Question : Setting up of Aviation Authority and Skill Council

(a) whether the Government proposes to set up a National Civil Aviation Training Authority and Cargo & Ground Handling Sector Skill Council;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has identified possible skill requirements across aviation segments, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government also proposes to build a robust fund mechanism for training, creating infrastructure and improving training process; and

(e) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a) to (e) Ministry of Civil Aviation has hired M/s ICRA Management Consulting Services ( IMaCS) to conduct a comprehensive skill gap analysis and draw future road map for skill development in Civil Aviation sector in India. The draft reports inter-alia provides for:

i) setting up of a National Aviation Training Authority

ii) establishment of Skill Council for cargo and ground handling

iii) for building a robust fund mechanism for training, creating infrastructure and improving training process.

The possible skill requirements across aviation sector as per draft report of IMaCS are at Annexure-I.