KASHISH was set up as part of a national skill development mission to fulfil the growing need in India for skilled manpower across sectors and narrow the existing gap between the demand and supply of skills. There is a compelling need to launch a world-class skill development programme in a mission mode that will address the challenge of imparting the skills required by a growing economy. Both the structure and the leadership of the mission must be such that the programme can be scaled up quickly to cover the whole country."
• Upgrade skills to international standards through significant industry involvement and develop necessary frameworks for standards, curriculum and quality assurance
• Enhance, support and coordinate private sector initiatives for skill development through appropriate Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models; strive for significant operational and financial involvement from the private sector
• Play the role of a "market-maker" by bringing financing, particularly in sectors where market mechanisms are ineffective or missing
• Prioritize initiatives that can have a multiplier or catalytic effect as opposed to one-off impact.
•With focus on key areas of operations and growth opportunities KASHISH Skills has divided its operations into 3 Strategic Business Units (SBUs)
1. Government Mandates
2. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mandates
3. Enterprise Business Services
they provide necessary impetus to leveraging opportunities in order to achieve the organization’s vision & mission:
1. GOVERNMENT MANDATES This SBU focuses on implementation of skill development programmes funded by various ministries/departments under central & state Governments across the country. Some of the key schemes/ministries/departments/State Governments, we have worked with are:
• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India
• Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India
• DDU GKY scheme under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
• Seekho&Kamao and NaiManzil Schemes under the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India
• Vocationalisation of Secondary Education under NSQF under Education Department of Various State Governments
• Maulana Azad Nation Academy for Skill(MANAS) under the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India
• Electronic System Design and Manufacturing under the Ministry of Electronic & Information and Technology etc
• Implementation of skill development programmes under various State Governments
To contribute significantly (40 per cent) to the overall target of skilling / up-skilling 400 million people in India by 2022, mainly by fostering private sector initiatives in skill development programmes and to provide funding.