Details of initiatives launched:
- To ensure standardization of training and learning across all programs, Directorate General of Training (DGT) has aligned its courses with National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF), a competency-based framework.
- A MoU was signed between National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and IBM India to address the demand of skilled workforce in futuristic job roles like AI, Cloud, Big Data, Cybersecurity etc.
- A tripartite MoU was signed between DGT, NSDC and Adobe India for launching Adobe Digital Disha – a program for helping Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras and ITIs to leverage the power of Adobe Spark to integrate creativity and digital literacy into classrooms and curriculum.
- Affiliation has been granted to an ITI being run by Blind People’s Association- Ahmedabad. It is the first affiliation given to an ITI catering to the skilling of Divyangs.
- For the first time, affiliation has been granted to an ITI in Pune Cantonment for 5 trades. MSDE plans to open similar ITIs in other Cantonment areas.
- A special one-month Crafts Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) Course has been announced to ensure availability of trained instructors in ITIs through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) mode.
- A new course “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle/Drone Pilot” has been launched to create trained people who can fly drones, observing standard guidelines and carry out its maintenance.
