Skill development policy being make outcome-based: Govt

The skill development policy is being reviewed to make it more outcome-based and encourage private participation, government said today and invited Germany's involvement in the endeavour.
"The revised policy will also endeavour to establish the international equivalent of Indian framework on skill development with the European framework. This will facilitate mobility of workforce," Minister of State for Skill Development Sarbananda Sonowal said addressing a conference on skill development here.
He said the skill development initiative has taken a whole new dimension with Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying special emphasis on the issue and creating a new ministry to handle the subject.

At the conference where Germany was partner, he sought that country's participation in the endeavour.
Germany is a vital partner in carrying forward the skilling drive and creating a pool of skilled workforce in the country, the minister said.
He sought Germany's cooperation for training of instructors and underlined the need for having independent good quality third party auditors to look into the training imparted and bringing accountability in the skill development programme.
"This is an exciting phase of working on new ideas on collaboration between the two countries," he said.
He said the dual system of vocational training adopted in Germany should also be considered for adoption here but suited to Indian conditions.