Lok Sabha Question No. 3087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Skill Build Platform
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTERPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3087

ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## SKILL BUILD PLATFORM

## 3087.  SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTERPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  launched  the SkillsBuild platform in collaboration with International Business Machines (IBM) for enriching skills in Information Technology (IT) in the country,
- (b) the details of the students registered, state UT/wise, particularly in state of Uttar Pradesh under this advanced diploma,
- (c) the details of the provisions made to monitor the implementation of this initiative in the state of Uttar Pradesh
- (d) the manner in which the partners of IBM like CodeDoor, Skill Soft and Coorpacademy can contribute  to  making  skill  build  more  successful  and  the  roadmap  being  followed  with  these organizations?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTERPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) &  (b)Yes  Sir, the Directorate  General  of  Training (DGT)  under  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development  &  Entrepreneurship  has  launched  the  Skills  Build  platform,  an  online  platform, in2019,  in  collaboration  with  International  Business  Machines  (IBM).  Through  this  platform,  the students are taught technical and professional skills related to Information Technology (IT)in order to make them job ready.  It is available on the open source, open access platform of the DGT, namely, Bharat Skill Portal (https://bharatskills.gov.in)

In addition, an Advanced Diploma (Vocational) Courseof02 years duration in IT, Networking and Cloud Computing is presently runningin 15 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) across the country in collaboration with  IBM, in which  students  are imparted  training  inthenew technologies.    This  is  an  offline,long-term  training  programme,  with  support  from  IBM  under  its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Scheme. This programme was started in 2018 and till date 454 students have completed the course and 329 students are currently being trained under this programme. The trainers are also provided by IBM.

The details  of  the  students  registered,  State  /  UT  wise,  particularly  in  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh under this advanced diploma, is attached as Annexure I.

- (c) In  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  this  program  is  being  implemented  in  three  National  Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) located at Allahabad, Noida and Kanpur. Training is conducted through dedicated  course  coordinators using the infrastructure at NSTIs.  The  students' biometric attendance is captured and monitored on regular basis. The programme is continuously monitored by  DGT  Headquarters.  It  also  conducts  a  comprehensive  exam  at  the  end  of  the  course. Certification is issued jointly by DGT & IBM.
- (d) The  DGT  has  no  association  with  the  partners  of  IBM  like  CodeDoor,  SkillSoft  and Coorpacademy.

## Annexure 1

| S.    |                         | State          | Number of Students   | Number of Students   | Number of Students   | Number of Students   | Total   |
|-------|-------------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------|
| No.   | Institute Name          |                | 1 st Batch           | 2 nd Batch           | 3 rd Batch           | 4 th Batch           |         |
| 1     | NSTI (W) Allahabad      | Uttar Pradesh  |                      |                      | 22                   | 19                   | 41      |
| 2     | NSTI (W) Noida          | Uttar Pradesh  |                      |                      | 27                   | 49                   | 76      |
| 3     | NSTI Kanpur             | Uttar Pradesh  |                      |                      |                      | 24                   | 24      |
| 4     | NSTI Bangalore          | Karnataka      | 7                    | 27                   | 51                   | 38                   | 123     |
| 5     | NSTI Bhubaneswar        | Odisha         |                      |                      | 16                   | 12                   | 28      |
| 6     | NSTI Calicut            | Kerala         |                      |                      | 16                   | 19                   | 35      |
| 7     | NSTI Chennai            | Tamil Nadu     |                      |                      | 20                   |                      | 20      |
| 8     | NSTI Dehradun           | Uttarakhand    |                      |                      | 18                   | 18                   | 36      |
| 9     | NSTI Howrah             | West Bengal    |                      | 11                   | 24                   | 23                   | 58      |
| 10    | NSTI Vidyanagar         | Telangana      | 12                   |                      | 25                   | 24                   | 61      |
| 11    | NSTI Ramanthapur        | Telangana      |                      |                      | 28                   | 16                   | 44      |
| 12    | NSTI (W) Indore         | Madhya Pradesh |                      |                      | 9                    |                      | 9       |
| 13    | NSTI (W) Salt Lake City | West Bengal    |                      |                      | 12                   | 13                   | 25      |
| 14    | NSTI Mumbai             | Maharashtra    |                      | 14                   | 52                   | 23                   | 89      |
| 15    | NSTI (W) Panipat        | Haryana        |                      | 17                   | 20                   |                      | 37      |
| 16    | NSTI(W)Trivandrum       | Kerala         |                      |                      | 16                   | 23                   | 39      |
| 17    | NSTI (W) Vadodara       | Gujarat        |                      |                      | 10                   |                      | 10      |
| 18    | NSTI Jodhpur            | Rajasthan      |                      |                      |                      | 17                   | 17      |
| 19    | NSTI(W)Patna            | Bihar          |                      |                      |                      | 11                   | 11      |
| Total | Total                   |                | 19                   | 69                   | 366                  | 329                  | 783     |

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