G20 nations to address issue of global skills gap: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajeev Chnadrasekhar said in response to a question in Rajya Sabha.
According to Chandrasekhar, the G20 nations have also agreed to extend the coverage of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Skills for jobs databases to G20 countries.
“They also committed to consider the development of an international reference classification of occupations by skill and qualification requirements to facilitate cross-country comparability and mutual recognition of skills and qualifications,” he said.
“They called upon ILO and OECD to consider the feasibility of developing the international reference classification to assess its technical, operational, and economic viability by 2026, and share the progress annually,” he said, adding that the feasibility study would also include a pilot in identified key sectors among G20 countries.
The minister further said that the ministry of labour and employment is working with the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) and the Labour Bureau to adopt the basic indicators in national surveys and extend coverage of ILO and OECD skills for jobs database. “However, no specific funds have been earmarked by the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship in this regard,” he said.
Under the Skill India Mission (SIM), the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship (MSDE) imparts skill, re-skill and up-skill training through various schemes.
