Mit Blick auf das "Make in India"-Programm startet die indische Regierung eine "National Multi-Skills-Mission". In den nächsten Monaten sollen die Branchen für diese nationale Aufgabe identifiziert werden.
Govt to focus on creating skill set-ready workforce for 'Make in India' success
With an eye on the 'Make in India' programme, the government is set to launch
a National Multi-Skills Mission that would focus on sector specific skills and
training.
"We are finalising the modalities of the scheme, which will be
on a mission mode. The objective is to identify certain skill sets and sectors
that will be prioritised and special curricula developed for these," said a
senior government official, adding that the scheme will be operationalised over
the next few months.
The move is a part of the government's Skill India
initiative where it plans to impart vocational training and skilling to youth to
enhance their employability. While the initiative was announced by finance
minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget last July, the final structure of the
scheme is expected in the Union Budget 2015-16 that will be presented on
February 28.
As part of the initiative, the newly formed ministry of
skill development and entrepreneurship is also looking at different targets from
that of 500 million for skilling by 2020 that was set by the UPA.
"Based
on discussions and analysis, it seems that the 500 million target does not give
the correct picture. Instead, we are looking at skilling 5 to 6 million new
entrants to the job force annually, which in turn would have a much more
significant impact," said the official.
Under the plan being finalised,
the ministry would largely target school drop outs for skilling. "To some
extent, vocational training will be imparted in schools while others with
technical degrees, may not require formal skilling again," the official said,
adding that the objective is to increase employability of the
workers.
The move is in sharp contrast to the existing system that has
strict annual targets. For 2014-15, the Centre already has a target of skilling
10.5 million of which 40 per cent was met by December 31, 2014. In 2013-14, a
target of skilling 7.34 million workers was set.
Meanwhile, minister of
state for skill development and entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Wednesday
informed the Lok Sabha that it is framing common rules for skill development
schemes on the basis of a report submitted by a committee on rationalisation of
such schemes.