The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will skill over one lakh National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets in the next four years to enhance their employability in the market. As a first step, the government body announced its partnership with the NCC Exchange Participants Exchange of India (EXPA) to train over 40,000 cadets.
The collaboration envisions empowering the youth with employability skills, enhancing their qualifications, and opening doors to a world of opportunities through industry-relevant skill courses on Skill India Digital (SID). The opportunities will be made available through the NSDC online job portal. This is in sync with the government’s desire to create job opportunities especially ahead of the next elections.
Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, NSDC and MD, NSDC International said, “It is imperative to empower our youth with employable skills. Under the partnership, the curriculum is aligned with NSDC's mission of empowering India's youth with meaningful career opportunities as well as providing a pool of readily employable candidates to employers.
The CADET employability training program – a flagship initiative of the NCC EXPA is designed to impart military training, foster leadership skills and offer adventure programs to the candidates. The comprehensive two-day camp is aimed at strengthening their physical fitness, boost confidence, and enhancing problem-solving abilities and adaptability.
The initiative aims to expand the program's reach and transform the lives of 100,000 cadets by 2027.
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is the principal architect of the skill ecosystem in the country. It is a unique Public Private Partnership (PPP) enterprise working under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
