SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Details of initiatives launched:

1. 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.
   
   
2. 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.
   
   
3. 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.
   
   
4. 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.
   
   
5. 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.
   
   
6. 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.
   
   
7. 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.