Fostering Engagement with Corporate Sector

MoUs between National Skill Development Corporation, National Skill Development Fund and Power Grid was signed for CSR contribution to provide skill training. A similar MoU is about to be signed with NTPC. Collaborations with other PSUs and private sector companies have been initiated.

National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015

The draft has been prepared after several meetings of the Working Committee and internal consultation on the first and second draft of the Policy. Meetings within the Ministry have focussed on ensuring that all aspects of the 2009 Policy have been accounted for and revised as required.

State engagement

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship held a National Consultation Workshop in May, 2015 to discuss convergence of skill development efforts with the States facilitating platform for the Ministry and States to align their expectations and coordinate efforts in the skill development and entrepreneurship space.

Meanwhile, a Scheme for the States is also under consideration. NSDC has signed MoUs with several states for collaboration in skill development including West Bengal, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkand etc.

Multi Skill Institute Scheme

An Approach Paper on the proposed Multi Skill Institutes in Public Private Partnership mode (PPP) has been prepared after extensive stakeholder consultations. This included a workshop held on 9th Feb, 2015 with training providers, industry representatives, State Government representatives and donor agencies. A detailed list of inputs received were incorporated into the Approach Paper and efforts to develop a model for a National Skill University were initiated.

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