New Delhi
The National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) will be merged into the NCVET, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the media. “The NCVET’s main objective will be to improve standards of skilling in the country,” he said.
The NCVET will regulate the functioning of entities engaged in vocational education and training, both long- and short-term, and establish minimum standards for the functioning of such entities. The primary functions of the NCVET will include recognition and regulation of awarding bodies, assessment bodies and skill-related information providers, and approval of qualifications developed by awarding bodies and Sector Skill Councils.
The Minister said there was a great demand globally for skilled workforce from India. He said there was a need for digital skilling as well.
Prasad said 14,000 accredited industrial training institutes and 13,000 other (non-accredited) centres in the country needed “regulatory oversight”. The new council will lend credibility to vocational education and training, encouraging greater private investment and employer participation in the skills space.
IBM India partners with Niti Aayog
Tech major IBM India and NITI Aayog announced an internship programme for the top performing under-18 students selected by the ATAL Innovation Mission, a flagship programme of the government to promote entrepreneurship and innovation.
Over 40 high school students will go through a two-week paid internship at the IBM campus in Bengaluru, the company said in a statement.
The students will be trained in areas like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), cyber security, Cloud computing, Blockchain and critical workplace skills. “Our collaboration with NITI Aayog will help students better align with industry imperatives and make them future-proof,” said Chaitanya Sreenivas, VP and HR Head, IBM India Pvt Ltd.
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