India: Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth: An approach to the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17)

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Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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Anticipating and matching skills needs

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Anticipating and building skills for the future is essential to a rapidly changing labour market. This applies to changes in the types and levels of skills needed as well as in occupational and technical areas. Effective methods to anticipate future skills needs and avoid potential mismatches include: sustained dialogue between employers and trainers, coordination across government institutions, labour market information systems, employment services and performance reviews of training institutions.

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National policies and initiatives

National legislation, policies and initiatives on the issue of training and skills development and the world of work.

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23 Nov 2012

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This paper outlines the approach for the development of India's 12th five-year plan (FYP) (2012-2017). It provides an overview of the 11th FYP, outlines the macro-economic framework within which the 12th FYP will be launched and explores the key sectoral constraints that have to be overcome to achieve faster growth and the steps that need to be taken to ensure that growth is both inclusive and sustainable. The chapter on education and skill development highlights the need: for India to develop a large sector offering short-cycle qualifications in the form of associate degrees catering to immediate skills in the higher education space within the National Vocational Qualifications Framework; to facilitate private sector growth in higher education (including technical); for higher education institutions to embrace internationalisation that would provide them with new opportunities; and to focus on improving the employability of graduates.

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