Singapore to build India skilling centres

Singapore is in talks with India to build industrial training and skilling institutes in India, according to persons aware of the matter.

Skill development was made a key pillar of the strategic partnership between the two countries during education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s visit to Singapore in May.

Pradhan met finance minister Lawrence Wong and both countries said they aimed to create opportunities for building a future-ready workforce.

The World Class Skill Centre (WCSC) in Delhi was also set up with technical assistance from Singapore.

India, according to the persons cited above, is interested in bringing more industrial and skilling institutes from Singapore into the country.

Such partnerships are expected to help India meet its skilled workforce shortage which may hit 29 million in 2030, according to the International Labour Organization.

India has also expressed interest in Singapore’s model of integrating skilling into education. This was came up during Pradhan’s May meeting with top Singaporean ministers.