About Us
“Skill Development” is concerned with imparting and acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes immediately before, during and between the periods of work. While basic literacy is a must, skill development is necessary for growth of the individual as well as the country. Skill Development also contributes in enhancing individual’s employability, both as wage worker & self-employment and increases the ability to adapt to changing technologies and labor market demands. It also improves productivity and living standards of the people and strengthens competitiveness of the country. Knowledge and skills are the driving forces for social development and economic growth for any country. As there is demand-supply mismatch, the economy needs more ‘skilled’ workforce than in the availability of it. In the school and higher education sphere, knowledge and skills are required for diverse forms of employment in all the industry sectors and other services. By realizing the importance and the necessity for developing skills among students, National Education Policy 2020 emphasized on mainstreaming vocational education and to enable removal of academic silos, a Credit based framework to ensure vertical and horizontal pathways for students and creating work-ready human capital.
The demand for skilled manpower has increased substantially due to rapid economic growth, changes in technology and work process, and globalization of economy.
The Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training, Labour Department, Meghalaya, Shillong works towards imparting skills in various vocational trades to meet the technical manpower requirements for industrial growth in the country through four major schemes: -
1. Craftsmen Training Schemes
The Scheme is the most important in the field of Vocational Training, which has been shaping craftsmen to meet the existing as well as future manpower need, through the vast network of ITIs spread over various States / Union Territories in the country. The day-to-day administration of ITIs under the Craftsmen Training Scheme was transferred to the State Governments/ Union Territory administrations with effect from the year 1956. From 1st April 1969, the financial control of the Industrial Training Institutes in the States as well as in the Union Territories was transferred to the respective State Governments / Union Territory. The financial assistance was granted to them in the form of bulk grant in consultation with the erstwhile Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance.
The Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Meghalaya were set up with the objective of imparting industrial training to the less privileged, poor and downtrodden school-leaving youth so that they acquire technical skills for gainful employment and to ensure a steady flow of skilled workers in different trades. There are 12 Government and 1 Private ITI in the State imparting various Engineering and Non- Engineering Trades. The ITIs run under the Directorate of Employment and Craftsmen Training. It offers certificate level of standard in technical or skill education. ITI implements craftsman training scheme (CTS) of Govt. of India which is looked after by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) at National Level & Labour Department at State level.
2. Apprenticeship Training
A provision for supplementing the skills learnt during the ITI training is also available in the form of workplace training through the Apprenticeship Training Scheme (ATS). The prime objective of this scheme is optimal utilization of the infrastructural facilities available in the industry, where the apprenticeship training actually takes place, hence meeting the requirement of skilled manpower for industry.
3. ESDI
- ➢ Integrate formal education with skilling – Equivalency and Vertical Mobility – Establish Board of Vocational Education & Training
- ➢ Develop more Industry connect and more robust processes
- ➢ Introduce more Service sector trades
- ➢ Introduction of Employability Skills in the curriculum
- ➢ Skill Gap Study and introduce new courses
- ➢ Courses for reskilling/ Up-skilling
- ➢ Evolving equivalence of short term to long term courses through Credit framework Exploring Entrepreneurship support to candidates and Incubation.
- For North- East: Up-gradation of existing ITIs by introducing three new trades per ITI in each of 22 ITIs with 100% GOI funding and establishment of 34 New ITIs in 8 States with 90% central and 10 State funding.
- For LWE: 47 ITIs with 1 ITI / district [13 new districts in addition to 34 districts covered.
4. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikash Yojana (PMKVY)4.0
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The objective of this Skill Certification scheme is to enable Indian youth to take up industry relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood.
Short Term Training
Recognition of Prior Learning
Special project
- Strengthening institutional mechanisms at national and state levels to guide planning, delivery and monitoring of market relevant training.
- Improving quality and market relevance of skill development programs in terms of the content of the training program and its delivery.
- Improving access to and inclusion of all socially disadvantaged groups like the women, SCs, STs, transgender, PwDs and others.
- Expanding skills training through private-public partnerships (PPPs) by joint funding of innovative skill development projects for better outcomes.
Skill Hub Initiative
- No hard separation between vocational and academic streams.
- NEP2020 envisions shared infrastructure of Skilling and General Education.
- NEP2020 recommended incorporation of vocational skills into School and Higher Education curricula to attain 50% vocational education exposure for learners by 2025.
- Skill Hub across the education and skill ecosystem have been proposed as a pilot to actualize the intent on the ground.
STT component imparted at PMKVY Training Centers (TC) is expected to benefit candidates of Indian nationality who are either school/college dropouts or unemployed. Apart from providing training according to the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF), TCs also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy. Upon successful completion of assessment, candidates are provided placement assistance by training providers. One of the major impediments of skill development in India is the lack of aspirations among the youth for skilling. It is important that prevailing information asymmetry is removed and unbiased counselling is provided so that needy and motivated youth are encouraged to join the skilling movement.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a skill certification component to enable Indian youth to take on industry relevant skill certification which will help them to secure a better livelihood. Individuals with prior learning experience or skills can register themselves and get assessed and certified under the RPL component of PMKVY. It focuses mainly on individuals engaged in unregulated sectors.
Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) such as private and public sector expert bodies in the sector, Central and State Government ministries and their institutions and other agencies designated by MSDE/NSDC are being incentivised to implement RPL projects in any of the five models (RPL camps, RPL at employer’s premises, RPL by demand, RPL with best-in-class employers and online RPL).
RPL has 12 hours of orientation. To address knowledge gaps, PIAs offer bridge courses to candidates along with the 12-hour orientation domain skills, soft skills and entrepreneurship tips and familiarization with the assessment process.
Any revisions made to these guidelines will be uploaded on the official website of PMKVY (www. pmkvyofficial.org). All stakeholders are advised to regularly check for amendments/changes, if any.
SANKALP is designed to strengthen the short-term training programs. The duration of these courses is usually 3 to 6 months. The short-term training is generally perceived to cater to skilling requirements of services sector such as Healthcare, Tourism and so on. Both SANKALP and STRIVE are externally aided projects and are assisted by the World Bank.
The goal of SANKALP is to strengthen skill development governance at State and district levels. The four key result areas identified under SANKALP are:
Integration and main streaming of vocational education with general education has been identified as the key reform in the education-skill system of the country for overall gains at the student, community and economy levels
