Skill Council for Mining Sector (SCMS) promoted by FIMI, is a body registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, and is formed under the aegis of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
SCMS is an apex body to train and meet the requirement of skilled workforce for the mining industries on a sustained and evolving basis with the support of the industry. It is one of the core activity of SCMS to formulate the National Occupational Standard (NOS) for different job roles aligned to National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) notified by Government of India, in December, 2013 which organizes qualification according to a series of level of knowledge, skill and aptitude. These levels are defined in terms of learning outcome which the learner must possess regardless of whether they were acquired through formal, non-formal or informal learning.
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in its notification dated 17th March, 2015 has authorized SCMS as a non-statuary certification agency. SCMS conducts training and up-skilling of workers on various job roles in the mining sector, through experts and its accredited training partners.
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SCMS has carried out the occupational mapping across the mining sector. Mining sector comprises of six sub-sector: Exploration, Mining operations (Open cast & underground), Engineering Services, Mineral Beneficiation, Administrative & Support Services and Metal Extraction & Refining. Highest Occupational engagement is in excavation, loading, hauling and mechanical services. India’s Mining Sector is largely concentrated to 13 key states i.e. Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Goa.
In the year 2018-2019, mineral sector (other than petroleum & natural gas) contributed 1.75% to the country’s GDP. The mining sector is an important segment of the Indian economy. For the share of mining and quarrying to increase from current 3% of GDP to 5% of GDP over next 20 years, the mining sector shall grow at 10.5% per annum on average.
Objectives of Skill Council for Mining Sector
- SCMS plans to up-skill and train approximately 4.50 lakhs people for mining industries including 50,000 new inductees to make them employable within a period of ten years.
- Develop National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the mining industry.
- Develop skill competency standards and qualifications requirements aligned to the needs of mining industry and statutory requirements.
- Initiate skill cataloguing for the mining industry.
- Create comprehensive 10-year skill development plan for the catalogued skills in the mining industry.
- Working with industry stakeholders, Government agencies and NSDC to set up a Labour Market Information System (LMIS).
- Standardize the processes of affiliation & accreditation and participate in these processes.
- Identify and create a pool of trainers, assessors and training providers.
- Setting up of Centre of Excellence.
Qualification Packs (QPs) when initially approved by the regulatory body are provided validity for a specific period ranging from 2 to 5 years. When the QP-NOS come up for re-validation, they may be modified as per the current trends and market requirement.
The Core considerations to be taken while Revising and Rationalizing the QPs are:
o Rigor and robustness of NOS and their NSQF levelling.
o Inclusion of sustainability, gender, PwD and behavioural skills.
o Curricula design/development for broader utility across qualification types.
o Nomenclature and QP/NOS coding, along with NCO codes.
o Occupational Map and Career Progression.
SCMS seeks RFP from reputed consulting firms, which can undertake the job of development of “National Occupational Standards” (NOS) for selected job roles based on the envisaged career path as per the scope given in the RFP documents. For complete details and submission process, refer RFP Document (Click Here for FREE access). Deadline for submission of proposal is: 5th December, 2020 till 3pm.
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