"When you receive a skill certification it is in the form of a paper. You cannot carry that. So it will now be in the form of a card which you can carry in your pocket"
The skill card will contain a Quick Response (QR) code which upon scanning will inform the employer about the type of skills a person has or the course they have undergone and the certification awarded to them.
The skill card is expected to make the lives of trained professionals easier as they no longer need to carry around certificates since the card will be updated with all the information. It is also expected that over time the card will be converted into a smart card with an embedded chip. Additionally, although the card may initially be issued to people in select schemes it will eventually become the norm across all 21 ministries and departments as India aims to skill-train over 400 million people between now and 2022.
he United Kingdom has a similar system where construction workers can obtain a CSCS (construction skill certification scheme) card which is provided under a skills certification scheme. Most builders who employ them ask for this particular card as proof of the necessary qualifications for the job. In India, opinion is divided over the expected benefits of skill cards. Some suggest information like qualification and skills can be included in the individual’s Aadhaar number while other believe it could act as a tool for better employment.
Overall, however, a new skill card just adds to the various cards Indians already carry like driver’s license, PAN card, Voter’s ID card as well as debit and credit cards as we move towards a cashless economy
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