Ministry launches National Skill
Development Mission and Policy
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched the National Mission for Skill Development and the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on July 15, 2015.51 The Policy aims to provide an umbrella framework to all skilling activities being carried out in the country:52 Key features of the Mission and Policy include: Objectives of the Policy and Mission include: (i) Make available quality vocational training to benefit the youth as well as employers, (ii) focus on an outcomebased approach to improve livelihoods, (iii) increase capacity and quality of training infrastructure and trainers, (iv) establish an IT based information system to match demand with supply of skilled workforce, (v) ensure that the skilling needs of the socially and geographically and marginalised groups, as well as women, are taken care of, and (vi) encourage entrepreneurship as a career option, etc. Implementation: The objectives of the policy will be achieved through advocacy, a quality assurance framework, strengthening of existing sector skills councils, a demanddriven curriculum framework, enhancing employability skills, placements, improving access to finance and through the usage of information and communication technology. The National Mission for skill development will be the vehicle for implementing the policy in mission mode. The National Skill Development Agency will be the nodal agency for implementation. States will also have state skill development missions. A Policy Implementation Unit will be responsible for monitoring and evaluation. Financing: The National Skill Development Fund will be used for funding skilling activities.
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched the National Mission for Skill Development and the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on July 15, 2015.51 The Policy aims to provide an umbrella framework to all skilling activities being carried out in the country:52 Key features of the Mission and Policy include: Objectives of the Policy and Mission include: (i) Make available quality vocational training to benefit the youth as well as employers, (ii) focus on an outcomebased approach to improve livelihoods, (iii) increase capacity and quality of training infrastructure and trainers, (iv) establish an IT based information system to match demand with supply of skilled workforce, (v) ensure that the skilling needs of the socially and geographically and marginalised groups, as well as women, are taken care of, and (vi) encourage entrepreneurship as a career option, etc. Implementation: The objectives of the policy will be achieved through advocacy, a quality assurance framework, strengthening of existing sector skills councils, a demanddriven curriculum framework, enhancing employability skills, placements, improving access to finance and through the usage of information and communication technology. The National Mission for skill development will be the vehicle for implementing the policy in mission mode. The National Skill Development Agency will be the nodal agency for implementation. States will also have state skill development missions. A Policy Implementation Unit will be responsible for monitoring and evaluation. Financing: The National Skill Development Fund will be used for funding skilling activities.
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