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designing, banking, tourism and various other sectors, where skill

development is inadequate or absent.

&

To create a hallmark called ‘Rural India Skill’, so as to standardize

and certify the training process.

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Strengthening productivity, competitiveness and supporting the

process of economic growth.

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Creating employment opportunities by attracting business

expansion on the substrate of availability of relevant skills.

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Tailor-made, need-based programmes would be initiated for specific

age groups which can be like language and communication skills, life

style and positive thinking skills, personality development skills, manage-

ment skills, behavioural skills including job and employability skills.

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The course methodology of

Nsim

would be innovative, which would

include games, group discussions, brainstorming sessions, practical

experiences, case studies etc.

6.

National Skill India Mission (Nsim) –RPL

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Recognition of Prior Learning’ or ‘RPL’ is the process of recognizing

previous learning towards gaining a qualification. In India 25/100 are getting

skill training through informal way, by learning by doing concept. National

Skill India Mission is planning to recognize these skills, through skill knowledge

provider or through N-sim skill training institutes and planning to help the

learner to bridge their skill with formal skill education. Certificates from formal

skill education empowers them to set vertical/horizontal mobility in their career.

As estimated by the Govt of India, approximately 93% of the country’s

workforce is in the unorganized sector. People from the unorganized sector

acquire ‘skills’ through practice, which needs refinement to reach more levels.

Recognition by Prior Learning (RPL) is an appropriate method of assessment

that considers whether the candidate can meet the assessment requirements

of competencies that they already possess. Valuing and recognizing these

learning outcomes may significantly improve the self-esteem and well being of

the individuals, motivate them to further their learning and strengthen their

labour markets opportunities.

Recognition of Prior Learning as a tool in the Development of India

As per the Nsim vision recognition of prior Learning enables effective

and maximum utilization of human resources and can be considered as a ‘Tool’.