MSDE/Skill India: Training for AI and other emerging technologies under PMKVY 4.0, CTS/ITIs and related initiatives
MSDE under the Skill India Mission reported new-age TVET courses and AI/emerging-technology training delivery through PMKVY 4.0, CTS/ITIs, and related skilling initiatives.
- SIM links MSDE with skill training centres across schemes like PMKVY, JSS, NAPS, and CTS for job-ready skills.
- PMKVY 4.0 highlights future skills in AI, cloud computing, IoT, data analytics, cyber security, and green technologies.
- DGT developed National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) compliant courses under CTS to cover emerging technology trades.
- PMKVY 4.0 placements are not monitored under the stated approach.
What happened (MSDE’s reported actions on AI and emerging-technology skilling)
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) reported that the Skill India Mission (SIM) uses a network of skill development centres/institutes to deliver skill, re-skill and up-skill training across India. MSDE stated that training is delivered through schemes including Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS), with delivery through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).
MSDE further reported that the Directorate General of Training (DGT) under MSDE developed 170 NSQF-compliant courses, including 32 new-age/Future Skills courses under CTS in emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Robotics, Cyber Security, and Green Skills. These courses are delivered through a nationwide network of ITIs and National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs).
UPS C can frame skilling for AI and Industry 4.0 through two testable lenses: (1) curriculum and standards for TVET (NSQF-compliant courses, NCVET standards, Sector Skill Councils mapping to National Classification of Occupations), and (2) employment linkages and monitoring gaps (PMKVY placement monitoring not done under PMKVY 4.0 as per the government claim).
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