SANKALP Scheme for skill development
- Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Scheme is a World Bank loan assisted programme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
- It is a supporting programme to skill training schemes that focuses on the improvement of quality, strengthening of institutions and inclusion of weaker sections in skill training.
Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Scheme:
- SANKALP was launched on 19th January 2018 and has a tenure till March 2023.
- It aims to improve short term skill training qualitatively and quantitatively through strengthening institutions, bring in better market connectivity and inclusion of marginalised sections of the society.
- The outcomes in the project are measured through the Results Framework, and Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) agreed between MSDE and World Bank.
- It has four key Result Areas (RA):
- Institutional Strengthening at Central, State, and District level;
- Quality Assurance of skill development programmes;
- Inclusion of marginalized population in skill development programmes.
- special projects that enable local Technical & Vocational Education & Training.
The scheme focuses on:
- Strengthening of the District Skill Committees leading to demand-driven approach for the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
- District-level skill planning through District Skill development plans.
- Improving access to skill training for Women, SC/ST and other marginalized weaker sections of the society.
Initiatives under SANKALP to contribute to improvement in employability:
- Strengthening of District Skill Committees for improved access to and demand-driven skill training for employment.
- Emphasis on skill certification in Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) at Gram Panchayat level for improving employment qualitatively.
- Funded development of an IT system namely “Skill India Portal” to capture the data for skilling related activities across the country.
- Global Skill Gap study was conducted to identify the global gaps in demand and supply of skilled manpower as well as overseas employment opportunities for skilled workers from India.
- Released Rs. 273.49 Crore as State Incentive Grants to 30 States/ UTs and Rs. 13.91 Crore to aspirational districts for implementation of SANKALP Scheme in the States/UTs.
- Improving the quality of trainers in the Auto sector in collaboration with Automotive Skill Development Council (ASDC), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS) at Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
- A Gender Action Plan (GAP) has been prepared for promoting the inclusion of women in Short term skilling and livelihood opportunities.