National Skill Certification & Monetary Reward Scheme

6-9-2013

Announced by the Union Finance Minister in his Budget Speech of 2013.

Objectives

1.)  Encourage standardization in the certification process and initiate a process of creating a registry of skills;

2.) Increase productivity of the existing workforce and align the training and certification to the needs of the country;

3.) Provide Monetary Awards for Skill Certification to boost employability and productivity of youth by incentivizing them for skill trainings.

Rs.1000 crores announced for this schme

Key Features of the Scheme

 The Scheme will provide monetary reward on successful completion of, market-driven skill training to approximately ten lakh (10, 00,000) youth in a span of one year from the date of implementation of the scheme.

Training Content and Eligible Providers

 National Occupational Standards (NOS) -  Quality Packs (QP) -  Sector Skill Councils (SSCs),

1.)  All institutions, government or private (who, during the last two years, have been selected by any State Government or any Ministry of the Government of India to implement any Government funded or sponsored Scheme),  or are NSDC partners, shall be deemed to be part of the approved list of training providers under this Scheme. All such deemed approved training providers will need to get each training course they propose to offer

2.) Those training providers, who have no prior affiliation with any government institution or NSDC, will go through a pre-screening process of the SSCs according to an Affiliation Protocol prepared by NSDC/SSC.

3.) Training programs will be for a minimum of 30 days duration. It will be ensured that assessments are planned by SSCs only after completion of the training. The duration of training may also include on the job training, Internships etc. if required.

    The NSDC provides services for the following sectors in India:

·                  Automobile / Auto components

·                  Electronics hardware

·                  Textiles and garments

·                  Leather and leather goods

·                  Chemicals and pharmaceuticals

·                  Gems and jewellery

·                  Building and construction

·                  Food processing

·                  Handlooms and handicrafts

·                  Building hardware and home furnishings

·                  IT or software

·                  ITES-BPO

·                  Tourism, hospitality and travel

·                  Transportation/ logistics/ warehousing and packaging

·                  Organised retail

·                  Real estate

·                  Media, entertainment, broadcasting, content creation, animation

·                  Healthcare

·                  Banking/ insurance and finance

·                  Education/ skill development

·                  Unorganised sector

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