Lok Sabha Question No. 4132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Upskilling of Programmes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## UPSKILLING OF PROGRAMMES

## QUESTION

4132.    KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:                    SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  Board  has  considered upskilling of programmes under the Skill India Campaign by approving more Sector Skill Councils and if so, the details in this regard;
- (b) whether the present Sector Skill Councils have deliberated on formulating a curriculum framework that is able to absorb the dynamic and up-skilling challenges and if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Ministry  has  devised  a  policy  framework  to  expand  basic modules in order to improve the employability of the youth in keeping with the future requirement; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a) to (d) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has been mandated to set  up  Sector  Skill  Councils  (SSCs)  to  address  sector  specific  skill  needs  of  the industry. So far the Board of NSDC has approved 40 SSCs. A list of approved SSCs is annexed .  SSCs  assess  skill  needs  of  various  job  roles  in  a  particular  sector  in consultation with the industry and develop job specific standards called Qualification Packs - National Occupational Standards (QP-NOS). Till February, 2016 SSCs have developed 1641 Qualification Packs - National Occupational Standards (QP-NOS). These  QP-NOS  are  compliant  to  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  and  are aligned to standards set by the industry to make the training relevant to the industry needs. Further, curriculum for 251 QPs have also been finalised by the SSC's. The Government  has  notified  Common  Norms  for  skill  development  programmes /schemes  of  the  Central  Government.  As  per  Common  Norms,  soft  skills  (which would  include  computer  literacy,  language  and  workplace  inter-personal  skills relevant to the sector/trade) would be integral part of the skill training process and must be suitably integrated into the course modules to improve the employability of the youth.

## List of approved Sector Skill Councils

|   S.No. | Sector Skill Councils                                                          |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Automotive Skills Development Council                                          |
|       2 | Security Knowledge and Skill Development Council                               |
|       3 | Retailers Association's Skill Council of India                                 |
|       4 | IT-ITeS Sector Skill Council                                                   |
|       5 | Media & Entertainment Skills Council                                           |
|       6 | Rubber Skill Development Centre                                                |
|       7 | Healthcare Sector Skill Council                                                |
|       8 | Gems & Jewellery Skill Council of India                                        |
|       9 | Electronic Sector Skill Council of India                                       |
|      10 | Agriculture SSC                                                                |
|      11 | Telecom Sector Skill Council of India                                          |
|      12 | Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) Sector Skill Council of India   |
|      13 | Leather Sector Skill Council                                                   |
|      14 | Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative                                      |
|      15 | Logistics Sector Skill Council                                                 |
|      16 | Plumbing Skill Council of India                                                |
|      17 | Capital Goods Sector Skill Council                                             |
|      18 | Construction Sector Skill Council                                              |
|      19 | Life Sciences Sector Skill Council                                             |
|      20 | Aviation & Aerospace Sector Skill Council                                      |
|      21 | Iron & Steel Sector Skill Council                                              |
|      22 | Power Sector Skill Council                                                     |
|      23 | Skill Council for Mining Sector                                                |
|      24 | Textiles & Handloom Sector Skill Council                                       |
|      25 | Apparel, Madeups & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council                        |
|      26 | Beauty & wellenss Sector Skill Council                                         |
|      27 | Handicrafts Sector Skill Council                                               |
|      28 | Tourism & Hospitality Sector Skill Council                                     |
|      29 | Earthmoving & Infrastructure Building Sector Skill Council                     |
|      30 | Sports, Physical Education, Fitness and Leisure Sector Skill Council           |
|      31 | Hydro Carbon Sector Skill Council                                              |
|      32 | Chemical & PetroChemical Sector Skill Council                                  |
|      33 | Coatings & Painting Sector Skill Council                                       |
|      34 | Green Jobs Sector Skill Council                                                |
|      35 | PwD Sector Skill Council                                                       |
|      36 | Furniture & Fittings Sector Skill Council                                      |
|      37 | Instrumentation, Automation, Surveillance & Communication Sector Skill Council |
|      38 | Strategic Manufacturing Sector Skill Council                                   |
|      39 | Management, Entrepreneurship and Training Sector Skill Council                 |
|      40 | Domestic Workers' Sector Skill Council                                         |

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