Aim

The aim of this Initiative is to equip young minds with the necessary technological skills through exposure
to CSIR laboratories to address the critical needs for the technical gap created by the enormous usage of
advanced technology.

Objectives

✔ To utilize CSIR knowledge base and infrastructure for contributing national skill mission
✔ To integrate the laboratory’s existing and new skill/training programs under ‘CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative’
✔ To align identified CSIR skill/ training programs with sector skill councils under MSDE.
✔ To promote entrepreneurship/ technopreneurship in CSIR through skilling.
✔ To implement special upskilling/ training programs for societal benefits.
✔ To create a certified talent pool.

Deliverables

✔ Imparting skill trainings to nearly 1,70,000 individuals in around 4,200 skilling and reskilling training programs in 5 years
✔ Generation of technical ready workforce as per industry/ market requirement
✔ Connect training with entrepreneurship / start-ups
✔ Promoting Government Goals of skill development, entrepreneurship and start-ups.
✔ Leading the future technological development and helping the nation's high tech R&D capabilities and competitiveness