World Youth Skills Day 2023: The United Nations General Assembly decided to celebrate July 15 as World Youth Skills Day in 2014. It emphasizes the importance of empowering young people with the skills necessary to have success in a rapidly evolving job market.
World Youth Skills Day strived to close this gap by promoting vocational training, technical education and other skills development initiatives. And the theme of World Youth Skills Day 2023 is “Empowering teachers, trainers and young people for a transformative future”. According to the UN, this year’s theme highlights the essential role that teachers, trainers and other educators play in providing young people with skills to transition into the labor market and to actively participate in their communities and societies.
List of youth skill development programs
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is in charge of organizing all skill development initiatives across the country, bridging the gap between demand and supply of skilled manpower, developing the framework for technical and vocational education, enhance skills, develop new skills and encourage innovative thinking for existing and future job opportunities.
MSDE’s vision statement for 2025 is to “Unlock human capital to generate a productivity dividend and provide aspirational employment and entrepreneurship pathways for all.” The three results to achieve are:
- Enable individual economic gains and social mobility;
- Create a learner-centered, demand-driven skills marketplace; and
- Facilitate aspirational employment and the generation of entrepreneurship, improve the general productivity of companies and catalyze economic growth.
Schemes and initiatives through NSDC
- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
- Rozgar Mela
- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKK)
- Capacity development plan
- Udaan
- School initiatives and higher education
- Indian International Skill Centers (IISC)
- Pre-departure orientation training (PDOT)
Schemes and initiatives through the DGT
- Craftsman training plan (CTS)
- Craft Instructor Training Program (CITS)
- Training of apprentices under the Apprentices Act 1961
- Advanced Vocational Training Program (AVTS)
- Vocational training program for women
- Schemes for updating it.
- Flexible MoUs
- STRIVE
- Initiatives in the Northeast and LWE regions
- Commercial tests
- Current initiatives in the DGT panorama
- Dual Training System (DST)
- Polytechnics
Schemes related to entrepreneurship
- Pradhan Mantri ‘YUVA’ Yojana
Other schemes and initiatives
- Skills loan scheme
- Indian Institute of Skills (IIS)
- SANKALP
- Academic Equivalence to Professional Qualifications
- Aspirational districts
- Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
- Technology initiatives
Source: msde.gov.in
Alok Bansal, General Manager, Global Business Process Management, Visionet Systems, says: “According to the World Economic Forum, rapid digital transformation has ensured that 50% of all employees will need reskilling by 2025. In addition to digital competency, Employees of the future will also need They need critical thinking and problem-solving skills They will need to cultivate a passion for active learning and self-management skills to meet challenges with resilience and stress tolerance Traditional academic skills and degrees are becoming increasingly obsolete as employability today depends on not only an understanding of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning (ML), etc., but also on organizational and communication skills, leadership qualities, integrity, workplace ethics, reliability, flexibility and the ability to work as a team.”
He further adds, “This is a tall order and a recent report by staffing firm TeamLease Digital reported that 30 percent of the 40,000 jobs available in India’s cybersecurity industry remained vacant due to worker shortages.” This is why we must commit to filling those skills gaps, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. This huge amount of unused raw potential must be harnessed if we are to make the most of our demographic dividend. “This is what should be our collective focus when we talk about how we can empower our youth and strategically leverage their capabilities for India’s development.”
World Youth Skills Day is crucial to highlight the importance of skill development among young people. It underlines the need for global action and collaboration to invest in youth skills and empower young people to contribute to the social, economic and sustainable development of their communities and nations.
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