Das Kabinett des indischen Ministerpräsidenten Shri Narendra Modi genehmigte im Juli 2015 Indiens erste integrierte "National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015".
National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today
gave its approval for the India's first integrated National Policy for Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship 2015. The Policy acknowledges the need for an
effective roadmap for promotion of entrepreneurship as the key to a successful
skills strategy. The previous National Policy on Skill Development was
formulated by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2009 and provided for a
review after five years to align the policy framework with emerging national and
international trends.
The Vision of the Policy is "to create an
ecosystem of empowerment by Skilling on a large Scale at Speed with high
Standards and to promote a culture of innovation based entrepreneurship which
can generate wealth and employment so as to ensure Sustainable livelihoods for
all citizens in the Country".
To achieve this Vision, the Policy has four
thrust areas. It addresses key obstacles to skilling, including low aspirational
value, lack of integration with formal education, lack of focus on outcomes, low
quality of training infrastructure and trainers, etc. Further, the Policy seeks
to align supply and demand for skills by bridging existing skill gaps, promoting
industry engagement, operationalising a quality assurance framework, leverage
technology and promoting greater opportunities for apprenticeship
training.
Equity is also a focus of the Policy, which targets skilling
opportunities for socially/geographically marginalised and disadvantaged groups.
Skill development and entrepreneurship programmes for women are a specific focus
of the Policy. In the entrepreneurship domain, the Policy seeks to educate and
equip potential entrepreneurs, both within and outside the formal education
system. It also seeks to connect entrepreneurs to mentors, incubators and credit
markets, foster innovation and entrepreneurial culture, improve ease of doing
business and promote a focus on social entrepreneurship.