Facts About Skill Development Program for Students

Skill India is an initiative taken by the government in 2015 to train more than 40 crore Indians in industry related jobs. The vision is to create an independent workforce by 2022 with the help of several schemes and trainings.

Skill development program for students is deemed Skill India's flagship skill development scheme. The main motive of this program is to enable the youth to take up training for securing a better livelihood. The government covers this scheme's training and assessment fees, and experienced individuals get certified.

Components of the skill development program for students

1. Short-term training- under this module, training is given to a college or school dropouts and the unemployed.
2. Kaushal and Rozgar Mela- this module consists of active participation from the community to foster transparency and accountability.
3. Prior learning recognition- experienced individuals get certified and receive access to courses for developing their knowledge.

The necessity of soft skill development program

Soft skill development program is meant for the overall development of a student. This program enhances the employability and entrepreneurial capability of a student. The program is followed by various lectures, workshops, and demonstrations by masters or experts. Hence, famous personalities are invited from different fields to share their experience and knowledge, which influences the students for their overall development.

Every college organizes seminars or workshops for the third-year students of science, arts, and commerce faculty. The following aspects are covered in the soft skill development program:

1. Personality development
2. Interview skills and techniques
3. Meditation
4. Stress management
5. Goal setting and time
6. Leadership development
7. Communication skills
8. Presentation skills
9. Computer awareness
10. Creative thinking
11. Physical fitness   

Is it beneficial to do a National skill development program?

There are several benefits you get from this scheme. The National Skill development program has come into law with a responsibility to train youth by providing them skills through AICTE approved colleges. The main objective of this program is to provide self-employment opportunities. There are various schemes of this program for meeting its goals like (PMKVY-TI) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana for Technical institutes, Employability Enhancement Training Programme (EETP), National employability Enhancement Mission (NEEM), AICTE start-up policies, and leadership development program.

1. Placement guidelines- to ensure that a skilled workforce is guided into a proper direction as per the market demands.

List of skill India courses

1. Management and development programs
2. Training of trainer
3. Entrepreneurship development program
4. Skill development program
5. Other skills