SANKALP (Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion)
Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (“SANKALP”) is a programme of the Ministry of Skill Development with loan assistance from the World Bank. It aims to improve short term skill training qualitatively and quantitatively through strengthening institutions, bring in better market connectivity and inclusion of marginalised sections of the society. SANKALP was launched on 19th January 2018 and has a tenure till March 2025.
The outcomes in the project are measured through the Results Framework, and Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) agreed between MSDE and World Bank.
SANKALP has three key result areas namely:
- Institutional Strengthening at Central, State and District level.
- Quality Assurance of skill development programmes.
- Inclusion of marginalized population in skill development programmes.
Disbursement Linked Indicators
SANKALP is a strategic reforms programme in the domain of skill development and the loan disbursement from the World Bank shall be against achievement of results. The DLIs are supplemented with a Verification protocol that define how achievement against each DLI will be measured. The seven DLIs are as under:
- DLI 1: Trainees who have successfully completed the NSQF-aligned market-relevant short-term SD programs and were certified
- DLI 2: Percentage of graduates who are wage employed or self-employed within six months of completion of short-term SD programs
- DLI 3: NSQF aligned QPs translated into model curriculum, trainers guide, and teaching learning resource packs
- DLI 4: Number of trainers and assessors trained/retrained.
- DLI 5: Improved performance of states on institutional strengthening, market relevance of SD programs, and access to and completion of training by marginalized populations.
- DLI 6: Increase in percentage of women participating in SD programs (certified)(not including self-employment and RPL)
- DLI 7: Joint public and private sector funding successfully channelized and utilized into priority SD initiatives.
