CII has played a pioneering role in the skill development movement in India, recognising the fact that with limited natural resources and a burgeoning population, India’s principal resource is its people. CII has adopted a set of guiding principles for its skills initiatives:
• Capacity building while ensuring quality
• Sustainable skill development programmes
• Independent assessment and evaluation
• Focus on employability
• Global benchmarking
Some of the mechanisms have been through PPP initiatives; Policy Advocacy; Skill Competitions; Training & Assessment; Impact Studies, State Skills Missions and Skill Centres and Hubs.