India is paving the way towards becoming the Skill Capital of the World. With one of the youngest populations in the world, India can realise its demographic dividend through a workforce that is trained in ‘employable’ skills and is industry-ready. Harnessing this potential into a positive force for development, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is steering positive outcomes with substantial growth in skill training, through its "Skill India" program.

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The National Skill Development Mission (Skill India) is a campaign of the Government of India, launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Through the National Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Policy, the government is aims to bring about at convergence and assist in expediting cross-sectoral decisions through a high-powered decision-making framework. It enables collaboration, coordination, implementation and monitoring of skilling development activities on a pan-India basis. The mission also draws focus on engagement with countries across the world to promote cross geographical exposure and opportunities in the international markets.

NSDC, in close coordination with MSDE under the skill India initative, is actively engaging with the world in skill development through collaborations with Foreign Governments and Institutions. These collaborations broadly focus on facilitating programs related to labour mobility, capacity building, benchmarking of qualifications etc. Further, through G2G (governments) and B2B (multilateral organisations), NSDC aims at sharing its experience to provide technical advisory and implementation services to the global TVET fora.

In the past few years, India has opened itself to foreign investments through initiatives like Invest in India, Digital India, Smart Cities, Skill India Mission etc.

15+ International Collaborations

NSDC has partnered with multilateral organisations such as World Bank, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNEVOC – TVET), Asian Development Bank, National University of Singapore, Temasek Foundation, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce among others for funding, technical assistance, skill mapping, impact evaluation, knowledge sharing and operational assistance.

Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, through NSDC, has been actively pursuing international partnerships for exchange of knowledge and best practices. It is undertaking projects aimed at enhancing quality, efficiency and capacity of the Indian skilling ecosystem and is working collaboratively with countries such as Singapore, Finland, Sweden and Russia. Some of its notable partnerships include collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Foundation International to strengthen the program for Training of trainers and assessors across Short Term Skilling ecosystem in India and partnership with UNESCO-UNEVOC to support TVET programs.

NSDC has also hosted several countries that are keen on learning from the Indian Skilling experience such as Morocco, Maldives, PASET countries, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, China, Rwanda, Nigeria, Kenya etc. Working as a knowledge hub for TVET, NSDC is supporting the World Bank Group’s "Skilling Up Mashreq" initiative in Jordan, providing technical advisory to design a framework for digital skills.

Skills and knowledge are the driving forces for economic growth and social development for any country. Enriching domestic training programs through quality enhancement, gaining learnings from successful models, engaging with industry and benchmarking curriculum to international quality standards. MSDE, through its implementing agencies, is channelizing the youthful workforce to enhance productivity, employability and sustainable livelihood. It aims to offer a passage to Indian youth for overseas employment through specific programs mapped to global job requirements.

A nation willing to embrace growth and adopt changes on its journey to become an economic superpower, India provides excellent avenues for investments majorly in 33 sectors including automotive, renewable energy, defense, healthcare, textiles and garments. All these sectors have huge potential and demand for skilled workforce to generate returns and contribute to the economy.

Foreign governments and institutions can leverage India’s demographic dividend by investing in Skill India and employ the workforce which meets their demand, both domestic and international.

India is emerging as one of the fastest growing economies in the world with the current GDP growth rate of close to 7%*. Being one of the youngest nations in the world, India homes a favourable demographic dividend with 65% of its population falling under the working age group of 15-64 years. India is poised to become the world’s youngest country by 2020, with an average age of 29 years, and will account for around 28% of the world’s workforce.

In the last two decades, India has maintained its dominance in global sourcing of services, owing to its mature ecosystem and agile workforce. Its favourable demographics, combined with Government’s focus to produce skilled and equipped workforce, positions India to fill the void created by countries with an ageing population, and become the largest contributor to the global workforce in the coming decades.

It is a win-win situation - the countries are exporting highly qualified and skilled workers for specific requirements at low cost; and it is helping Indian professionals gain exposure to work for multiple organisations, environments, platforms and projects, thereby gaining professional enrichment.

" We are a youthful nation. Our youth are our strength. The world and India needs a skilled workforce. Let our youth get those skills that contribute towards a Strong India "

Mr. Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India

In view of the global labour shortage affecting many countries, Government of India is training its youth in accordance to international standards and developing a universal outlook in them.

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is a unique Public Private Partnership, working under the aegis of MSDE. NSDC aims to promote skill development by catalysing creation of high quality vocational institutions. It provides funding to private entities and enables support systems such as quality assurance, information systems and train the trainer academies either directly or through partnerships.

NSDC’s operational framework includes supporting fee-based training, wide a network of more than 500 Training Partners. It is also implementing Government scheme(s) such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) and National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), across all states and union territories in India.

To promulgate skills in society and motivate youth to pursue vocational education, NSDC organizes skill development competitions domestically across states (via IndiaSkills) and leads the Indian contingent for International Skill Competitions (via WorldSkills).

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Directorate General of Training constitutes a network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) which are run both privately and through the Government of India. This is one of the most credible and long standing skilling ecosystem which also consists of National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI), some of which are exclusive for training of women in the country, for training of trainers and are aimed at meeting industry requirements.

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National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) is engaged in promoting entrepreneurship in India. Its major functions include training of trainers, conducting management development programs, developing entrepreneurship-cum-skill development programs and workshops, developing entrepreneurship-cum-skill development programs and cluster intervention at a regional and local level.

Jan Shikshan Sansthan is functioning in collaboration with non-government-organisations (NGOs). It conducts skill training programs at doorstep of the beneficiaries, targeting socio-economically backward people from rural and tribal communities.

CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded in 1895, India's premier business association has around 9000 members, from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 300,000 enterprises from around 276 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.

CII works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes. CII charts change by working closely with Government on policy issues, interfacing with thought leaders, and enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services and strategic global linkages. It also provides a platform for consensus-building and networking on key issues.

Extending its agenda beyond business, CII assists industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with civil society organizations carry forward corporate initiatives for integrated and inclusive development across diverse domains including affirmative action, healthcare, education, livelihood, diversity management, skill development, empowerment of women, and water, to name a few.

With 66 offices, including 9 Centres of Excellence, in India, and 10 overseas offices in Australia, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Singapore, South Africa, UAE, UK, and USA, as well as institutional partnerships with 355 counterpart organizations in 126 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.

Driving ‘The People’s Agenda’ since 1987, CII has been impacting millions of lives for the past three decades through its Skill Development Initiatives. We work closely with the Central and State Government, Industry, Academia and other stakeholders, both through policy advocacy and on-ground initiatives.

Impacts over one million youth annually through its various on-ground initiatives:

Established 90 years ago, FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organization in India. Its history is closely interwoven with India's struggle for independence, its industrialization, and its emergence as one of the most rapidly growing global economies.

A non-government, not-for-profit organization, FICCI is the voice of India's business and industry. From influencing policy to encouraging debate, engaging with policy makers and civil society, FICCI articulates the views and concerns of industry, reaching out to over 2,50,000 companies. FICCI serves its members from large (domestic and global companies) and MSME sectors as well as the public sector, drawing its strength from diverse regional chambers of commerce and industry.