Question: On 5th October, 2018; Petroleum Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched Task Force for Closing the Skills Gap in India in collaboration with the-
(a)World Economic Forum
(b)ILO
(c)UNEP
(d)UNDP
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 5th October, 2018, Petroleum Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched Task Force for Closing the Skills Gap in India, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum.
- The goal of the Task Force is to develop an action plan to address skills gaps in India and make the Indian workforce ready for jobs of future
- It will also bring together leaders from business, Government, civil society, and the education and training sectors to accelerate the future-proofing of education and training systems in the country.
- Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will co-chair the task force along with Shri Salil Parekh, CEO and MD, Infosys.
- Shri Pradhan also released reports on ‘Future of Work in India’, an enterprise survey on future of work in India and ‘Young India and Work’, a survey of youth aspirations in India.
- The “Closing the Skills Gap” Task Force will be a significant step to accelerate the impact on skills development.
- Shri Pradhan World Economic Forum and Observer Research Foundation for coming out with reports on these important areas particularly related to the aspirations of Indian youth.
- The Task Force is the second country-led public-private collaboration of the World Economic Forum’s Closing the Skills Gap Project after South Africa.
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