Lok Sabha Question No. 4782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Partnership between Educational Institutes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4782 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES

## 4782. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

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

(a) whether large number of graduates of all streams are unemployed due to lack of required skills and if so, the steps taken in this regard;

(b) whether  the Government  has  forged  partnerships between  educational institutions and business firms/industries in the field of skill development in Delhi and if so, details thereof; and

- (c) whether the Government has made any policy on soft skills and if so, details regarding formation and implementation of the said policy?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015 has highlighted the challenge of non-employability of large sections of the conventionally educated youth, who possess little or no job skills. Under Skill India Mission, the Government is implementing various schemes for imparting employable skills to the youth through short term and long term training. There are more than 20 Central Ministries/Departments running schemes/programmes to impart skill training to the youth of the nation.

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing a flagship scheme known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 2.0) for imparting short term training across the country. As on 12.06.2019, a total of 52.12 lakh  candidates  have  been  trained  under  PMKVY.  The  Ministry  has  also  taken initiative  to  set  up  Model  Skill  Centres  called  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendras (PMKKs) in districts across the country. So far, 610 PMKKs have been established. Further,  long  term  training  is  imparted  through  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs). There are 14494 ITIs with a seating capacity of 33.98 lakh.

MSDE's  Dual  System  of  Training  (DST)  scheme  enables  industries  and establishments to partner with Government and Private ITIs for conducting training programmes under high employability courses so as to fulfil their skilled manpower requirements.  The  scheme  helps  enable  industry  linkages  and  provide  hands  on experience to students on industries latest/ updated technologies.

MSDE  through  NSDC  is  working  with  UGC  and  Universities/  Colleges  to boost  the  employability  of  the  huge  numbers  of  students  passing  out  of  general degree  courses  (viz.,  BA,  BSc  &  B.  Com)  in  the  country,  through  a  systematic integration of industry apprenticeship with education, supported by 'National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme' (NAPS). Ministry of Humans Resource Development  (MHRD)  has  launched  the  Scheme  for  Higher  Education  Youth  in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities  to  the  general  graduates  exiting  in  April  2019  through  the  National Apprenticeship Promotional Scheme (NAPS) to enhance the employability of Indian youth by providing 'on the job work exposure' and earning of stipend. Further, MSDE has collaborated with MHRD for restructuring of BVOC by rolling out apprenticeship embedded degree programme under NAPS.

As  per  the  placement  guidelines  of  PMKVY  2.0  (2016-2020),  Training Providers (TPs) are mandated to facilitate placements of certified candidates. TPs need to organize Placement/Rozgar Melas every six months with support from the Sector  Skill  Councils  and  to  ensure  the  participation  of  local  industry  along  with awareness building in aspiring youth. National Skill Development Corporation, a PPP company under MSDE has also empanelled placement partners, with the objective of  ensuring  placement  opportunities  to  PMKVY  certified  candidates  not  placed  by TPs within 90 days from date of certification.

Further,  as  per  the  Common  Norms,  the  reimbursement  of  20%  of  training cost to training centres is made only after wage employment or self employment is assured  to  at  least  70%  of  the  certified  candidates.  There  is  also  a  provision  to provide post placement support to candidates belonging from special areas/ special groups in order to enable the newly skilled persons to settle into their jobs/vocations.

(c) All courses under PMKVY are appended with 40 Hours of Employability and Entrepreneurship skills. Further, 6 National Occupational Standards (NOS) and their Model Curriculum - 3  of English language skills,  2  of  Employability  skills  and  1  of Basic  Entrepreneurship  skills  -  have  been  developed  with  the  aim  of  embedding English  and  soft  skills  solution  into  the  vocational  training  ecosystem  to  meet  the expectations of employers and increase the chances of employment both in India as well  as  overseas.  Training  in  ITIs  is  embedded  with  one  compulsory  subject titled 'Employability Skills' which covers topics on Communication skills, Entrepreneurship  Skills  and  Quality  tools  etc.  Also  in  order  to  keep  updated  the instructors  of  ITIs  with  latest  knowhow  about  the  Employability  Skills,  a  MoU  has been  signed  with  NIESBUD  where  in  a  total  of  600  instructors  so  far  have  been trained.

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