CBSE Writes To Affiliated Schools For Setting Up Of Skill Hubs; Check Details

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has written to all of its affiliated schools for setting up of ‘Skill Hubs’ under Skill Hub initiative under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0 scheme.

The scheme envisages leveraging existing infrastructure of the school after school hours as ‘Skill Hub’ so as to focus on the introduction of skill training program in the education ecosystem.

The Skill Hubs shall primarily be nodal skill centers identified to provide skill development and vocational training opportunities to target population segments from in-school students of class 9th to 12th, school dropouts and out-of-education candidates.

As the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 entails towards a more holistic and multidisciplinary education to develop all capacities of human beings – intellectual, aesthetic, social, physical, emotional and moral in an integrated manner, independent schools affiliated to CBSE can start Skill Centre /Skill Hub in the school premises on a fee-based model, the CBSE letter read.

Under this scheme, the school infrastructure, in general and Skill Education infrastructure, in particular can be used optimally after the school hours, on weekends, holidays, summer vacations, etc. This initiative will give school recognition in the neighbourhood.

“CBSE will support in terms of providing curriculum and soft copies of resource material, organizing training, conducting assessments and certifying the successful trainees. All the independent schools affiliated with CBSE, especially the schools, which are offering Skill subjects in their schools are encouraged to start Skill Hub in their premises and register themselves on the Skill India Portal,” the letter added.