SECURITY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (08 Oct 13) by Lt General S S Chahal, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) CEO

TWIN TOWER ATTACK INTRODUCTION LYING IN UNORGANIZED SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY, PSS IS REGULATED BY THE PSAR ACT 2005 SKSDC SET UP UNDER NATIONAL SKILL POLICY 2009 SECTOR EMPLOYS 7 MILLION, IS GROWING ANNUALLY AT 25% BUT, FACES 30% SHORT FALL IN MANPOWER MANNED BY WEAKER SECTIONS / SCHOOL DROPOUTS WITH SALARIES PEGGED AT MINIMUM WAGES OFFERS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR JOB CREATION WITH 38.5 LAC VACANCIES EXISTING TODAY

PROGRESS NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS (NOS) SET FOR SEVEN JOB ROLES CURRICULAM FOR TRAINING VALIDATED 10 COURSES RUN TO TRAIN 200 TRAINERS 05 COURSES RUN TO TRAIN ASSESSORS 44 TRAINING PROVIDERS AFFILIATED 03 ASSESMENT BODIES AFFILIATED PARTICIPATING IN STAR SCHEME INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN THE NVEQF (NSQF) PROJECT LAUNCHED BY MHRD

CONCLUSION INTERNAL SECURITY SITUATION CALLS FOR AN ENHANCED ROLE FOR THE PSS REALISATION SETTING IN THAT, PSS CAN SERVE AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR THE CIVIL POLICE GROWING IN SYNC WITH INDIA’S GDP, THE SECTOR OFFERS GREAT EMPLOYMENT OPPURTUNITIES TO THE RURAL YOUTH