Skill Development Programmes: Challenges and Employment Opportunities

Abstract

A tool for improving the overall effect and enabling more effective work is skill development. Accelerating globalisation and technological transformation present both difficulties and possibilities for economic growth and job creation. The possibilities of globalisation will be easier for nations with higher and better levels of competency to respond to. When it comes to addressing the skill development of its youth, India has made important advancements. Under the auspices of Skill India, a full-fledged, independent ministry for entrepreneurship and skill development has been established. Through a public–private partnership approach, the government is luring private companies into the training sector. The National Skill Development Corporation was established particularly for this reason. However, as is the case with the bulk of skill development programmes, there is still a weak connection between skill development and career guidance and counselling, not just in India but in many other countries. The influence of the government of India’s numerous skill development projects on employment and their difficulties are examined in this article, along with the skill gap in that country. The research discovered that one of the main obstacles to closing the job gap is a lack of skilled and trained workers. Conservative thinking, reluctance to leave, low pay, a lack of standardisation and a lack of emphasis on non-technical skills are the root causes of the skill gap in India, which results in skilled workers being out of work.