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Plan in works to recognise skill certification of MNCs, top companies, ETHRWorld


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<p>Typically, large corporates undertake skilling, reskilling and upskilling for their new recruits and existing workforce while also providing internships and apprenticeships</p>
Typically, large corporates undertake skilling, reskilling and upskilling for their new recruits and existing workforce while also providing internships and apprenticeships

The government has initiated a plan to recognise skill certifications awarded by top corporates, including multinationals, to their employees by standardising and assigning credits to their skills training and benchmarking it to international standards.

While Microsoft, IBM, HCL Tech and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have come on board, talks are on with Google, Meta, Cisco and various sector leaders, a senior government official told ET. “The plan is to have at least 10 international awarding bodies in the next two months and double this to 20 by July 2024,” the official said.

The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), under the government’s Skill India Mission driven by the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, would provide the recognition to these entities. Officials said government recognition would lend credibility to the certification given by private entities and enable greater mobility for employees.

Email sent to the companies did not elicit any response till the press time Friday.

Typically, large corporates undertake skilling, reskilling and upskilling for their new recruits and existing workforce while also providing internships and apprenticeships. However, these industry programmes are…


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