Dilip Chenoy, Direktor der indischen National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), spricht in einem Exklusiv-Interview mit Indien Education Review über die Ziele und die Errungenschaften der NSDC in den vergangenen eineinhalb Jahren.
We aim to have 1500 NSDC centres in 311 Indian districts by March 2012
Dilip Chenoy, CEO & Managing Director of the National Skill Development Corporation in an exclusive interview with India Education Review discusses achievements of NSDC in past one and a half year. The corporation’s goals and plans to bridge the skill gap in the country and creating a sustainable skill development ecosystem in India.
India Education Review (Q.) What would you consider as some of NSDC's major achievements since its establishment?
Dilip Chenoy: The major achievement has been getting a ten year plan and the processes of creating a sustainable skill development ecosystem in place. Arising out of that are skill gap studies, funding partners, creating ecosystem, skill councils, loans, enabling environment in large scale recruiting support system, and train the trainer organisation. So, developing that framework and getting first few projects on the ground are some of the key initiatives that that NSDC has taken so far.
Q. How do you see NSDC helping to bridge the skill gap in India?
Dilip Chenoy: NSDC has a mandate to do multiple things and the first one is to set up skill training organisations that would skill 150 million people all over India. The existing skill development partners target skilling of about 56 million people in about ten years and over next three to four years, we will add more partners and get to the number.
The second key initiative is about creating the Sector Skill Councils which will act as nodal points for industries and employ engagement with the entire skill universe, so not necessarily NSDC but other training providers including schools, vocational training institutes and the polytechnics. So, it might be very interesting in that perspective but this means that the other entities have to see the Sector Skill Councils as their own partners rather than looking at it as NSDC entity.
Q. How has been your experience of working with NSDC in past one and a half year?
Dilip Chenoy: I have been associated with NSDC since its formation as one of the entities involved in setting it up and then as a board member. Now I am working as a part of the NSDC team that is helping to implement the vision. It has been very exciting and challenging journey. We have just taken the first few steps and have got a very good team and would seek to grow this team and bring in like-minded people. It has been a rewarding experience since some of the entities with whom we have partnered with and funded are actually taking birth. The whole joy is that we are creating something new which is going to transform the skill landscape in India and also change the lives of millions of people as we go forward.
Q. In which sectors do you plan to provide skilled manpower in India?
Dilip Chenoy: According to the original document of the Planning Commission that set up NSDC, we have to focus on 30 high growth sectors. So, the first thing that we did was a skill gap analysis in the 20 high growth sectors to see that if the sectors require 150 million people. When we did the survey in 2008, we found that these 20 sectors, which also include the unorganised sectors, require about 250 million people. We are able to cater to two third of what the sectors need and we should be able to meet our targets. The top three sectors are the unorganised sector which requires 37 million people, second is automotive sector which requires 35 million and third is construction which requires 33 million skilled people. Then you have textiles, health care, IT and ITES services etc. We are also doing a skill gap analysis in the infrastructure sector because the focus of 12th plan is on education, skills infrastructure and health. So, if we can cover the manpower requirements of these sectors then we will look at it going forward.
Q. What role will Sector Skill Councils (SSC) play in skill development?
Dilip Chenoy: Sector Skill Councils (SSC) as defined by National Skill Policy will do five or eight different things. First they will bring out the labour market information system about what are the jobs in the industry, projections and jobs in future, where these jobs are available and what types of jobs are available. Secondly, they will work with training providers to meet the needs of the sector. Third is that they will develop national occupation standards for the jobs in the sector. The fourth is they will look at whole process of accreditation and certification in the sector and they will also look to train the trainers and setting up National Training Academy, which will serve as centre of excellence for that sector. So, these are the different roles that the SSC will play going forward.
Q. How do you see the emergence of technical education in India with private sector taking interest in it?
Dilip Chenoy: If you see the whole vocational education space, few years ago, it was not seen as a sector where private sector could invest in a significant manner in sectors other than IT and hardware. But coming of the industry and launching of the sector skill gap has created kind of a sector vocational training, education training sector, which, according to estimates, is close to $20 billion market annually for next ten years. There are different models which are emerging and this will give rise to entrepreneurship and this might become the next global leader in the market in next ten years.
Q. Tell us about NSDC's tie-up with industry to provide skilled human resource?
Dilip Chenoy: There are two different models which we are operating upon and when you look at NSDC model we wanted to set up training centre ourselves. But this would involve huge organisations, a lot of overheads etc, and we thought of tying up with industry elements and training providers to help them either to start new ventures or to scale up exiting ventures. So, we are looking at partnering various organisations so that they do 100,000 people in next ten years and 70 per cent people are placed.
We have three different types of partners -- one who do 100,000, another who do 500,000 to a million and another one who go above the million. We funded 25 last year and hope to fund 32 this year and 32 next year and about 50 year after.
Q. With PMO taking keen interest in skill development and vocational education, how do you see the growth of vocational education in accordance with conventional mode of education in next five years?
Dilip Chenoy: One of the things that we are looking at in 12th plan which is starting next year is starting National Vocational Education Qualification Framework which will allow both general education to vocational education and vice versa and also allow bridge courses. The first pilot is being done in Haryana where we have looked up at four skills in four different areas like Security, Retail, IT and Auto. These four areas have been handed over and for bringing those in the school system and students interested in these sectors will get certificates.
So we are trying to align different systems of education. The advisor the Prime Minister S. Ramadorai is taking a keen interest along with the Minister of HRD, Kapil Sibal and the Chairman of NSDC, MS Subbaiyah. In parallels, we are working with Ministry of Labour and Employment to ensure that their thing is also incorporated into this.
Q. Till now NSDC has reached 167 districts and has opened 904 centres. What are you future plans?
Dilip Chenoy: Hopefully by March 2012 we will be in 311 districts with about 1500 centres and for every year we have additional plans. It will be an exponential growth and though our target is of reaching 150 million people, we are planning to reach 200 million people. The 25 training partners that we have collaborated with in first year have a capacity of creating 2 to 3 million. As we go forward we will meet this model.