NATIONAL INDUSTRY CONCLAVE ON SKILLS

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 Government calls Industry captains to discuss their contribution to Skill India done till now and for way forward

         Industry pledges contribution on skill development and shows commitment to achieving the skill mission for the country


by Shrutee K/DNS

Mumbai, January 12, 2015: Celebrating the 153rd birth anniversary of Swami Viveknand, the various Ministries under the Government of India came together to address the “National Industry Conclave on Skills” to bring together all stakeholders in one common mission mode on the skills agenda. The conclave had the biggest of industry captains present, making their commitment towards skill development.

This maiden edition of the Conclave was steered by Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs along with Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs,towards constructive outcome and clear direction to increase participation of the industry in skill development.

Giving clear directions to the industry, Shri Venkaiah Naidu said, “Youth are the future of our country, they have aspirations and we have to come together to fulfil these aspirations. We need to have one skill development centre each,across all districts by 2017– which means we need to at least have 630 centres. These need to be done by the industry and the Government will handhold you in the best possible way.”

“The industry has to look beyond the areas where they operate and have invested. There needs to be a strong effort towards creating self-employment as well. The government will give the industry the ease to work towards skill development in every possible way. But we have to make this happen at the earliest. I will personally monitor every corporate who has made a commitment today to skill India,” he further added.


Re-iterating on the ground work that has been done for the skills landscape, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy said, “We have in the last one year tried to streamline various schemes, state government and departments within one skill ecosystem. The base is set and it is about time we start seeing results.”


He said that the industry needs to align to the National Skill Qualification Framework, to the 3500 unique national occupational standards which have been created and also to the certification process that is in place through National Skill Development Corporation and the Sector Skill Councils. “90% of the CSR is focused till now towards healthcare and education. There can be serious contribution that can be made to skill development as well through this CSR funding. This is an investment in the country future which will certainly reap results,” Shri Rudy added.

The industry was directed towards different modules in which it can invest into Skill Development. A few of them were - contribution through company’s CAPEX/OPEX or through extending infrastructure support; or by contributing to the National Skill Development Fund where NSDC can give them direction in which areas they can spend their funds.

The day-long meeting was aimed at encouraging the industry to come forward to play a major role in skill ecosystem by providing their knowledge and expertise in guiding, training and raising funds for initiatives in skill development. Industry leaders pledged to partner with government in skill development by contributing via CSR (corporate social responsibility) and developing their own skill oriented programmes etc. which will make the entire skilling ecosystem more effective and productive, for the nation and the industry as well. The conclave also saw the presence of Shri Manohar Parrikar – Minister of Defence, Shri Birender Singh, Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Sanitation and Drinking Water, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas.


Commenting on his Ministry’s commitment to skill, Shri Parrikar said, “The Defense sector in the next 10 years will create opportunities worth 7 lakh crore of manufacturing so there is obviously a huge need for a skilled workforce in the sector. In our Defense offset policy, skills is an important part.” Industry captions like Sunil Bharti Mittal, Adi Godrej, Cyrus Mistry, Ajit Gulabchand, Prashant Ruia, Dr. NareshTrehan, Sachin Jindal, Nikhil Meswani, GM Rao, NainaLalKidwai, SLakshminarayan were also present at the conclave and assured the government about their contribution.

CII has committed a minimum 100 skill development centres through its members in the next one year. Mr S Lakshminarayanfrom Shriram Transport Finance Company (STFC) made a commitment of setting up a driving school in any place in India where the government can provide 3-4 acres of land. The organisation has already set large number of institutes for skill development in the sector. The industry also gave a view on the up-gradation of ITIs to meet the demand and supply gap. CM Maharashtra also committed to train 2 lakh people with the help of the industry in his state.

India has a huge youth demographic with 65% of its population is below the age of 35, and half the country's population of 1.25 billion people is under 25 years of age.Therefore developing countries like India with largest youth populations could help the economies soar, provided our Industry invest heavily in theirskill development. These young people can become the innovators, creators, builders and leaders who can transform the future only if our industry comes forward to help them acquire right skillsto make them job-ready as per industry requirements.

For more information on Skill Development, please follow the links below:

Skill India Twitter: www.twitter.com/@MSDESkillindia


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