OVERVIEW OF NSDC

NSDC – SCHEMES & INITIATIVES

1. PMVK – Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal
For Artisan or Craftsman from 18 family based traditional trades.

BENEFITS
a. Recognition
b. Skilling
c. Toolkit Incentives
d. Credit Support
e. Incentive for Digital Transactions
f. Marketing Support

2. PMKVY (3.0) – Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

The objective of this Skill Certification scheme is to enable Indian youth to take up industry
relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood.
a. Short Term Training (STT)
b. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
c. Special Projects
The Special Projects component of PMKVY envisages creation of a platform that will
facilitate trainings in special areas and/or premises of Government bodies, corporate
or industry bodies, and training in special job roles not defined under the available
Qualification Packs (QPs)/National Occupational Standards (NOS). Special Projects
require some deviation from the short- term training guidelines under PMKVY for any
stakeholder. A proposing stakeholder can be institutions of Central or State
Government(s) autonomous body/statutory body or any other equivalent body or
corporate who desires to provide training to candidates.

3. TITP – Technical Intern Training Program

Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) commenced in 1993 in Japan. The program aims to
contribute to developing countries by accepting its people and transferring skills through On-
the-job Training (OJT) in Japan. It promotes international cooperation through transfer of skills,
techniques and knowledge gained by technical interns to the developing nations. This will not
only contribute to the human resource development but will drive economic growth of the said
regions.

To amplify the impetus on making India the skill capital of the world, the Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India, has initiated several
measures. One such noteworthy measure is the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation
(MoC) with the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Health,
Labour and Welfare of Japan. The MoC was signed on October 17, 2017 to significantly expand
the bilateral cooperation between India and Japan in the skill development sector. Under the
program, selected candidates from India undergo three-to-five years of internship in Japan,
after which they are required to return to India and utilize the skills acquired by them in Japan.
In January 2018, MSDE appointed National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to monitor
the program.

As of March 2021, 84 job categories and 156 operations provided under TITP through which a
candidate can participate. Candidates are required to be trained by the Sending Organizations
in the Japanese language, Japanese lifestyle orientation & business etiquettes and relevant
domain training
4. SPECIFIED SKILL WORKER – (SSW)
‘Specified Skilled Worker’ is a new residency status that was introduced by the Government
of Japan in April 2019, under which aspiring Indian youth can take up a job and stay in Japan.
Japan introduced ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ to address the severe labor shortages in Japan by
accepting foreign human resources with specific expertise and skills. As of July 2022, Japan
has signed SSW Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with 15 nations including India. India and
Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in January 2021 for the implementation of
‘Specified Skilled Worker’ between India and Japan.

a) Accepts foreign nationals (18 years old or above) with considerable degree of knowledge
or experience belonging to a specific sector.
b) Proficiency in Japanese language required in daily life and at the workplace needs to be
confirmed by Japanese language exams. Those who have completed three years in
Technical Intern Training are exempted from the exams.
c) Currently up to 5 years in total. Accompaniment of family members isn’t permitted.
d) An aspiring SSW candidate can participate in the SSW program through 12 sectors
specified by the Government of Japan. These sectors are: Nursing care, Building cleaning
management, Machine parts & tooling/ Industrial machinery/ Electric, electronics &
information Industries, Construction industry, Shipbuilding and ship machinery industry,
Automobile repair and maintenance, Aviation industry, Accommodation industry,
Agriculture, Fishery & aquaculture, Manufacture of food and beverages, Food service
industry.
e) The skill level is confirmed by sector-specific skill exams. Those who have completed three
years in Technical Intern Training in the same sector are exempted from exams

5. SKILL IMPACT BOND

Sharing the vision of an ‘employment ready’ young India, the Skill Impact Bond is India’s first
development impact bond for skilling and employment, with the goal of benefitting 50,000 young
Indians over four years, 60% of whom would be women.

As an innovative outcomes-based financing tool that leverages private sector capital and
expertise, the Skill Impact Bond shifts its focus from inputs like training and certification to
outcomes like job placement and retention for India’s youth.

The collaboration also aims at strengthening the capacity of India’s technical and vocational
education ecosystem through knowledge exchange, evidence and data generation and
mainstreaming good practices.

STEPS:
1. Risk investors commit USD 4 million, used to fund service provider interventions upfront
2. Service Providers deliver skilling interventions to improve employment outcomes
3. Employment outcomes are independently verified by third-party evaluator
4. Outcome funders repay risk investors initial investment for each positive outcome achieved
– upto USD 14 million over 4 years

The Skill Impact Bond is an initiative of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in
collaboration with a coalition of partners comprising of the NSDC and the Michael & Susan Dell
Foundation (MSDF) as risk investors, The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), JSW
Foundation, HSBC India, and Dubai Cares as outcome funders, the British Asian Trust as the
transaction manager, USAID and FCDO (UK Government) as technical partners, Oxford Policy
Manager as the independent evaluator, and NSDC and Dalberg Advisors as performance
managers.

The outcome funders – CIFF, JSW Foundation, HSBC India, and Dubai Cares – have been
convened by the British Asian Trust. Each funder brings their own unique strengths,
perspectives, knowledge, and learnings in the skilling and employment sectors.

NSDC and MSDF are the risk investors that have committed $4 million to provide upfront
working capital to the service providers to implement the programme for the lifetime of the
 impact bond (in this case, four years). The trainings are imparted through NSDC’s affiliated
training partners- who are amongst India’s top training organizations and have been selected
through a rigorous evaluation process and intensely monitored for their performance during the
program.

The agreed outcomes are assessed by Oxford Policy Management, an independent third-party
evaluator. As performance managers, NSDC and Dalberg Advisors regularly support training
partners with monitoring and evaluation in order to help them iterate, improve, and adapt to
stay on track towards achieving outcomes.

6. SEEKHO AUR KAMAO (LEARN & EARN)

Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) has assigned National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC) implementation of Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn) scheme for union territories of
J&K and Ladakh. It has assigned skill development of 10,000 candidates from the minority
communities in the two union territories. NSDC, through its selection process, has assigned the
training numbers to the selected Training Providers and trainings are likely to start from end
February.

Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn) is a scheme implemented by Ministry of Minority Affairs
since 2013-14 and is aimed at skill development of minorities. The scheme entails upgrading
the skills of minority youth in various modern/traditional skills depending upon their qualification,
present economic trends and market potential, which can earn them suitable employment or
equip them with skills to opt for self-employment.

7. MARKET LED FEE-BASED SERVICES

TYPES
a. Funded Affiliation (Partner)
b. Non-Funded Affiliation (Partner)

NSDC through this Scheme endeavours to create a sustainable and enabling skill training
ecosystem by promoting provision of market led Fee-based Services which are funded under
the following models –(i) self-financed by the candidate, (ii) financed by candidate or Partner
through a loan or under an income sharing arrangement with the Partner, iii) financed by an
employer, (iv) financed by a company or other corporate body under a program or as part of its
CSR obligation, (v) financed by any charitable organization, or (vi) a combination of any of the
above.

OBJECTIVE
a) Support Fee-based Services in high growth sectors and emerging technologies thereby
creating large pool of skilled and certified workforce for these sectors.

b) Design, support, and enable innovations in the fee-based training ecosystem.

c) Scale outcome oriented and successful fee-based training programs by providing financial
and/or technical assistance, including concessional skill loans, industry partnerships,
apprenticeship, access to Skill India Portal ("SIP") and training networks and other enabling
support.

d) Create large pool of skilling, re-skilling and upskilling Fee based Services to enable life-
long learning and improved productivity of working professionals.

e) Aggregate data of certified trainees on a single digital platform for creating a repository and
reporting and monitoring through SIP.

8. SWADES
Government of India is conducting skill mapping of overseas returning citizens through Vande
Bharat Mission. Collected information will be shared with Indian & foreign companies so that
they can contact you directly if they need someone with your skills.
 9. PROEJCT AMBER (Accelerated Mission for Better Employment
& Retention)
PROJECT AMBER (Accelerated Mission for Better Employment and Retention) is a joint
initiative of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Generation India
Foundation (GIF) under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(MSDE). This project is co-funded by MSDE (under the SANKALP programme) and private
philanthropy and aims to train 30,000 youth, 50% of whom will be women trainee.

10. NIPUN (National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman

Workers / Construction Workers)
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the nodal agency under the Ministry of Skill
Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs (MoHUA) today announced the launch of project NIPUN- National Initiative for
Promoting upskilling of Construction Workers. The project aims to train more than one lakh
construction workers through fresh skilling and upskilling programmes and provide them with
opportunities in foreign countries. The project implementation is divided into three chapters -
training through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) at construction sites, training through
Fresh Skilling by Plumbing and Infrastructure SSC and International Placement through
industries/builders/contractors.