Presentation on Skills for INDIA 2020 delivered by Mr.Dilip H.M Chenoy , Director & CEO , National Skill Development Corporation at ICTACT Bridge 2014, Chennai Trade Centre.
Session Brief/Focus:India towards 2020The need for skilling the youthRoad map to achieve vision 2020Other Keynote Speakers in the session:Dr.OmkarRai, Director General, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), GOIThiru. TK Ramachandran IAS, Secretary - Information Technology, Government of Tamil NaduThiru. Atul Anand IAS, Managing Director, ELCOTSession Manager: Mr. K. Purushothaman, Senior Director, NASSCOM CEO, ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu - M. SivakumarNote the same color scheme in both logos – in case you want to use that in your introduction on this slide
Clearly, India has an advantage in terms of the “total workable population” ie. the number of workers in the economyBut we cannot just rely on the increase in workable population for a brighter future.India's working population will surpass China's working population by 2040.
It is critical that we manage our most valuable and abundant resource – our people – to make the most of this opportunity.There’s however a war for talent.Going forward it is estimated that the 20 high growth sectors would face a skill shortage of 347 million persons. I would like to share with you the strategy that is in place for addressing this and leave you with thoughts in executionI will come to the Global opportunity later in when I address how NSDC is leveling the playing field for our people through the implementation of Sector Skill Councils.This conference is an Industry-Academia bridging initiative.People in this room have congregated from Corporate, Colleges, Schools and the GovernmentThe Youth, Employers and Education Providers are living in a parallel universe – mismatch in skills and requirement
Instead of the vision for 2020, let us discuss the vision for 2022 when India turns 75.
It is also important to note that many Ministries and state government also have targets and skill development plans and missions. Last year this ecosystem trained just overSimilar persons from 3.1 million in 2008.The Target this year is 8 million!There are many programmes being run by different Government departments in the centre and state.Many of you in this room may be engaged with the ITI system or with Engineering collegesLet me turn to NSDC and how we could work together.
The Underlying Philosophy of NSDCPromote Scalable, Sustainable , Low cost ,high quality ,Skill Development by the Corporate SectorProvide patent fundingPartner to create a ecosystem for Skills
Till date NSDC has been able to attract 122 entrepreneurs to set up sustainable Skill development business, by the end of the year we need to have another 30 plus to the list.The NSDC Board has approved a total of 122 skill development proposals that are expected to skill over 78 million people over the next 10 years with an annual training capacity of 15 million when these organisations reach full capacity. The total financial commitment for these skill development proposals and SSC’s is 2175.39 Crores.For the past 3 years NSDC has exceeded the training targets set by the PM’s National Council on Skill Development. Until Jan 2014, NSDC funded partners have trained a total of 13,49,715 people while the total number of people placed stands at 7,50,771. 181,691 in 2011-12 as against 1250004,02,506 in 2012-13 as against 4,00,000We wish to speed this process This year we have to cross 10,00,000
NSDC is also trying to address the information asymmetryWe had commissioned sector wise skill gap study report in 2008 Which are being redone as we speak.We have also commissioned district level state wise skill gap reportsThere have bought out a disconnect between jobs and aspirations
The second role that NSDC plays is to help industry set up sector skill councils that will provide for industry leadership in the skills space 28 have been approvedThe SSC’s have clearly defined functions and are key to future of skill development in the country As a corporate and individual you have to participate in their work. If you don’t it would be …………….to bridge the gap between education and employabilityA Significant change is happening in the education framework as we speakA national Skill qualification framework is being developed , that would cut across the Vocational and educational space.Jobs would be aligned to a particular level. It will promote equivalence & mobility.The Skill council would develop qualification packs that are aligned to levels.The IT/ITES SSC has already created occupational standards for 73 Job Roles (QPs) across levels 4-8 till the end of 2013
This structure is in place , what we leave in our next generation will depend on what you do when you leave the room.
The Planning is overThe execution depends on you NSDC would be hoping to help you transform the level of millions of youth in India , your leadership in execution will determine the outcome ACT NOWThank you
Youth aspirations and infrastructure creation for skill development are correlatedThere are gaps between industry demand and youth aspirationsThere is a need for skill infrastructure and targeted student mobilization activities through awareness campaigns and student interactions in sectors such as leather, construction and food processing.
This conference is an Industry-Academia bridging initiative.People in this room have congregated from Corporate, Colleges, Schools and the GovernmentThese are some interesting numbers to consider…