New Delhi, September, 2020.
The
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) today organized a
digital conclave for the second edition of Kaushalacharya
Samadar 2020. The trainers across different sectors were felicitated for
their exceptional contribution in building country’s skilling ecosystem and
preparing a future-ready workforce. The occasion was addressed by Hon’ble Prime
Minister Shri. Narendra Modi’s addressing note for the country’s trainers
appreciating their persistent hard work and the tenacity in ensuring that the
aspirations of today’s youth are kept alive with apt skill training for their
bright tomorrow.
In his written address, Honorable Prime Minister congratulated
all the awardees. He stated that it is the government’s skill agenda to create
a workforce that matches the global demands and with this vision, several
efforts have been undertaken to enable a strong skill development ecosystem.
The whole nation has come together under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ mission and
it is also the need of the hour to be self- reliant for every Indian, as we
live in the changing times. There are many sectors witnessing the growing
demand for skilled youth. This is an opportunity for our young workforce to
convert the present challenges into opportunities and become the strong pillars
of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. It is integral that we lay enough emphasis on
skilling, reskillingand upskilling. In this endeavor, the role of trainers and
experts is most essential and crucial. Hon’ble Prime Minister said that it is
my belief that the trainers who are awarded today will inspire many others and
will continue to contribute immensely in the lives of our youth and the
country’s development.
A total of 92 trainers from diverse
backgrounds across geographies from different categories such as
Entrepreneurship training, National Apprenticeship Promotional Scheme (NAPS),
Jan ShikshanSansthan (JSS), Short Term Training under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal
Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Long Term Training under Directorate General of Training
(DGT) and Industrial Training Centres (ITI) were felicitated at the digital
conclave held today.
Under Entrepreneurship Training
Category, 3 candidates were awarded for their job role of Entrepreneurship
Trainer, 15 candidates under JSS for their job roles in Apparel Training,
Beauty Wellness & Healthcare Training, Handicraft Training and more.
Further, 14 trainers were awarded under the Short Term Training for their
contribution in Electronics & Hardware Training, Apparel Training,
Logistics Training, and others. 44 candidates were awarded under Long Term
Training and 15 corporates were recognized and awarded for their contribution
towards National Apprenticeship Promotional Scheme (NAPS).
Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Hon’ble
Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said “We thank our honorable Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi for sharing
a note of appreciation for our excellent trainers and building their morale.
The importance given to a ‘guru’ or a teacher in our culture showcases the
integral role they play in shaping the lives of the students. Similarly, the
skill trainers are playing an important part in accelerating the skilling
ecosystem and in molding the future of our youth in the right direction. As the
times are transforming, the role of trainers and assessors is becoming more
crucial as they pave the roadmap for our young generating in meeting the
industry demands of near future. I would like to congratulate all the awardees
and we are extremely proud of our trainers for their devotion towards creating
a globally competitive skilled workforce, helped us accomplish several
milestones in the last five years. I am confident that we will continue our
pursuit of excellence and with skilling, upskilling, and reskilling get closer
to fulling the vision of Aatmnirbhar Bharat.”
The
Skill Ministry’s ‘Kaushalacharya Samadar’, an annual event embraces and
recognizes the contribution made by skill trainers in the vocational training
ecosystem. By 2022 it is estimated India will need about 2.5 lakh trainers
across the skilling ecosystem. Under its flagship program Pradhan Mantri
Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), MSDE has been working relentlessly to ensure high
standards of skilling for trainers and on their capacity building, so they are
able to meet the demands of near future.
During
the current pandemic, it is with the help of these trainers that ITIs and JSS
institutions played a vital role in our fight against COVID-19 through their
research and innovation. ITI, Berhampur developed UVC Sanitizer and ITI Cuttack
an Automatic Sanitizer Dispensing Machine. Also, JSS and other institutions
have developed a special type of robot, automatic sanitizer machine PPE kits,
etc, to make significant contribution towards the society.
Besides
Training of Craft Instructors, DGT has collaborated with various industry
partners in the ecosystem for training programs. IBM India is conducting
Train-The-Trainer Program on Basic Artificial Intelligence Skills program in 7
NSTI locations to train 4167 ITI instructors from over 900 ITIs from Sep 2019
until March, 2020. One master Trainer from 26 NSTIs have been trained for
the same and the target is to train 10,000 instructors from ITIs and NSTIs till
2024. For training on Data Sciences, collaboration with SAP will train the
trainers of NSTI/ ITI on Data Sciences and trainers will downstream train
youths. Master Trainers have been trained in 5 NSTIs and 1500 trainees have
been trained so far. Further, Cisco, Accenture and Quest Alliance conducted instructors
training in IT essentials for NSTI instructors. With support from NASSCOM, Capacity
Building through Instructor Training (ToT) is being finalized with customized
training in Domain area by Certified Master Trainer. 7000 instructors have been
trained under Adobe spark. Under the National Skills Qualification Framework
(NSQF) -13462 ITI Instructors were trained across the country in Short Term
Training on NSQF Compliance in Level I, II and III. The National Institute for
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) is actively engaged
in providing Entrepreneurship Skills for the Trainers.
Nowadays
entrepreneurship is vital and integral part of vocational training, accordingly
DGT has managed to train the instructors NSTI’s, Government and
Private ITIs to equip them with proper
entrepreneurship skills with their training in the premier institute in the
NIESBUD at Noida and Dehradun centres. Total of 648 instructors have been
trained with entrepreneurship skills . These train structures would impart
entrepreneurship chapter to the trainees of ITI s and NSTIs.
Corporates
and universities along with international organizations like Temasek Foundation
and Singapore Polytechnic have helped in bolstering capacity-building programs for
trainers and assessors. There is a well-established network of National Skill
Training Institutes (NSTIs) which utilizes its own capacity and infrastructure
to achieve greater convergence between the long-
term and short-term skill training ecosystem. Under the new framework of
National Education Policy 2020 also, the teacher is at the center of the
fundamental reforms in the education system. In order to successfully engage
training providers in the skilling agenda, Skill India has further collaborated
with various corporates to strengthen the trainers and assessors in skill
development to continue the momentum.