Transformative Governance in Skilling for Wage Employment at Rural Skills Division, Ministry of Rural Development

• Exclusive focus on rural poor youth • Social inclusion agenda • Pioneering innovations like: • Support to candidates for job retention (direct benefit transfer to bank accounts) • Incentive to training partners for career progression and international placements • Tablet-PC as a training tool • Training in functional English, basic IT skills and soft skills added to employable skills • Framework of guidelines and detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) to define quality with transparency and accountability • Market-linked training in public–private partnership (PPP) mode: • Curriculum framing and assessment through National Council on Vocational Training (NCVT) or Qualification Packs–National Occupational Standards (QP–NOS) as identified by Sector Skill Councils (SSCs ) of National Skill Development Council (NSDC)1 • Multi-modal industry partnerships • Training in over 450 jobroles and skills • Placement for 75% of all candidates at a minimum monthly salary of Rs. 6,000/- (CTC) • 12 month tracking performance post placement