Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), India’s largest quality vocational training provider in the garment industry, has launched “Recognition of Prior Learning” (RPL) Programme under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana ( PMKVY) 2.0, the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, at the factory premises of KG Exports in Ludhiana, Punjab, on 8th, May, 2017.
RPL is a robust platform to provide recognition to the skills acquired through informal learning and bring them to the skilled workforce cadre. After Ludhiana, ATDC will proceed further with this program to other states also like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal to cover 13, 000 candidates. The association will provide assessment and certification by third party and along with an Insurance policy of five years (Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana) in addition to a certificate.
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While addressing the event, Harish Dua, Managing Director, KG Exports, said “RPL for a country like India is an absolute necessity, about 7-10 per cent of the workforce have received formal vocational training. In some sections, it is less than even 5 per cent. Considering this abysmal situation, prior learning through skills developed on the job being assessed and evaluated and later top-up training by ATDC through 3rdparty certification is a welcome step.”