This document proposes establishing Skills Development Centers (SDCs) across India to address issues with the country's employment market. SDCs would be managed by the University Grants Commission and overseen by the Human Resource Development Ministry. They would offer vocational skills training to students and working professionals on weekends and evenings. Courses would include both technical and non-technical skills to make students more employable. SDCs aim to improve the quality of the workforce and better integrate skills training with formal education to help resolve India's employment problems. However, challenges include securing adequate funding and integration with existing education systems.

1. Manthan Topic : Boosting Skillsets
SDC : Panacea for Contemporary Aspirants
A new revolutionary model to bring change at grass root
level of education.
Team Detail
Coordinator – Mr. Prateek Tripathi –B.Tech –CSE ( AMITY UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN )
Members :-
Mr. Sachit Kumar – B.Tech + M.Tech –CSE ( AMITY UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN )
Mr. Rahul Kumar Jha- B.Tech –CSE ( AMITY UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN )
Mr. Vaibhav P Zambad -B.Tech –CSE ( AMITY UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN )
Mr. Nagendra Singh Kushwah –B.Tech –CSE ( AMITY UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN )

2. Indian Employment Market : Disparities and
Problems
A. Indian Graduates : Quantity with Compromised
Quality
 Only 25% of graduates passing out from
technical Institutions are employed each year.
 Most colleges lack industry oriented curriculum hence
are not able to produce required skilled personnel.
B. Lack of Ample Governmental Policies
 Employment in various sectors could not be increased
due to ineffective government policies.
 Manufacturing and agricultural sectors being
neglected by policy makers.
C. No Efforts being Made at Village and Grass Root Level
 Small Scale industries like hand weaving ,pottery ,
carpet making and many more have got potential but
not getting proper encouragement.Employment by Sectors - 2001 to 2015 (Projected)
(NSDC Report 2012-17,2017-22)
When it Comes to Producing Degree Holders, India Tops, but When it Comes to
Generating Employment India Flops

3. Measures to Address the Problems of Lack of Skills among Youth
ACTION AREAS FOR IMPROVING HIGHER EDUCATION
(UNIVERSITY/PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION)
 Establish a process by which private sector can commercialize
research (to increase private investment in Research and
Development)
 Increase autonomy of existing institutes in the areas of designing
academic curriculum, management of infrastructure and faculty
with retention
 Promote relevance (through modification of curriculum) and
quality (upgrade infrastructure and training of teachers, etc.)
 Collaboration of educational institutions and corporate sector to
promote educational research.
 Corporate sector must provide training to students in various
colleges of country must before they get graduated.
 More exposure to industry would lead to increased employment
among youth
Corporate sector

4. Integrating the Effort of Schools , Universities , Small and Big Skill Development Players
Schools Universities Vocational training institutes
Reasons
for choosing
the
group
 Outreach to maximum
number of students as
provides basic education
 Skills developed at school
time can later be imparted
to other people at various
levels
 Skills imparted at this level help
greatly in increasing market value of
student
 If vocational skills are added in the
university syllabus then students
need not to get extra training hence
avoiding wastage of time and money
 This institutes can help students
from poor background who can’t
afford college education
 Government can collaborate
with these institutes by providing
subsidy to needy and students
with weak background
Number Approx. 22 Cr. students
enrolled
Approx. 1.73 Cr students enrolled About 3.5-4 lac students enrolled
Impartable
Skills
 Compulsory English
 Life skills and Social skills
 Personality Enhancement
 Focus on Practical
knowledge
• Focus on industry oriented education
• Compulsory skill based courses
• Impart technical skills to student of
all courses such as computer literacy
• Industry visit
o Web and mobile programming
o Paramedical skills
o Cooking , Culinary skills
o Small entrepreneurial ventures

5. Roadmap for Synchronizing Efforts of Schools/Universities and Vocational Institute
Government
(Set up SDCs)
Schools
Universities
SDCs
( Skill Development
Centers )
Corporate
Sectors
Vocational
training
Institute
 All the Vocational training Institute have to take certification from Central SDC.

6. Skills Development Center : A New Concept in Indian Context
Role Management Implementation
 To develop trained and skilled
youth to provide national
workforce
 To decentralize the process of
skill development
 Spread its outreach to even
remote areas of country
 To balance the ratio of demand
and supply of national workforce
o Management to be handed over to
UGC( University Grants
Commission )
o Appointment of central skills
development officer and state skills
development officer
o Periodic audit of performance of
these centers by HRD( Human
resource Development ) ministry
o SDCs must come under the
provisions of RTI act 2005
• Government to pass SDC act for
enactment across the country
• Funding on the basis of public
and private partnership
• Teachers to be hired from
vocational training institutes and
retired workforce
• Regular input to be taken from
corporate and industrial sector
for further improvements

7. Working Of SDC : An Overview
Training Delivery Model Curriculum
 Medium of instruction : English
 Working hours : Weekends for working
people and daily for students
 Teaching streams of skills : May include
cooking , bakery , mobile repairing ,
industry and IT related skills
 Skills assessment : Periodic test and
assessment to test industry readiness of
students
 Practical training : Students must
practically implement what is being taught
in class
 Designing of courses according to courses
running in India
 Technical and non technical courses will have
separate curriculum
 Courses to be empowered with online learning ,
free downloadable eBooks , journals ,videos and
launching of a nationwide website for
interaction of different students across the
country
 Regular competition and work shops to be
organized in all SDC’s
 Guest lectures by eminent personalities
utilizing video conferencing

8. Central SDC
(NEW DELHI)
City SDC Controller
Regional SDC Control Authority
Village and Small Areas
SDC Controller
Various others Educational
Institutions
Universities and Colleges
Organization Of SDC’s :-
 Central SDC will control all SDC’s present all over the country . Regional SDC control authority will control
the SDC’s which are present in a particular state . It will work under Central SDC . Each City will have one
City SDC controller , which will control various universities ,colleges as well as various educational
institutions present in the particular city . City SDC will work under the regional SDC control authority.

9. Totalfundingrequired
Organization Cost
Logistics Cost
Technology Cost
Central SDC Chief
(1 prs x 6.30 Lakh pa)
Regional SDC Chief
(30 x 5.25 Lakh Pa)
City SDC Chief
(1 prs/City x 25000 )*
Transportation Cost
Establishment Cost
Communication Expense
Software
Hardware
INR 1 Cr
64 lac approx.
INR 1.5 Cr
approx.
INR 40 lac
approx.
SDC Expenditure :-
* Here number of City SDC chief and trainer are not included because it will be decided on the basis of population of area
and necessity of SDC centers. The cost of trainer and City SDC chief will be excluded from collection of tuition fee given by
students . Tuition fee will be decided on area of learning ,Fees will subsidized by Govt. Of India and Universities.
Trainer ( 1prs x 20000 ) *

10. Concept Risk :-
• Government and Corporate Sector might not see utility of
funding
• Generally traditional mentality to go for formal programs
• Enrollment ratio in the SDC’s may be low
• Foreign and domestic industrial investment is necessary to
increase employment in India.
Challenges:-
 Funding to be provided in the form of training fees
 Strong integration with formal education must be there
 Awareness programs must be carried out via audio , video
and other mediums of communication
Impact :-
 Would lead to quality workforce , both technically
and commercially
 Formal education would be integrated with
industry oriented training
 Employment problem will be dramatically resolve
 Youth ( Urban and Rural) would be benefitted
 In short it will usher to self dependent ,progressive
and shining India
SDC Concept and Implementation Risks :-

11. References :-
1. Forbes India : Indian employment market
2. Reference site : www.rediffindia.com
3. Report of the task force on employment opportunities ,
Planning commission India ,2001
4. Skill Development in India, The Tribune
5. Entrepreneurship in India , Business World
6. Towards a better India , Outlook India
7. NSDC ( National Skill Development Corporation ) Report