Deepening collaboration on skill development, India and Germany signed an agreement that aims to foster conditions that will help create and improve workplace-based vocational training in India’s industrial clusters. It is important that all workplaces are doing what they can for their employees and ensuring that they are trained to the fullest amount that they need to carry out their job to the specifications required. To help this along, some workplaces may look into a team building company that can help them garner skills and trust their fellow employees in their area, as well as promote a stronger workforce as a whole. Developing skills is an essential part of any job and company, it goes hand in hand for them to not only help their employees but to make sure that their customers/clients are getting the best care from their business.

• Under the pact, German technical assistance will be used to enhance industry institute partnerships between Indian and German organizations, build capacity of local training institutions and foster industry linkages which will help adapt elements of the German dual system into the Indian context.

• “This provides a competitive edge to German industry and businesses. We need to adapt elements of the German VET system to the Indian context to ensure that skill training in India is closely aligned with the requirements of industry,” Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.

• The agreement was signed between the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and (German International Cooperation (GIZ) and will initiate a new project focused on adapting elements of the German dual system in select industrial clusters in India.

• The project will run for three years starting August 2016 with a budget of EUR 3,000,000 (22.6 crore) – made available by the German Government and aims to foster conditions which will help create and improve cooperative workplace-based vocational training in India’s industrial clusters.