SKILL DEVELOPMENT ODISHA

Countries that have succeeded in linking skill development to gains in productivity, employment and development have targeted skill development policy towards three main objectives (i) matching supply to current demand for skills (ii) helping workers and enterprises adjust to change and (iii) building and sustaining competencies for future labour market needs.

India has to achieve the target of skilling upskilling 150 million people by 2022. He further explains skill gap as ‘the phrase skill gap refers to redefining the relationship between education industry and business. In simple terms a skill gap can be defined as the difference between the skills needed for a job versus those skills possessed by a prospective worker.

As compared to other developed and developing countries, India has a unique window of opportunity for another 20-25 years called the “demographic advantage”. If India is able to skill its people with the requisite life skills,job skills or entrepreneurial skills in the years to come the demographic advantage can be converted into the divid end wherein those entering labour market or are already in the labour market contribute productively to economic growth both within and outside the country.

A tremendous initiative by National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation, SDS aims at creating an ecosystem for people below the poverty line & backward classes by skilling on a large scale in the form of target groups.

A National Urban Livelihood Mission initiative, EST&P is designed for urban poor. Considering the fact that huge rural population is moving to urban areas, this scheme is being implemented to skill urban poor. The focus & objective of EST&P remains concentrated on skilling of urban poor so that they can meet their livelihood