Indien: Zusammenarbeit mit EU stärkt National Skill Development Mission
EU-India collaboration strengthens the National Skill Development Mission
The Delegation of the European Union (EU) and National Skill Development
Agency (NSDA), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship organised a
conference to discuss the results, impact and the way forward of the EU-India
Skill Development Project.
Skill development is one of India's
priorities. Started in 2012 and funded by the European Union, the project has
successfully assisted the NSDA, selected State Skill Development Missions
(SSDMs) and Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) in implementing policies and developing
frameworks to increase the employability and capacity for entrepreneurship of
those trained under the National Skill Development Mission.
Key policy
tools, such as the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF), and the
Labour Market Information System (LMIS), have been made operational with project
assistance. For NSQF, the project helped to turn the concept into a practical
tool for defining and registering qualifications. In addition, a strong focus on
quality of skilling was proposed in the form of the National Quality Assurance
Framework (NQAF). The project also supported institutional and individual
capacity building to efficiently implement the policy agenda through workshops,
training and expertise development sessions.
The EU India Skill
development conference was inaugurated by Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of
State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Government of
India in the presence of Mr. Tomasz Kozlowski,
Ambassador of the EU to India; Shri Rohit Nandan, Secretary MSDE, Chairman NSDA
and NSDC; Shri Manish Kumar, MD & CEO, National Skill Development
Cooperation (NSDC) and Dr. Sunita Chhibba, Director
General, NSDA.
Both the Minister Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy and the
Secretary MSDE, Shri Rohit Nandan highlighted that the India EU skills
development project has already helped NSDA design the National Quality
Assurance Framework (NQAF) which brings the quality assurance in all the areas
of skill development eco-system and echoed the sentiments that there is a need
for NSDA to play the role of a regulator in skill ecosystem for further
implementing the quality assurance mechanism in the country.
Shri Rajiv
Pratap Rudy also mentioned that the collaboration between India and the EU in
the area of skills ecosystem has been successful and hoped to work further with
the EU in this area.
Talking about the success of the EU India Skill
development project Ambassador Tomasz Kozlowski said, "The project worked with 7
states, 6 sectors; trained 199 trainers and 85 assessment professionals, and
organised workshops for over 400 participants from different partner
organisations. It has been successful in helping to implement the various
policies and to design a framework for quality assurance of training and
assessment, contributing to the employability of the skilled workforce. We
believe this will certainly strengthen the National Skill Development
Mission."
Shri Rohit Nandan further said, "Our association with the EU
has been very fruitful and it has been a unique experience for India to
benchmark in the international standards. (Association with the EU) paved the
way for the formulation of the NSQF & LMIS; creating capacity not only at
the Government but also at the state level; and building sensitization of
quality assurance system. We look forward to further scaling this
up."
The Skill Development Agenda in India and the India EU Skill development Project
A National Policy on Skill Development formulated in 2009 and re-launched in
2015 has the objective of providing skills to 500 million people by 2022. In
June 2013 the Government of India (GOI) created the National Skill Development
Agency (NSDA) to direct its cohesive implementation under a unified
structure.
It is estimated that 75 per cent of the new job opportunities
to be created in India will be skill-based. The language has shifted from
'training' to 'employability'.
Government schemes are adding a 70 per
cent placement clause in their partnerships with training providers. EU
India Skill development project was developed to contribute to the quality and
relevance of training courses and thereby the number of certified skilled
workers in various sectors of employment.
In cooperation with NSDA the
project also assisted skills development in six sectors of economy (capital
goods, logistics, beauty & wellness, plumbing, construction and healthcare)
and in seven States (Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra,
Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh).
The team consisted of 20
experts from not only the EU but also other countries – which has provided India
with insights gathered from a wide range of experience and know-how.
The project was managed by a Steering Committee chaired by the NSDA. The
technical assistance was provided by a consortium led by Cambridge
Education/Mott MacDonald.
India EU Skills Development Project
EU und Indien
Quelle: Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan, eeas.europa.eu/delegations/india, Pressemeldung, 24.11.2017