A Lifecycle Approach to Work Policies to promote lifelong learning and active ageingthe role of soci

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A Life-cycle Approach to Work- Policies to
promote lifelong learning and active ageing-the
role of social partners-
Presentation By Shri Ashok Singh, INTUC
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Life-long learning
While Lifelong learning encompasses all learning
activity undertaken throughout life, here the
main focus of Lifelong learning is in the
context of Labour force -unskilled/ semiskilled/
skilled (existing as well as potential) Worker in
Indian Industry
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Current scenario - labour force in India

• Population --- 1096 mn
• Workforce population --- 469 mn
• Unemployment --- 9.6 (49 mn)
• 90 workforce in unorganized sector
• Youngest population in the world
• School dropout rate ---90

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Current scenario - labour force in India

• 30(140 mn) casual labour with no regular
• source of income
• Skills generated in the unorganised sector
  have
• no formal recognisation
• Only 5 of India workforce received formal
• training

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Current scenario - labour force in India

• Industry does not support learning
  (financially
• or otherwise) by worker
• Investment in training of workforce by Indian
• Industries is negligible
• There is no certification of skills gained
• elsewhere . Thus no career growth for worker

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Life long learning In the present era of
Liberalization, Privatisation and Globalisation,
acquisition of new skills/knowledge is becoming a
way of life Life long learning is one of the
key to survival of workers in the present
scenario. It is therefore necessary to establish
a structure conducive to the development of a
demand oriented and flexible training delivery
system.
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Measures taken so far The recent measures
taken by Government of India which includes
Upgradation of ITIs into Centres of Excellence
and also a new scheme Skill development
Initiative with Public Private Partnership does
not seem to be sufficient keeping in view the
large workforce.
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Issues         Financing of Lifelong
learning        Linkages with overseas
training providers       
Certification of skills acquired
informally        Support from Industry
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Action points

• Financing of Lifelong learning
• Difficult to finance alone by Industry or by
• Government
• Government to develop system so that
• even poor workers could have access to
• learning

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Action points
Linkages with overseas training providers Need
to develop linkages with overseas training
providers. Our Certificate to be recognised by
overseas training providers
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Action points
Certification of skills acquiredinformally For
better mobility of workers there is a need to
develop a credible system for certification of
skills acquired informally by workers
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Action points
Support from Industry Employers need to develop
the atmosphere conducive for life-long learning
and encourage their employees to attain higher
skill(formally or informally).
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Action points
Support from Industry Industry associations for
a particular sector could develop skill
standards, conduct tests and certify the workers
for upgradation of their skills and also for
their lateral mobility.
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Life-long learning

• Government to
• develop suitable structure
• conducive to the development of a
• demand oriented and flexible
• training delivery system
• Focus on equity to make lifelong
• learning accessible/affordable to poor
• and vulnerable

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Life-long learning
If we are to ensure that our country will
deliver to our grand children a lifestyle
comparable to or better than we enjoy today then
we must embrace the concept of lifelong
learning Thus Employees Associations need to
encourage the workforce for lifelong learning
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VISION Establishment of Workers Technical
University in the India
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THANKS
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