Awareness for Skill Development
Skill India Mission aims to empower the Indian youth through skill development. Significance awareness has been generated about the schemes under Skill India Mission through various means and continue to do so through an effective media communication viz. advertisement through local media, electronic and social media, hoardings, posters, banners etc.
Central Government in partnership with State governments promotes skilling and entrepreneurship to develop the required training and skilling programs of youth. There is no plan by the Centre to adopt SSDM. All implementation agencies are empowered to leverage a wide network of media including the Press Information Bureau, All India Radio, Doordarshan including campaign in vernaculars via electronic, print, social media etc.
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 also envisages curriculum integration of essential subjects and skills in all schools and higher education institutions in a phased manner to provide necessary vocational skills for variety of occupations along with awareness about the benefits of vocational education.
The National Skill Development Corporation under the Ministry has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with 8 countries viz; Japan, UAE, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Russia, Finland and Morocco for cooperation in the field of vocational education and training. NSDC has partnered with the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI), Finland to promote and facilitate the exchange of knowledge of new innovations and connect the providers within the vocational education and training sector between the two countries.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
