Title: Indo-German Programme for Vocational Education and Training (IGVET)
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Country: India
Lead executing agency: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
Overall term: 2016 to 2020
Over 250 million young people will enter the Indian labour market in the next 15 years. Therefore, long-term economic development and the creation of jobs for skilled workers are at the very top of the political agenda. At the same time, India has set itself the goal of becoming one of the world's leading industrialised nations. In light of this, the Indian Government has recently launched the initiatives 'Make in India' and 'Skill India' in order to train 400 million skilled workers by 2022.
To establish the required vocational education and training system, the Indian Government helps companies participate actively in the creation of cooperative training opportunities. The goal is to better prepare apprentices for the demands of growing industry. The German vocational training model is largely driven by the private sector and the Indian Government is therefore interested in adopting parts of the German system for vocational education and training.
Government and private sector actors collaborate to create favourable conditions for developing and improving cooperative training opportunities in India.
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The project pilots cooperative vocational education and training in clusters. A cluster consists of a group of companies in a specific region and sector, which is represented by a chamber or industry association. The project works closely with the chambers and industry associations and decides together with the members which model of cooperative vocational education and training best meets their needs. In each case the model selected is then implemented at the cluster locations in partnership with interested VET colleges and the responsible Government stakeholders.
The project supports six clusters:
In order to enable future application to further regions and sectors, the project documents the cooperative vocational education and training rollout processes in the six clusters and promotes dialogue between the Government and private sector stakeholders. It also advises the Indian Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on potential strategy modifications. The advisory work focuses on improving participation mechanisms and designing the cooperative vocational education and training to be gender-sensitive.
Creating cooperative training opportunities:
Since the project began piloting six cooperative vocational education and training models - one model per cluster - 300 youths and young adults have completed one of these courses. A total of 11,000 youths and young adults have also received access to better training opportunities.
Involving companies:
New structures have been created in the six clusters, so that companies of any size have the opportunity to be actively involved in shaping the cooperative training on offer. In all, 14,000 small, medium and large companies have already participated in designing and implementing cooperative vocational education and training in their respective cluster.
Promoting dialogue:
The project has organised various dialogue formats at over 20 locations throughout India. Over 1,500 representatives of public and private sector organisations have participated in the events and actively exchanged information on their experiences with implementing cooperative vocational education and training.
Strategy advice and systemic change:
The project has developed five concrete recommendations for strategy modifications related to cooperative vocational education and training. Three of the five recommendations have already been implemented by the Indian Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and mainstreamed in corresponding strategy papers.
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Last update: February 2021