FutureSkills Prime is a digital upskilling initiative, by NASSCOM and the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Govt. of India that brings high-quality, industry-aligned courses to Indian students and professionals on emerging technology and professional skills.

1. Transforming
India's Talent Story
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2. Transforming
India's Talent Story Catalyzing
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Trans(orming India

3. Transforming
India's Talent Story Catalyzing
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Trans(orming India

4. Some Big Questions
Digital Talent has become a mission critical priority for india
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Technology pervades every
aspect of work and leisure
Affordable, credible and trusted
certifications are needed to bring
them within reach of every learner
Professional skills are as critical
as technology skills in the Future
of Work
Digital fluency on new age
technologies is required
irrespective of what people do

5. Emerging technologies: The game changer
The demand for Digital Skills in
India is 8 times of what is available
& will rise to 20 times by 2024.
80% of engineers are unemployable
for any job in the knowledge
economy
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Digital Ecosystems can create $1
trillion of Economic value & 65
million jobs in India by 2025
40-45 million workers will require
reskilling to be redeployed for
these jobs
Gartner predicts that digital skills
are in demand across all sectors &
within roles that traditionally did
not require them.
Develop digital fluency & build
skills through industry aligned
certifications to be
industry ready
India’s trillion dollar
digital economy.
The Skills Gap is
already quite wide.
Massive thrust on skilling & upskilling
of potential workforce is required.
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Opportunity Challenge Solution

6. Reskilling India: An antidote to the skills challenge
NASSCOM FutureSkills initiative
extended for the entire nation as
FutureSkills Prime with the support
of MEITY through the first of its kind,
public-private partnership
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NASSCOM is leading the
implementation of this initiative - a
huge privilege & honour for the IT- ITES
Industry to build a digital skilling
platform for all Indian citizens.

7. FutureSkills Prime Features: A Digital Skilling Platform built
by the Govt & Industry for the people of India
Develop Core Work Skills
Get access to popular jobs & certification linked
programs by global training providers
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Diagnostics
Registered candidates will be provided with a
diagnostic of their aptitude and capabilities to guide
their choices of learning content on the portal.
Government-recognized
certification & badges
SSC NASSCOM validated certification and
industry-recognized micro-credentials
Government Scholarships
to ~400,000 beneficiaries
Skills Passport
A unique concept of ‘skills passport’ is an integral
feature of the Programme and any learning that
an aspirant acquires during his/her re-skilling/up-
skilling journey will be recorded & recognized.
Customized course plans
Pick among byte-sized microlearning
content or expert level courses- consume
only what is relevant
AI-powered Chatbot
Your virtual assistant for smart and
intuitive answers to all your queries
Skill Wallet & Incentives
The Skills wallet would be an online digital
wallet, which will keep track of candidate
registration & redemption of incentives

8. FutureSkills Prime: An ecosystem contributed to by many stakeholders
Certifications & badges to showcase credentials
Badges on Completion | Govt
approved certification | Industry
validated curriculum | Show off
credentials on social media
Collaboration with a broad set of
stakeholders & ecosystem players
A learner centric
platform
Content that motivates learners
to reskill/upskill
Goal
Re-skill/ up-skill a
total of about 4
lakh people on
new & emerging
tech over 3 years
Specially designed learning content
to build awareness | Foundation
Courses on emerging technologies |
Digital 101 learning paths
Digital Fluency content to spark curiosity
Govt. Incentives on paid courses |
Excellent quality free content
provided by industry | Diagnostics to
guide the learning journey
Learner support and incentives
Content provided by top employers
and technology providers | Courses
aligned to industry standards by all
training providers
Supported by the IT industry|
Participation by multiple sector skills
councils | Incorporates best practices
from NASSCOM FutureSkills
MEITY Funded | Participation by
CDAC and NIELIT for blended
learning | Courses aligned to
National Occupational Standards
Industry led learning ecosystem
Best-in-class Courses & training partners
A government supported national initiative
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9. There’s something for everyone: From a novice to expert in 3 steps
What will you find?
Certifications from technology
providers | Industry validated
NASSCOM SSC job oriented skill
certifications | Courses eligible for
Government scholarship
Fundamental
Digital Skills
Job-oriented
Skills
Digital
Fluency
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Know & learn to apply
job oriented skills
What will you find?
Technology Foundation Courses | Bridge
courses | Courses on new-age
technologies & Professional Skills |
Software tools | Programming
languages | Virtual Labs
Learn fundamentals &
re–inforce learning
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What will you find?
Micro-learning content consisting of
Articles, Blogs, Videos, Hand-picked
learning Pathways on Emerging
Technologies & Professional Skills
Build familiarity & stay updated
on emerging technologies & in
demand professional skills

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Start
Register on
FutureSkills Prime
for free
Certification
Build Expertise
by taking deep
skilling Pathways
and courses SSC
NASSCOM
certification.
Digital fluency to Certifications: Learner Journey
Take Foundation courses to
build fundamentals, earn
FutureSkills Prime
Foundation Certificates &
badges.
Get started by
building digital
fluency. Choose
from topics spanning
across 10 emerging
tech & 10
professional skills.
Complete the journey
by taking the SSC
NASSCOM Assessment
at the end of the paid
courses to validate
learning and be eligible
for incentives

11. All set for a kick-off: The 3-phase plan to propel a pan-India roll-out
with specific learner driven outcomes
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What will be available?
A host of Industry aligned
paid certification courses in
addition to the free ones
SSC NASSCOM Validated
assessments.
Virtual instructor led
mode of learning
Module 2: Feb 2021*
What will be available?
Aadhaar/EID enabled Registration
Competency Diagnostic Tool
Skill wallet
V-labs
Module 3: Mar 2021*
Module 1: Nov 2020*
What will be available?
Free Sign-up
Job Roles Showcase
Skills Passport
AI-enabled Chabot
Access to a rich catalogue
of free, formal & informal
learning content
Badges
Government of India (GOI)
incentive scheme registration
Incentive payment to candidates
Development for Module 2 underway; Design for Module 3 (with MeitY / CDAC) underway
* Estimated Dates

12. FutureSkills Prime: Key Stakeholders
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13. FutureSkills Prime: Partner ecosystem
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