According to the India Skill Report (2019), only 45.6% of the youth graduating from educational institutions are employable. This reflects the massive shortage of skilled workforce in the country. To tackle the situation and help job seekers enhance their skills, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has recently entered in partnership with global…
To create an enabling ecosystem for Entrepreneurship Development through entrepreneurship education and training across the Country, Pilot project on Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyaan (PM YUVA) Yojana 2.0 is under implementation through the Institutes in the Skill Ecosystem of the Ministry i.e. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs), Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Polytechnics, Jan Shikshan…
To boost skill development at the district level, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) have signed a contract with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore for implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme. MGNF is a two year academic programme with an in-built component of on-ground practical experience with the…
The scheme of Dual System of Training has had a significant impact on the skilling ecosystem after it was recently revamped. Since the launch of revised guidelines of DST Scheme, by Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE); there has been a huge jump from the earlier 136 Memorandum of…
The Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) was conceptualized by The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to address the above mentioned issues and to develop state of the art skill institutions. The vision behind setting up IIS is to build world-class skill training centres by learning and imbibing best practices from internationally renowned existing skill…