Directorate of Employment and Craftsmen Training

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. The Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training, Meghalaya has empanelled Training Partners under various Sectors like Agriculture, Automotive, Apparel, Beauty & Wellness, Construction, Electronics & Hardware, Food Processing, Healthcare, Handicrafts & Carpets, IT-ITES, Infrastructure & Building, Iron & Steel, Media & Entertainment, Security, Textile & handloom & Tourism & Hospitality, Management & Entrepreneurship, Retail, Rubber, Logistic, Power, Capital Goods, Telecom Sector. All the centres (private training partners, corporates, and Government-affiliated centres) would be required to successfully undergo the Centre Accreditation and Affiliation Process as defined in the guidelines. Any exceptions in the Centre Accreditation and Affiliation process may be decided by the Sub Committee on case-to-case basis.

Short Term Training

The objective of this Scheme is to encourage and promote Skill Development for the youth throughout the country by aligning itself with the Common Norms guidelines. The scheme also needs to be aligned to complement all other Missions of the Government, such as Make in India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat, and Smart Cities. Specifically, the Scheme aims to: Enable and mobilize a large number of youths to take up industry designed quality skill training, become employable and earn their livelihood. Increase productivity of the existing workforce, and align skill training with the actual needs of the country. Encourage standardisation of the Certification process and put in place the foundation for creating a registry of skills. Benefit 10 million youth.

STT component imparted at PMKVY Training Centres (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

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.

Special project

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:

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

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 Key recommendation of NEP

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

Aims and Objectives

The Skill Hubs Initiative (SHI)under PMKVY envisages creation of shared infrastructure, aligning with the need of the local economy and addressing the needs of all target’s segments for vocational training
As a step toward this, the pilot is aimed at the following:
Utilization of existing vocational infrastructure and resources for skilling
To ensure contiguous availability of skill centres for ease of candidates
Driving convergence and integrated skilling across the education and skill ecosystems Around 5,000Skill Hubs identified from across the education & skill ecosystems including Schools, Engineering Colleges, General Education Colleges, Polytechnics, Rural Self-Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs).