Skill Council aims to train 25 lakh domestic help by FY26

The newly formed Domestic Work Sector Skill Council (DWSSC) under Skill Development Ministry aims to train and certify nearly 25 lakh domestic help by 2025-26 to enable them get better wages and dignified service conditions.
"By 2025-26, the DWSSC aims to accredit 400-500 training providers and provide certifications to almost 25 lakh trained workforce in the country. It is proposed to train and place over one million youth in 10 years," a release said.
Some of the approved Qualification Packs-National Occupational Standards pertaining to domestic help sector are 'General Housekeeper', 'Housekeeper cum Cook', 'Child Caretaker' and 'Elderly Caretaker (Non-medical)'.
"There is usually a lack of proper education in today's domestic workers. Some of them have only primary-level education. There is lack of recognition of their status and household role.

"This often leads to lack of decent wages, ill-working conditions, undefined working time, lack of weekly offs, loneliness , poor career growth and skill development and sometimes victimisation at the workplace," Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.
The minister announced commencement of the International Migration Centre project for domestic workers here today.

This coincides with the Indo-British Collaboration for training and placements of Indian trained housekeepers abroad. A team of eminent trainers and service providers from the UK and India joined the programme to demonstrate and present the road map.
"The SSC will adopt a strategy for marketing campaigns to increase awareness among stakeholders. This will ensure that people get the best trained domestic workers and domestic workers get the deserved remunerations," Rudy said.

It also aims to protect their interests through safe migration, resettlement and placements and to bridge the gap between demand and supply of the skilled designated workforce.
Sector Skill Councils are set up as autonomous industry-led bodies for steering skill development and training.