The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) today launched a revamped curriculum on employability skills in association with Quest Alliance, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), and various other curriculum bodies within the MSDE ecosystem. This initiative is being supported by the Future Right Skills Network, a collaborative effort by Quest Alliance, Accenture, Cisco, and J.P. Morgan.
The curriculum was launched as part of the ‘Shikshak Parv’ celebrations at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in the presence of Annapurna Devi, Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, and Hon’ble Minister of State for Education
The program includes a revamped and expanded 120-hour curriculum in Hindi and English. Some of the modules include an introduction to employability skills, digital skills, citizenship, diversity and inclusion, career development and goal setting, getting ready for work, and entrepreneurship. Variants of the curriculum of 30, 60, and 90-hour duration are also being launched for both long-term and short-term courses.
The curriculum will provide three key benefits to learners: building a self-learning mindset, becoming career-ready in a post-pandemic world, developing awareness around new careers, and being equipped with 21st-century skills. It will also help educators to upgrade their skills for new-age classrooms and familiarise themselves with blended learning models. While physical books covering the revamped curriculum are being released now, digital copies for blended learning will be available soon.
