Dharmendra Pradhan, the union minister of education, honored 18 applicants on Tuesday by praising their exceptional talents and abilities shown during the World Skills Competition 2022 special edition.
India competed in 50 talents and finished in eleventh place with two silver medals, three bronze medals, and thirteen medallions for excellence. During a big event, the victors and their knowledgeable trainers received certificates and monetary awards.
On this historic occasion, Pradhan also made the announcement that IndiaSkills 2023–24, the nation’s most important and anticipated National Skill Competition, would begin. This enables the candidates to sign up for the Skill India Digital platform.
Atul Kumar Tiwari, secretary of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), M. Jagadesh Kumar, additional secretary of the MSDE, Krishna Kumar Dwivedi, AICTE chairperson Professor T. G. Sitharam, director general (training) Trishaljit Sethi, and CEO of NSDC and managing director of NSDC International Ved Mani Tiwari were among the distinguished guests who attended the event.
WorldSkills Shanghai 2022, which was postponed in May owing to the epidemic, was officially replaced by WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition. The skill events were contested over a 12-week period in 15 different nations and areas between September 7 and November 26, 2022, departing from its original format.
MAKING SKILL DEVELOPMENT A JAN-ANDOLAN
“With the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 formalising the integration of skill development with education, I am confident that MSDE will broaden the canvas of India’s participation in WorldSkills 2023-24 and finish within the top 10 positions,” he says.
“I urge industry, academia, and policymakers to work together and make skill development a jan-andolan (people’s movement) for realizing the vision of making India a developed nation by 2047,” he continues.
The event’s winners also presented their motivational tales of how they overcame all obstacles, including the terrible epidemic, to fly abroad and fight against the top candidates in their fields, demonstrating unflinching resolve and an unquenchable desire.
Their fervor and excitement have served as both an inspiration and a motivating factor for others to participate in competitions at the state and national levels.
Due to the pandemic, the 46th WorldSkills, which were initially scheduled for 2021, were moved to 2020. Over the course of 84 days and 29 different events, the special edition hosted more than 400,000 guests.
With 56 competitors and 50 specialists, India participated in 50 skills, and in fields including welding, plumbing and heating, CNC milling, CNC turning, electronics, and bricklaying, women made up 17% of the participants. This is in line with the vision of the honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wants to use Nari Shakti for the advancement of the country.
Additionally, the rise from position 39 in the World Skills Competition in 2011 to position 11 in 2022 illustrates the changing demand for multi-industry training among youth to expand their career horizons and provide the workforce with a variety of skill sets to increase their employability in the current job market.
