Integration of Skill Development Guidelines

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that the Government has approved Common Norms in July, 2015 to rationalize more than 70 skill development programmes being implemented by different Central Ministries/Departments. The Common Norm addresses the whole spectrum of skill development processes and systems including inputs, outputs, funding/cost norms, third party certification and assessment, monitoring/ tracking mechanisms, and empanelment of training providers. Common Norms define activities constituting “Skill Development in the country, skill development process and their alignment with National Skill Qualification Framework, broad inputs standards for training programmes and the outcomes expected from these programmes. The outcomes of these skill training programmes have been defined in terms of placement achieved in wage and self - employment.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today Shri Rudy said, the new National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015 approved by the Government in July 2015 envisages a holistic and comprehensive roadmap for both job seekers as well as job creators by inclusion of specific sections on promotion of entrepreneurship. The Policy aims to bridge the skill gap by focusing on the key sectors that have the highest incremental human resource requirement viz. construction, retail and logistics. Strengthening Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), increasing industry linkages and creation of a national Labour Market Information System (LMIS) are efforts towards bridging the demand supply mismatch. A Quality Assurance framework embedded in National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) is envisaged to improve the consistency of outcomes linked to skill training and certification. Further, strengthening of industry participation through SSCs and Institute Management Committees (IMCs) of Industrial Training Institutes (IITs), will ensure quality skill manpower as required by industry.

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