Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate first edition of India Skills Competition

India Skills is a national competition steered by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to select the best talent who will lead India’s participation at the biennial World Skills International Competition scheduled at Abu Dhabi in 2017.

Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) Rajiv Pratap Rudy said his Ministry is about to complete one year of Skill India.

He also said that more than 1.04 crore youth were trained under various initiatives of Skill India in 2015-16, marking 36.8% growth compared to the year before.

He said, "Skill development is a national priority and we are confident of maintaining the speed, scale and standard required to make this mission a success."

Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Rohit Nandan said, "India Skills is a big opportunity for the youth of our nation to showcase their skill sets on a global platform like World Skills International Competition."

United Nations recognised World Skills Competition is said to be the Olympics for Skills. Candidates from more than 75 member countries participate in it. 

In order to select the best talent to represent India at India Skills, MSDE and NSDC have completed more than 80 regional competitions in 24 skills/trades including hair styling, welding, car painting, auto body repair, graphic designing, robotics to name a few.

 

Close to 4,820 candidates registered to participate in the competition this year. 

 

Around 40 organisation have come together to make India Skills a success.