Indien: Skill Development hat oberste Priorität in Karnataka
Skill Development is top priority for govt, bringing out comprehensive reforms in the system : Ananth Kumar Hegde
"Skill development is top priority for the Union government. We are
completely overhauling the system by introducing several new schemes and
instituting systems and processes," Union Skill Development Minister Ananth
Kumar Hegde said in Belagavi on Tuesday.
"We need alternatives to
conventional education modules. That is why we are focusing on different
verticals like entrepreneurship and skill development," he said.
He said,
at the Gogte Institute of Technology (GIT), that the government would set up a
four-tier system of training youth in skills, start training centres and
universities and introduce Indian Skill Development Service (ISDS), a new civil
service cadre for skill development.
The short-term and long-term skill
development courses will train youth in traditional Indian vocations and in
emerging global technologies. "Earlier, skill development was part of the Labour
Ministry. Three-and-a-half years ago, we separated it and made it into a full
fledged ministry. We are also shaking up the management and governance to
introduce new systems and processes."
Reform
According to him, the Union government is bringing out comprehensive reform
in the way skill development is perceived. For short-term courses we will have
the Prime Minister Koushalya Yojana that trains boys and girls for three or six
months and gives away certificates.
For long-term courses we have the
Prime Minister Koushalya Kendra that conduct courses of one year or more. Such
centres will be set up one each in district. State government have to run them,
with private partnership, by getting a 33 per cent grant from the
centre.
There will be Indian Institute of Skill on the model of IITs
(Industrial Training Institutes) and IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management), one
in each State.
"Above that will be the skill development universities
that will cater to youth who need advanced training as per demands of the
industry. Around seven universities are planned across the country. We are
seeking expressions of interest about such universities. In Karnataka, RV
College of Engineering, JSS College of Engineering, KLE Society (Karnatak Lingayat
Education Society), and GIT (Gharda Institute of Technology) have all
shown interest. We will talk to them and go ahead," he said.
At the
national level, there will be a India international skill centre. This will
introduce global skill-sets in emerging technologies to Indian youth. These
institutes at various levels will impart skills in 40 sectors ranging from
agriculture to space.
All these institutions will be set up on
public-private partnership basis. "We don't want to open an institution by
spending around Rs. (rupee) 50 crore and then face allegations that its
quality is falling. We will be facilitators and not get into the business of
opening institutions,’" he said. He further said "We don't have a 70 year
legacy. We are just three-and-a-half years young. But we have a clear vision and
we are building on it slowly. These are just baby steps. We will go further than
most people expect".
As part of Skillathon, he spoke to students of KLE
group of institutions. At GIT, he flagged off Skill on wheels, a mobile training
unit, by driving one of the cars.
Quelle: Skill Reporter, skillreporter.com, 16.01.2018