NEW DELHI : Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY), the flagship programme under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, which has been imparting skills to the the youth of the country, has tasted success for past three years, official sources said.
”Under PMKVY, a total of 49,973, 15,94,183 and 6,74,534 candidates have been trained during 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively,” the sources said.
The National Skill Development Corporation is implementing a flagship scheme PMKVY 2016-20 and also promoting establishment of model and aspirational skill centres known as PMKK in every district for imparting skill training.
The Ministry has launched PMKVY in 2015 and owing to its success wherein more than 19 lakh students were trained as against the target of 24 lakh, the scheme was re- launched as PMKVY 2.0 (2016-2020) with an aim to train 10 million youth by 2020.
Based on the learning from first phase of the scheme, changes were made under PMKVY (2016-2020) to ensure quality and standardisation for the benefit of end beneficiaries. The training centres delivering training under PMKVY (2016-2020) have been inspected by third party inspection agencies, courses have been designed by Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) with industry inputs, and curriculum and candidate handbooks have been standardised for all job roles under PMKVY.
PMKVY actively also seeks input from industry through SSCs to keep abreast with changes and requirement of employers to be inculcated in the course curriculum.
Further, training centres imparting training are regularly monitored leveraging technology enabled tools.
Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the MSDE, is entrusted with the responsibility of long term vocational training in the Country.
One of the flagship schemes is ‘Craftsmen Training Scheme’ being implemented through network of 15,042 Industrial Training Institutes, including 2,738 government and 12,304 private ITIs.
They are located all over the country with an objective to provide skilled work force to the industry in 138 trades with duration of six months, one year and two years.
DGT has taken several initiatives to improve quality of skills for better employment opportunities including Dual System of Training- for better industry linkages following the German model, Grading of ITIs & ISO 29990 certification, Introduction of two year Advanced Technical Diploma, Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE), Introduction of new trades on Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Agriculture.
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