India is a very young country with over 65% of the population being below the age of 35 years. We can leverage this fact to get ahead of other countries using the same workforce for the next 35 years. Giving subsidies or incentives to the people won’t solve anything in the longer run. We need to make our population capable enough so that they can provide for themselves.
The demand for skilled workforce in our country has been on the rise but there are not enough people to take up that opportunity. The rural labourers have outdated or very basic skills and are unable to fulfil the current industry requirements. For the same reason, the government has initiated many skill development courses at a minimal cost. The courses are from every domain possible and capable of providing endless possibilities to the people.

Let’s have a brief look at the long list of 221 skill India courses across 34 domains. 

Agriculture: Animal Health Worker, Aquaculture Worker, Gardener, Green House Operator, Organic Grower, Tractor Operator, etc.
Green Jobs: Solar PV Installer- Civil, Electrical, Wastewater Treatment Plant Technician, Wastewater Treatment Plant Helper, etc. 
Retail: Distributor Salesman, Retail Sales Associate, Retail Trainee Associate
Telecom: Customer Sales Executive, Distributor Sales Rep, Field Sales Executive, Field Sales Executive, Handset Repair Engineer, Optical Fibre Technician, etc.
Apparel, Made ups and Home furnishing: Cutting Supervisor, Export Assistant, Export Executive, Embroidery Machine Operator, Finisher, etc.
IT & ITES: Research Associate, Product Design Engineer Mechanical, Management Trainee Marketing, Junior Software Developer, etc.

The various other domains are leather technology, life science, media and entertainment, mining, sports, rubber, tourism and hospitality, textile and handloom, healthcare, etc. All these courses belong to so many different industries and verticals.
AISECT Org in partnership with National Skill Development Centre (NSDC) offers many of the above-mentioned courses. It is centred in Bhopal and has set up 4 universities for higher education in states like Chhattisgarh, MP, Jharkhand and Bihar who have the potential but not enough resources.
Out of all the skill based initiatives in Bhopal, it is easily the largest and the best one. It has already trained so many people in the remotest locations of the country and has received many awards and accolades for the same. It is associated with many central ministry projects such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, National Urban Livelihood Mission, Corporate Social Responsibility Projects etc. and also runs some campaigns such as Rozgar Mela and Kaushal Vikas.
Rojgar Mantra is one such initiative of AISECT Org through which it is planning to fill the gap between demand and supply in the labour market. It gives a platform for the workforce and industry to meet and help each other out. 
Apart from all the skill training, our education system needs to reinvent itself and include some workshops and courses in the curriculum that makes students industry ready and bring expertise with themselves on the table. Following this path, India will be able to prepare more than 500 million skilled workforces at par with global standards and help to boost the country’s economy.  
For more information, visit: http://aisect.org/aisect-nsdc-partnership/

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