Lok Sabha Question No. 2252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Skill Development Training with Schooling
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Imran Masood

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2252

ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## Skill Development Training with Schooling

## †2252.   SHRI IMRAN MASOOD:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be please to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  committed  to  make  students  self-reliant  after  completing education or by providing skill developments training along with education as per the National Education Policy (NEP);
- (b) if so, the details of the action plan prepared to make skill development mandatory throughout the country;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  identified  areas  under  skill  development  which  should  be  taken  up  as mandatory in the initial phase;
- (d) whether the Government has any plan to provide employment to the students who choose any branch of skill development during their studies; and
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to run special classes of skill development in minority, Dalit, slum and backward dominated areas?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

- (a) to  (e): Government of India launched National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 with an aim to provide holistic  development of students .NEP envisages curriculum integration of essential subjects and skills in all schools and Higher Education Institutions to provide necessary vocational skills for a variety of occupations along with awareness about the benefits of vocational education.

To achive the objective of NEP 2020 , the National Curriculum Framework for School Education has laid down that schools must provide students with a broad and experiential introduction to different kinds of work and develop a deep and defined set of practical competencies.

Further, the National Credit Framework (NCrF) has been launched as a comprehensive credit framework encompassing elementary, school, higher, and vocational education & training,  integrating  creditization  of  learning  in  various  dimensions  i.e.  academics, vocational skills and experiential learning including relevant experience and proficiency/ professional levels acquired. The NCrF has been jointly developed by University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and National Council for Vocational Education & Training (NCVET) among others and it provides for creditization of all learning and assignment, accumulation, storage, transfer & redemption of credits, subject to assessment; removes distinction and establishes academic equivalence  between  vocational  &  general  education while enabling mobility within & between them.

With an aim to enhance the emplyability of youth, the Ministry of Education in collaboration with IIT Madras and eminent Industry Partners have launched SWAYAM Plus  platform  on  27th  February  2024,  expanding  its  offerings  to  identify  and  include courses aligned with industry needs and to enhance learners' employability. The platform provides high-quality learning and certification programs from the leading  industry and academia to the students/ learners which can help them in reskilling and upskilling and making them employment ready. Ministry of Education and IIT Madras have signed 37 MoUs  with  the  eminent  Industry  Partners.  As  on  12 th July,  2024,  187  Courses  are available on the platform.

Department of Higher Education has started National  Internship  Portal  with  an  aim  to provide practical hands-on experience to students. It has provided opportunity to students to enhance their skill in different domains such as embedded engineering, AI, robotics, web development, urban governance etc. More  than 11,000 institutions, 75,000 companies and 1.98 Crore students are registered on the portal and  more than 50 lakh internships have been offered till 1 st August 2024.

Furthermore,  the  Ministry  of  Education  has  implemented  National  Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) to impart work-related skills and enhance the employability of youth.  Over  the  last  5  years,  NATS  scheme  has  engaged    over  8.68  lakh  apprentices. Ministry  has  released  Rs  460  Cr  as  stipendiary  grants  for  engagement  of  apprentices under the NATS Scheme during the year 2023-24.

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