The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) announced a strategic partnership to advance skill development and lifelong learning in India and globally on the 28th May, 2024 to promote Skill Mission informed PIB.
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The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, NSDC and MD, NSDC International, and Sangheon Lee, Director, Employment Policy, Job Creation and Livelihoods Department, ILO. The MoU reasserts the commitment of both organisations to leverage their strengths and expertise in talent development.
The key aspects of the partnership is to bring about;
- Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), whereby, the Hub will streamline skill development initiatives, enhancing their efficiency, accessibility, and global impact. Its workers’ and employers’ in ILO’s member countries will be able to use SIDH to digitise systems, processes, skills delivery, and job matching, based on a cost-effective model.
- Policies and platforms that support lifelong learning and continuous skill development for the talent to succeed nationally and globally. Tiwari also stated that the objective is to create a sustainable future with MSDE’s commitment to skilling, reskilling, and upskilling.
- Public-private partnerships and knowledge exchange to enhance Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), develop micro-credentials, and promote Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through a global knowledge-sharing platform.
- Strengthening the comparability of skills and qualifications, digital tools will be developed and deployed to assess and compare the skills and qualifications of Indian workers with those required in potential destination countries, improving mobility and global employability prospects for Indian workers.
- The partnership will also prioritise the development and support of innovative learning programs. These programs will be designed to be flexible and inclusive, fostering adaptability among learners while ensuring that skills development remains relevant and accessible to all segments of society.
- The partnership with ILO is also to develop regional qualification frameworks such as the South Asian Qualification Framework which will help youth from the neighbouring countries as well. NSDC’s partnership will also help offer NSDC Digital’s services and offerings to member countries of ILO, he said.
Tiwari added that India is becoming a preferred destination for GCCs, opening opportunities for Indian youth to participate in remotely delivered knowledge work for the whole world. The government’s focus on skilled migration opens opportunities for those who want to emigrate to join the international workforce.
Sangheon Lee, remarked that combining NSDC technological capacity and ILO standard-setting functions, tripartism and global reach has the potential to significantly improve training access and quality globally. He also added that the partnership with NSDC will create a synergistic effect, amplifying the collective ability to lead the transformation of skills development, for greater social justice, not only in India but globally.
The MoU between ILO and NSDC is a significant milestone for the Skills Ecosystem in India. This partnership will help build a pool of Indian youth for global opportunities as the partnership aims to align and benchmark Indian qualifications with global skills standards, remarked Ved Mani Tiwari.
