MNRE Notifies Skill Development Scheme For Green Hydrogen Sector

MNRE Notifies Skill Development Scheme For Green Hydrogen Sector

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released guidelines regarding scheme on skilling, up-skilling and re-skilling under the national Green Hydrogen Mission. The scheme aims to undertake a comprehensive skill gap analysis covering key areas of the Green Hydrogen ecosystem continuously along with the creation/updation of a registry of skills as required by the Green hydrogen value chain.

Moreover, the MNRE scheme further aims to design and develop curricular elements for use in schools, Industrial Training Institutes (ITI), Polytechnics, and HEIs at various levels and segments of the Green Hydrogen value chain. With that the scheme will also delve into developing Qualification Packs (QPs), and training content including training manuals and online study resources for Green Hydrogen and allied sectors for the use of STT and up-skilling courses. Encourage private sector participation, with a greater focus on training in industries and On-the-Job Training (OJT). Further, it will enable cross-utilisation of available infrastructure at Schools, HEIs, and government institutions for the delivery of skill training. It will also laydown criteria and mechanisms for identification of institutions that would deliver the skilling courses.

The Green Hydrogen skill scheme will be implemented by MNRE through Implementation Agency/Agencies -IA(s) as may be notified by MNRE, in consultation with MSDE with due weightage for previous experience and credentials of handling Government skill programs. The IA(s) will also provide secretarial, managerial and implementation support and carry out other responsibilities as assigned by MNRE from time to time. The responsibilities of IA(s) inter alia shall include:
i. Coordinate the creation and uptake of relevant short-term training Qualifications for Schools, ITIs, Polytechnics, and HEIs through the network of Sector Skill Councils and other entities such as the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Directorate General of Training (DGT) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
ii. Oversee the procedure for empanelment of institutions for
providing training and conducting assessments.
ii. Receipt of applications, examination, and appraisal of applications for setting up training infrastructure in institutions, for different components of the Green Hydrogen value chain.