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FICCI recognizes that skill development is imperative for achieving India's ambitious growth target of becoming a $5 trillion economy. "Skill Development" is the key to promote employability, competitiveness, and economic growth. As Indian industry and services grow and compete internationally, they realize that the availability of requisite skills - in terms of relevance, quality, and quantity, has become an urgent need. The swiftness with which this skill deficit is bridged will be critical in determining India's competitiveness in global market.
Keeping this context in mind, FICCI formulated the Skill Division in 2007 way before National Skill Development Corporation and the National Policy on Skill Development were announced. The division was then called the Skill Development Forum and was chaired by Mr RCM Reddy, MD & CEO, IL&FS Education and Skills (2007- 2015) and co-chaired by Mr. Sanjeev Duggal, CEO & Director, Centum Learning Limited and Mr. T Muralidharan, Founder and Chairman, TMI Group. Thereafter, the SDC has been chaired by Mr Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education (2016-18), Mr. Bijay Sahoo, President-HR, Reliance Industries (2019), Ms Nivruti Rai, Country Head, Intel India (2020), Mr Manish Sabharwal, Chairman & Co-Founder, Teamlease Services Ltd (2021 & 2022), Mr K Ramakrishnan, Chief Executive -Skill Development Mission Office of the Group Chairman , Larsen & Toubro Limited (2023) and Mr. Amit Kalyani, Vice-Chairman, Kalyani Group & Joint Managing Director, Bharat Forge Limited (2024)
The division is committed to working with the stakeholders, especially the industry, government, TVET institutions, Skill Universities, International development organizations and academia to create sustainable and scalable skills propositions which will benefit the youth of the country from all sections of society. The Skill Development Committee (SDC) has been broadly focusing on the following five areas:
● Policy Advocacy
● Industry Engagements
● International Collaborations
● Thought Leadership
● Projects /Events
Key Players:
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Education, NITI Aayog, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Department of Economic Affairs, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry , National Council for Vocational Education & Training (NCVET), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and State Skill Development Missions
Some key issues being addressed currently are:
Revision of the National Skills Policy
Making Apprenticeships Aspirational – Promoting NAPS and NATS
Development of Traditional Clusters through entrepreneurship training
Skill Gap Analysis – Knowledge Reports
Enabling Career Guidance and Counselling framework
Supporting MSDE in implementation of Flexi MoUs and Dual System of Training
Develop/Improvise curriculum on Digital/Industry 4.0. courses
Promote ITI Adoption/ engagement by Industry
Promotion of Skill India Digital Hub and Job X platform amongst employers
Support Government in formulating effective schemes to implement the Employment Linked Incentive Schemes.
Team Leader
Rajesh Pankaj
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Press Release
Government Seeks Industry Partnerships to Upgrade 1000 ITIs Across India: Atul Kumar Tiwari, Secretary, MSDE
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Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, National Educational Technology Forum Calls for Stronger Industry-Academia Interaction, Collaboration and Partnership
Aug
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Making Apprenticeship Aspirational- Workshops with Industry
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World Youth Skills Day Celebration
Feb
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NUA Odissa Global Summit on Growth & Employment 2024
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Need to reorient our education system to make it more application oriented by providing skills and employment: Secretary, Ministry of Skills & Entrepreneurship, GoI
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FICCI AWS Digital Skills Initiative - Building Future ready workforce
Sep
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FICCI AWS Digital Skills Workshop - Building Future ready workforce
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Govt to come up with Digital University frameworks to facilitate workforce: Dharmendra Pradhan
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Industry Perspective on Demand of Skilled Workforce - Post Pandemic Scenario
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Government to soon launch PMKVY-3 scheme, plumbing sector to also benefit: Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
Sep
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Skill Development Policy needs to be tailored for Four Indias within India: TV Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education
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India to be key provider of skilled workforce to entire world: Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister, Skill development and Entrepreneurship
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Public policy makers need to come to grips with changing nature of jobs and their availability: Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
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Dharmendra Pradhan to inaugurate Global Skills Summit tomorrow States share best practices on cluster-based job creation model as a precursor to GSS
Apr
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India and UAE to engage strongly on skills harmonisation
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India-UAE Skill Mapping and HR Conference
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India-UAE Skill Mapping and HR Conference in Dubai on 22 April 2018
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Oct
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Indian contingents competing with global players at Worldskills competition in Abu Dhabi
Sep
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Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates FICCI's 10th edition of 'Global Skills Summit'
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By 2022, 37% of Indian workforce would be in jobs demanding radically different skill sets: A report by FICCI-NASSCOM
Jul
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CGSC wins Best Sector Skill Council and Best Standard & QA Excellence Award
Nov
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Wild Card Entries for Worldskills India
Sep
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#StartInCollege Phase 2 to be launched at FICCI Global Skills Summit on Engineers Day
Jul
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Close Group Technical Round-Table Discussion of Prospective Apprenticeship Task Force Members
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FICCI business delegation to Japan to explore collaboration in Skill Development and Vocational Education
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Workshop on 'Industry Engagement for Skilled Workforce Through Apprenticeship - Stakeholders'
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80% employers satisfied with quality of engg. graduates hired: FICCI-WB survey
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Youth needs additional skills to become industry-ready and employable, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Aug
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Workshop on Industry Engagement for skilled workforce through Apprenticeship at Ranchi
Jul
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FICCI welcomes the cabinet approval of India's first integrated National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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42nd WorldSkills Competition
Apr
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FICCI Skill Development Forum Luncheon Meeting with Mr. Matthew Hancock, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills, UK
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National selections begin for World Skills India 2012; Qualifiers to represent India in International Competition (Germany) in July this year
Dec
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Special Session on India-Queensland: Collaboration on Education and Skills Development
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FICCI- UK India Business Council (UKIBC): Report on Vocational Education for School Learners in India and the UK
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FICCI Survey on Labour / Skill Shortage for Industry
Sep
Study
FICCI-Ernst & Young: Knowledge Paper on "Strategic and Implementation Framework for Skill Development in India September 2011"
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Workshop on "Training of Trainers: Models & Case Studies from UK" on the occasion of the 4th FICCI Global Skills Summit 2011
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Workshop on "German Vocational Education & Training in specific sectors - lessons for the formation of Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) in India"
Nov
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India Inc Confronted With Severe 'Quality' Manpower Crunch; Says FICCI-Cvoter Survey
Aug
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20 Sectors to Drive Economy and Create bulk of Employment
Jul
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Huge Skills Shortage Rocks Indian Food Industry: FICCI Survey
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Viability Gap Funding for Private Skill Training Providers: Harish Rawat
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Labour unrest and strikes inimical to fresh investments and affect countryys economic prospects: FICCI
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