Plans to make skill certificate a must for govt jobs
26 March 2015 5:31 AM IST
“It’s a fact that our recruitment process has not been crafted in accordance to the need of the job. Here officials are imparted training after the recruitment is done, but once the government selects candidates trained with related skills, for which he has been selected, it will help in providing quality service to the department,” said a source in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Adding further, the source said: “With Make in India drive drawing attention of corporate en masse, the country would be in need of about 15 crore of skilled manpower in the next five years. The vacancies would be in the areas of infrastructure development, textiles, automobiles, electronics, etc.”
“It will take some years to get the certification going. The system of having skill certification would be implemented on the models of other countries, where this practice is helping a lot in honing up the talent of administrators,” the source added.
Anticipating floodgate opening in employment of skilled manpower even in private sector, the Centre has already directed all the training institutes to get registered with newly established National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) and the certificates provided by NSQF would be valid in 100 countries.
The Centre is also mulling to start skill development programmes in all the parliamentary constituencies. Besides, the universities would be given relaxation in imparting technical education. Apart from private training centres, the plan is also to include government aided training institutes under the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF).
Notably, nearly 65 per cent population of the country is below 35 years of age and promotion of skill development will provide ample job opportunities to the educated unemployed youth, not only in India but abroad as well.
Adding further, the source said: “With Make in India drive drawing attention of corporate en masse, the country would be in need of about 15 crore of skilled manpower in the next five years. The vacancies would be in the areas of infrastructure development, textiles, automobiles, electronics, etc.”
“It will take some years to get the certification going. The system of having skill certification would be implemented on the models of other countries, where this practice is helping a lot in honing up the talent of administrators,” the source added.
Anticipating floodgate opening in employment of skilled manpower even in private sector, the Centre has already directed all the training institutes to get registered with newly established National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) and the certificates provided by NSQF would be valid in 100 countries.
The Centre is also mulling to start skill development programmes in all the parliamentary constituencies. Besides, the universities would be given relaxation in imparting technical education. Apart from private training centres, the plan is also to include government aided training institutes under the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF).
Notably, nearly 65 per cent population of the country is below 35 years of age and promotion of skill development will provide ample job opportunities to the educated unemployed youth, not only in India but abroad as well.
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