  appropriately  and smoothly by advancing  the Technical Intern Training Programme  (TITP).  The  TITP programme is an On-the-Job-Training (OJT) programme providing employment opportunities for foreign nationals in Japan. Under the TITP programme, 27 Sending Organizations have been  empanelled  across  the  country  and  these  Sending  organizations  have  set  up  24 Training  centres  across  11  Indian  states  for  training  and  sending  candidates  to  Japan  as technical  interns  (TITP).  More  than  700  candidates  are  enrolled  at  these  centres  for undertaking Japanese language training.

(g)   This Ministry has signed agreements with eight other countries for cooperation in skill sector including innovative and sustainable sectors to increase employment opportunities. In addition,  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  industry  linked  skill development training programmes are being conducted all over the country in several sectors including innovative and sustainable sectors.

Annexure as referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1293  for  answer  on  25.11.2019  regarding  'Skill  Development  and  Vocational Education'.

|   S.No. | Signatories of Joint Declarations of Intent                                                                                                                                                                                        | Aims & Objectives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Federal Republic of Germany | To conduct mutual consultations, advisory work and policy exchange at both ministerial and expert levels as well as technical assistance in the field of Skill Development and Vocational Education and Training (SD&VET), to establish an innovative system of SD&VET etc. |
|       2 | MSDE and BMBF                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | The advancement of Dual VET and collaboration on Training of VET Cluster Managers and Indian Skill Development Officers.                                                                                                                                                    |
|       3 | MSDE, BMZ and Siemens Limited, India                                                                                                                                                                                               | To promote the Indo German Vocational Education and Training (IGVET) cluster approach and the Dual VET initiative at Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to address the qualification of vocational training personnel etc.                                   |

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