Lok Sabha Question No. 1082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Employability of Youth
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Jagadish Shettar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1082

ANSWERED ON 02/12/2024

## EMPLOYABILITY OF YOUTH

1082.  SHRI JAGADISH SHETTAR:

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

the details of the measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the employability of youth, particularly to cater to the new age groups?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

In order to improve employability of youth of the country and to cater to new job roles, the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  under  Skill  India  Mission (SIM),  delivers  skill,  re-skill  and  up-skill  training  through  an  extensive  network  of  skill development centres/ institutes  under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country.  The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready & industry ready skills.

Following  specific  steps  have  been  taken  to  align  the  training  programs  to  market needs and improve the employability of trainees:

- i.          The  training  programmes  offered  under  the  schemes  of  MSDE  are  developed  in collaboration  with  industries,  keeping  in  view  market  demands.  36  Sector  Skill  Councils (SSCs), led by industry leaders in the respective sectors, have been set up by National Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  which  are  mandated  to  identify  the  skill  development needs of respective sectors as well as to determine skill competency standards.
- ii.          Future ready job-roles addressing the requirement of Industry 4.0, emerging sectors like  Drone,  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI),  Robotics,  Mechatronics,  etc.,  have  been  prioritized under PMKVY 4.0.  Under  CTS also,  new  age  courses  have  been  developed  to  meet  the demand of futuristic job roles in emerging technologies.
- iii.         The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) has been set up as an overarching regulator establishing regulations and standards to ensure quality in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) space.
- iv. The  Awarding Bodies recognised by NCVET  are expected to develop the qualifications as per the industry demand and map them with the identified occupations as per the National Classification of Occupation, and obtain industry validations.
- v.         Directorate General of Training (DGT) is implementing Flexi MoU Scheme and Dual System of Training (DST). These initiatives are meant to  provide training to ITI students in industrial environment.
- vi.         Courses  aligned  to  National  Skills  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  also  have components of On Job Training (OJT) and employability skills.
- vii.         DGT  has  also  signed  MoU  with  IT  Tech  companies  like  IBM,  CISCO,  Future  Skill Rights  Network  (erstwhile  Quest Alliance), Amazon  Web  Services  (AWS)  and  Microsoft  to ensure industry  linkages for the  institutes  at  the  state  and  regional  levels  under  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
- viii.        NSDC,  under  the  Market  led  program,  provides  support  to  training  providers  that collaborate and align skill courses with industry demand.
- ix.         Under  NAPS,  apprenticeship  training  and  increasing  engagement  with  industrial establishments for undertaking apprenticeship programmes is promoted.
- x.         Government of India has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)/Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the field of skill development and vocational education and training with twelve countries.
- xi.        Government of India has announced setting up of 30 Skill India International Centers for catering to the demand for skilled workers for foreign countries.

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