Sectors that will deepen technology capabilities in Manufacturing Machine tools IT Hardware and Electronics

Priority Sectors 1. Sectors that will create large employment Textiles and Garments Leather nad Footwear Gems and Jewellery Food Processing Industries Handlooms and Handicrafts

The aim should be to increase the percentage of the workforce which has received formal skills through vocational education and training from 12.0 percent at present to 25.0 percent by the end of the Twelfth Plan. This would mean that about 70 million more people have to be imparted formal skills in the next five years.

During the Twelfth Plan, gaps in skills development have to be identified and plugged, while building on the foundation that has been laid. An important tier of the Coordinated Action Plan for Skill Development, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has already made significant progress and bulk of such skill formation targeted particularly at the large unorganized sector will come through NSDC interventions and initiatives at the State level. For this, support to NSDC would have to b

Although institutional structure has been put in place, there is still long way to go. While skill formation has to be mainstreamed in the formal education system right from class X onwards, skill creation outside the formal education needs coordinated action and innovative approach. National Skill Development Mission launched in the Eleventh Plan has brought about a paradigm shift in handling skill development programmes, and has put in place a Coordinated Action Plan for Skill Development.

The benefits of skill development could be seen in placement of students of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). According to a report, most of ITIs have seen almost 100% placement on campus despite the uncertain economic scenario.

The coverage of National Policy on Skill Development includes institutional based skill development including ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes)/ITCs (Industrial Training Centres)/vocational schools/technical schools/polytechnics/professional colleges etc; learning initiatives of sectoral skill development organized by different ministries/departments; formal and informal apprenticeships and other types of training by enterprises; training for self-employment/entrepreneurial development; n

The Policy focuses on creating opportunities for all to provide/acquire skills especially for youth, women and disadvantaged groups, promoting commitment by all stake holders to own skill development initiatives and most importantly developing a high quality of skilled work force/ entrepreneur relevant to current and emerging employment market needs.

Improved training and skill development is critical for providing decent employment opportunities to the growing youth population and is necessary to sustain the high growth momentum. 2. The National Skill Development Policy aims to empower all individual through improved skills, knowledge, qualifications, to provide access to decent employment and ensure India’s competitiveness in the global market.

There should be a database of jobs available through India with the employment exchange. It should be a mandatory provision for all the job providers and seekers to register first in the exchange to get a job. Govt should give recognition to all sorts of jobs that is helping somebody in his earning in a positive/legal way.Giving national recognition to cloth washing can create thousands of jobs( as an example to say). We have to give an new name like 'Health wear cleaner-HWC' instead of 'Dhobi'