PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJNA 2.0

PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJNA 2.0

The Union Cabinet had approved India’s largest Skill Certification Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), on 20 March, 2015. The Scheme was subsequently launched on 15 July, 2015, on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day by Honorable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. PMKVY is implemented by National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) under the guidance of the Ministry of Skill Development

and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). With a vision of a “Skilled India”, MSDE aims to skill India on a large scale with speed and high standards. PMKVY is the flagship scheme that is driving towards greater realisation of this vision.

Owing to the its successful first year of implementation, the Union Cabinet has approved the Scheme for another four years (2016-2020) to impart skilling to 10 million youth of the country. This booklet contains the various Guidelines under the Scheme that participating agencies need to abide by.

The Guidelines mentioned in this article have the approval of the PMKVY Steering Committee and are

effective from 15 July, 2016.

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this Scheme is to encourage and promote Skill Development for the youth

throughout the country by aligning itself with the Common Norms guidelines. The scheme also needs to be aligned to complement all other Missions of the Government, such as Make in India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat, and Smart Cities. Specifically, the Scheme aims to:

·         Enable and mobilize a large number of youth to take up industry designed quality skill training, become employable and earn their livelihood.

·          Increase productivity of the existing workforce, and align skill training with the actual needs of the country.

·          Encourage standardisation of the Certification process and put in place the foundation for creating a registry of skills.

·          Benefit 10 million youth over the period of four years (2016- 2020).

PROGRAMES AND GUIDELINES OF THE SCHEME : 

1. Short Term Training Guidelines

The Short Term Training imparted at PMKVY Training Centres (TCs) is expected to benefit candidates of Indian nationality who are either school/college dropouts or unemployed. Apart from providing training according to the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF), TCs shall also impart training in Soft Skills, Entrepreneurship, Financial and Digital Literacy. Duration of the training varies per job role, ranging between 150 and 300 hours. Upon successful completion of their assessment, candidates shall be provided placement assistance by Training Partners (TPs). Under PMKVY, the entire training and assessment fees are paid by the Government. Payouts shall be provided to the TPs in alignment with the Common Norms. Trainings imparted under the Short Term Training component of the Scheme shall be NSQF Level 5 and below.

2. Recognition of Prior Learning Guidelines

Individuals with prior learning experience or skills shall be assessed and certified under the

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) component of the Scheme. RPL aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the NSQF. Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs), such as Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) or any other agencies designated by MSDE/NSDC, shall be

Incentivised to implement RPL projects in any of the three Project Types (RPL Camps, RPL at Employer’s Premises and RPL centres). To address knowledge gaps, PIAs may offer Bridge Courses to RPL candidates.

3. Special Projects Guidelines

The Special Projects component of PMKVY envisages the creation of a platform that will facilitate trainings in special areas and/or premises of Government bodies, Corporate or Industry bodies, and trainings in special job roles not defined under the available Qualification Packs (QPs)/National

Occupational Standards (NOSs). Special Projects are projects that require some deviation from the terms and conditions of Short Term Training under PMKVY for any stakeholder. A proposing stakeholder can be either Government Institutions of Central and State Government(s)/Autonomous

Body/Statutory Body or any other equivalent body or corporates who desire to provide training to candidates.

4. Kaushal and Rozgar Mela Guidelines

Social and community mobilisation is extremely critical for the success of PMKVY. Active

participation of the community ensures transparency and accountability, and helps in leveraging the cumulative knowledge of the community for better functioning. In line with this, PMKVY assigns special importance to the involvement of the target beneficiaries through a defined mobilisation

process. TPs shall conduct Kaushal and Rozgar Melas every six months with press/media coverage; they are also required to participate actively in National Career Service melas and on-ground activities.

5. Placement Guidelines

PMKVY envisages to link the aptitude, aspiration, and knowledge of the skilled workforce it creates with employment opportunities and demands in the market. Every effort thereby needs to be made by the PMKVY TCs to provide placement opportunities to candidates, trained and certified under the Scheme. TPs shall also provide support to entrepreneurship development.

6. Monitoring Guidelines

To ensure that high standards of quality are maintained by PMKVY TCs, NSDC and empanelled Inspection Agencies shall use various methodologies, such as self-audit reporting, call validations, surprise visits, and monitoring through the Skills Development Management System (SDMS). These methodologies shall be enhanced with the engagement of latest technologies.

NOTE: NSDC reserves the right to modify the Scheme Guidelines at any time. All updates shall be displayed on the PMKVY official website (www.pmkvyofficial.org). All stakeholders are advised to regularly check the website

for amendments, if any. For further clarification on the Scheme and its Guidelines, contact the PMKVY Project Management Unit (PMU) at pmkvy@nsdcindia.org.

Strategy and Approach

Ø  This component of the Scheme will provide payouts to the TPs in alignment with the Common Norms for successful completion of skill training and certification.

Ø  This Scheme shall be implemented through Public-Private and Public-Public partnerships.

Ø  NSDC will be the implementing agency for this Scheme. It is proposed to also involve the State Governments through a project based approach under PMKVY 2.0. The same will have a separate guideline document.

Ø  AAs and TPs for all purposes of the Scheme will be separate and no overlap of roles will be permitted in order to ensure transparency and objectivity.

Ø  Trainings shall be provided only at the approved centres as defined in Clause 1.4.3 with exception for Special areas.

Ø  Centres will ensure standardized and approved branding norms as defined in the Branding and Communication Guidelines of the Scheme.

Ø  Biometric devices for capturing student’s and trainers’ attendance (Aadhaar enabled) shall be mandatory at the PMKVY centres.

Ø  The payouts will be made through bank transfer to the beneficiaries and TPs accounts, as applicable under the Common Norms.

         film on NSQF (NATIONAL SKILL QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK)