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However, the level of skill acquirement remained low, as only 2.4 per cent of the workforce of
age 15-59 years have received formal vocational / technical training and another 8.9 per cent
of the workforce received training through informal sources. Out of the 8.9 per cent workforce
who received non-formal training, the largest chunk is contributed by on-the-job training
(3.3 per cent), followed by self-learning (2.5 per cent) and hereditary sources (2.1 per cent) and
other sources (1 per cent).

Table 6: Percentage of Persons of Age 15-29 Years and 15-59 Years who
Received Formal Vocational/Technical Training during 2017-18 and 2018-19

Rural Urban All India
Age group
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
2017-18
15-29 years 2.0 1.3 1.7 4.6 4.2 4.4 2.8 2.2 2.5
15-59 years 1.5 0.9 1.2 4.0 3.3 3.7 2.3 1.7 2.0
2018-19

15-29 years 2.4 1.5 2.0 4.8 4.6 4.7 3.2 2.5 2.8
15-59 years 1.8 1.1 1.5 4.9 3.9 4.4 2.8 2.0 2.4
Source: Annual Report PLFS, 2018-19

10.12 Among those who received formal training, the most opted training course is
IT-ITeS among both males and females, followed by electrical-power and electronics,
mechanical engineering- capital goods- strategic manufacturing, automotive, office and
business-related work for males while the other preferred courses of females were textiles-
handloom-apparels, office & business-related work, healthcare & life sciences and work
related to childcare-nutrition-pre-school & crèche. The Government is committed to take
all measures to translate India’s demographic advantage by various skill development
initiatives (Box 4).

Box 4: Policy Reforms under Skill Development Initiatives

• Operationalizing Unified Skill Regulator: A significant step to make the skill ecosystem
more dynamic and credible has been undertaken through the operationalization of the unified
skills regulator- National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET). As a first
milestone towards more credible certifications and assessments, the Awarding and Assessment
Bodies guidelines was notified in October 2020. Unique numbered certification has also been
approved by the new regulator. The regulatory capacity is being continuously strengthened
through notification of various standardization processes, regulatory systems, human resources,
LMIS and research capabilities with an aim to create a regulatory institution at par with
international standards.

• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0 (PMKVY 3.0): First phase of PMKVY 3.0 was
rolled out in 2020-21 with a tentative target to skill 8 lakh candidates including migrants. A
paradigm shift in implementation strategy is adopted by making it demand driven with bottom
up approach for identification and mapping of job roles. District Skill Committees (DSCs)
would be playing a pivotal role under the guidance of State Skill Development Missions in