Government Invites Firms to Partner in Skill India

MUMBAI, INDIA - The third in series seminar titled ‘Make in India and Skilling India’ was organised by World Trade Centre (WTC) Mumbai on June 3, 2016 at WTC Mumbai. Mr. Deepak Kapoor, Principal Secretary, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Maharashtra Government delivered the keynote address, where he called for major collaboration with Indian industry to realize a target of training 45 million people in next five years, for which the Maharashtra government is looking to tie-up with private companies for vocational training.

So far, the state government has signed 19 Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with top companies, which include Tata Group, Bharat Forge, L&T, ICICI, to name a few.

Maharashtra has 2.44 lakh micro, small and middle size companies, employing 30 lakh people and around 62 lakh establishments employing 1.30 crore people. The state government is also making online registration process for private companies to enroll for Maharashtra State Skill Development Society’s skilling centres as part of the Pramod Mahajan mission program.

Goa too is working on its skill development projects. Mr. Mahadev N. Naik, Minister for Industries, Co-operation, HT&C and Social Welfare, Government of Goa, said that his government was aiming to generate 50,000 jobs in the next five years by imparting vocational training to women and youth in sectors like nursing and handicrafts.

Mr. Vagish Sharma, Analyst-Udaan Program Development, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) suggested that state governments across the country must implement a skill development programme on the lines of Udaan – a Rs 1,000 crore grant scheme, being implemented in Jammu & Kashmir.

Mr. Sunil Parekh, well-known international success coach, stated that time has come for change in mindset of employers, training institutes and youth to address the issue of skill deficiency.

India can become a global manufacturing hub if it trains people in core skills as well as satellite (lean) skills, opined Mr. Jagmohan S. Bhogal, Cdr. (Retd), Senior Director, National Accreditation Board for Education and Training, Quality Council of India. “Zero defect zero effect rating must be given to MSMEs to empower them to join the global value chain. Along with core technical skills like plumbing, welding, satellite skills like lean skills (reducing wastage), quality skills, design and simulation and certification. Global standards for skill development (for training providers ISO 29990, for assessment bodies ISO 17024) are key if India aspires to become a global design and manufacturing hub,” he added.

Mr. Vijay Kalantri, Vice Chairman, WTC Mumbai said, “PM Narendra Modi has set a vision for skilling youth of the country and state governments should take this forward by reviving the skilling institutions. WTC Mumbai would extend all possible support to the Government of Maharashtra in effectively implementing its skill development programme. Skilling India also means developing new clusters and training local people for manufacturing goods at each and every village,” he added.

Caption From (L to R): Mr. Vijay Kalantri and Mr. Deepak Kapoor

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