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United for Smart Sustainable Cities
Enhancing Innovation and Participation

Key features and design

The policy framework has been developed to accomplish the vision of Skill India by adhering to the objectives. The
framework outlines eleven major paradigms and enablers to achieve these objectives of skilling India: •
1. Aspiration and advocacy •
2. Capacity •
3. Quality •
4. Synergy •
5. Mobilization and engagement •

6. Global partnerships •
7. Outreach •
8. ICT enablement •
9. Trainers and assessors •
10. Inclusivity •
11. Promotion of skilling among women
Innovative/ smartness of its content

Innovation in this case is using international collaboration, on an unprecedented scale, globally. It meets all the
objectives of smartly-skilling, employment generation and entrepreneurship. The skill modules have been
designed in such a way that people gain confidence in a job, and are ready to go.
Role played by ICT in enabling the project

The promotion of only brick and mortar facilities will not ensure the speed and scale desired to transform the skill
development efforts. ICTs are being leveraged to scale up training facilities, enable access to remote areas and
increase the cost-effectiveness of the delivery of vocational training. The Government supports innovative
products, solutions and models that address critical gaps in the skill ecosystem in an effective manner. THE Use of
existing available networks such as the widespread Optical fibre network are being optimized.

An open platform for e-content on skill development is being created where further curated content is being
crowd sourced. Mechanisms are put in place to incentivize high quality content aggregation. This platform would
provide standardized training content to be used by trainers/training institutes for the delivery of vocational
training. Stakeholders are being encouraged to develop Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and virtual
classrooms for easy access and convenience. Creation of blended learning environments to deliver high quality
vocational training in the underserved regions of India is being promoted. Curriculum and teaching methodologies
for online learning tools are being provided in regional languages to cater to various geographical needs.

A responsive and agile central labour market information system (LMIS) is being created for aggregating the
demand and supply of skills to help align efforts towards bridging the existing and expected skills gaps. The LMIS
will ensure a reliable and realistic assessment of economic trends and labour market needs (both existing and
projected) that will be publicly available to reduce information asymmetry.

There are approximately one billion cell phone users in the country. Location-based services capability has added
another layer in communication and value. It is thus possible to have high-end data collection and assimilation for
intelligent matching. The Government aims to promote in the private domain a matching online/mobile platform
for connecting the supply and demand of skilled workers. The private sector will be encouraged to develop mobile
applications for aggregating informal sector workers such as plumbers, carpenters etc. for household services,
through innovative commercial models.

2.2 Implementation
Implementation includes various pillars such as:
ƒ The Directorate General of Training consists of the Directorate of Training and Directorate of Apprentice
Training. This includes a network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in States; Advanced Training
institutes (ATIs), Regional Vocational Training Institutes (RVTIs) and other central institutes.

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