NEP,2015
National Policy for Skill
Development -2015
Introduction
National Policy for Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship 2015 supersedes the policy of 2009. The
primary objective of this policy is to meet the challenge of skilling at scale
with speed, standard (quality) and sustainability. It aims to provide an umbrella
framework to all skilling activities being carried out within the country, to
align them to common standards and link skilling with demand centres. In
addition to laying down the objectives and expected outcomes, the policy also
identifies the overall institutional framework which will act as a vehicle to
reach the expected outcomes. Skills development is the shared responsibility of
the key stakeholders viz. Government, the entire spectrum of corporate sector,
community based organizations, those outstanding, highly qualified and
dedicated individuals who have been working in the skilling and
entrepreneurship space for many years, industry and trade organisations and
other stakeholders. The policy links skills development to improved
employability and productivity in paving the way forward for inclusive growth
in the country. The skill strategy is complemented by specific efforts to
promote entrepreneurship in order to create ample opportunities for the skilled
workforce.
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Landscape
One of the biggest challenges of
skill development in our country is that 93% of the workforce is in
informal/unorganised sector. Consequently it is difficult to map existing
skills in the unorganised sector and gauge the skilling requirement in the
sector. On the other hand, the rate of job growth in informal sector is
estimated to be twice that in formal sector.Women constitute almost half of the
demographic dividend. The key challenge here is to increase their participation
in the country’s labour force, which is directly linked to economic growth of
the country. Census data has revealed that there has been a continuing fall in
labour force participation rate of women from 33.3% to 26.5% in rural areas,
and from 17.8% to 15.5% in 6 urban areas between 2004 and 2011. Mainstreaming
gender roles by skilling women in non-traditional roles and increasing gender
sensitivity in the workplace will have a catalytic effect on productivity and
be a smart economic decision.Job creation for skilled youth is also a major
challenge before the nation. Entrepreneurship based on innovation has immense
growth potential. However, the number of local entrepreneurs emerging every
year in India is very low. The Global Innovation Index 2014 ranks India 76 out
of 7 143 countries. Accelerating entrepreneurship especially that based on
innovation is crucial for large-scale employment generation in India.The growth
and prosperity of all economies remains highly dependent on entrepreneurial
activity. Entrepreneurs are the essence of economic growth they provide a
source of income and employment for themselves, create employment for others,
produce new and innovative products 8 or services, and drive greater upstream
and downstream value-chain activities . Supportive environments are
increasingly essential to successful entrepreneurship and these are evolving
across the world. The ideal entrepreneurial environment has five pillars:
Access to funding, Entrepreneurial culture, Supportive regulatory and tax
regimes, Educational systems that support entrepreneurial mindsets; and a
coordinated approach that links the public, private and voluntary sectors.
Vision
To create an ecosystem of
empowerment by Skilling on a large Scale at Speed with high Standards and to
promote a culture of innovation based entrepreneurship which can generate
wealth and employment so as to ensure Sustainable livelihoods for all citizens
in the country.
Mission
The mission is to Create a demand for skilling across the country; Correct and align skilling with required competencies; Connect the supply of skilled human resources with sectoral demands; Certify and assess in alignment with global and national standards; and Catalyse an ecosystem wherein productive and innovative entrepreneurship germinates, sustains and grows leading to creation of a more dynamic entrepreneurial economy and more formal wage employment.
