Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

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NSDC’s CSR programs are structured around NSDC’s core values:

  • Impact: NSDC’s CSR programs are committed to delivering measurable, scalable, and sustainable socio-economic impact. By aligning with national development priorities and local community needs, CSR programs are designed to enhance livelihoods, build resilience, and drive long-term transformation in the lives of target groups.
  • Integrity: Guided by principles of ethical governance, transparency, and accountability, NSDC’s CSR programs operates with the highest standards of integrity. Collaborative efforts are built on trust and responsibility, ensuring that all interventions uphold dignity, respect, and social justice.
  • Inclusion: NSDC’s CSR programs are driven by a strong commitment to equity. The programmes actively prioritize vulnerable and marginalized groups including women, transgender, especially abled and socio-economically marginalized communities and minorities ensuring access to skilling & entrepreneurship opportunities for livelihood generation.
  • Innovation: NSDC’s CSR programme fosters a culture of innovation by leveraging technology, social enterprise models. Programs are designed to be agile, context-responsive, and future-ready, empowering communities to thrive in a rapidly evolving socio-economic landscape.
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NSDC's Models for CSR Programs

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The CSR division of NSDC aims to co-create transformative flagship programs that advance entrepreneurship and skill development as pathways to socio-economic empowerment. With a strong focus on improving quality of life, resilience and income generation, these initiatives prioritize vulnerable groups and marginalized communities ensuring equitable access to opportunities and resources amongst them.

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Sponsorship of Candidates for Skill Development

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  • Contribute funds directly to the National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) or National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to meet and fulfil CSR commitments under the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Act, 2013.
  • Sponsor candidates for skilling programs in priority areas/sectors (programs focused on livelihoods, persons with disabilities, special areas, etc.) in geographical area as suggested by company
  • Operationalize Project through agreement amongst Company, NSDF and NSDC.
  • Offer existing facilities and machinery for on-the-job training where available.
  • Implement the project through NSDC Training Partners with project management support by NSDC at nominal cost (as per Common Norms Gazette Notification)
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Setting up of Multi Skill Center

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  • Setup/upgrade a skill development facility to be multi skill centre focused in sector/areas of strategic importance.
  • The Multi Skill Center to be of a state-of-the-art aspirational centre with highly advanced skill equipment with support from sector relevant industry, for promoting higher level of skilling in the country.
  • Set up corporate owned multi-sectoral skill training centres/institutes.
  • The centre may be operated directly by the Corporate or through NSDC affiliated implementation Partner as per standards aligned to the NSQF/ Non-NSQF courses.
  • Focus on Training of Trainer (ToT), Training of Assessor (ToA) programs, specialized programs focused on high skilled trades, etc.
  • Establish collaboration with foreign partners to develop transnational standards through G2G/B2B partnerships with the support of NSDC.
  • Co-brand centre/institute with Skill India.
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Support Trade-Specific Labs/Centers

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  • Corporate can setup/ donate labs/ centres to support skill development programs addressing industry need for skilled manpower at trade-level.
  • Corporate and NSDC can jointly identify training centres to upgrade/augment labs in such centres.
  • Corporate can jointly monitor with NSDC to make certain such centres are delivering as per plan and on quality standards set forth.
  • Ensure continuous engagement through technology and knowledge interventions, on-the-job training/apprenticeship programs for graduates, etc.
  • Government schemes (like PMKVY) may be converged in such centres where focus is on underprivileged youth, to offset the cost of training and assessment.
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Right to use Land, Building, Machinery

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  • Provide right of usage to an appropriate facility to be used as a skill development centre.
  • Support existing programs through basic setup costs and equipment donation to offset training programs that are cost intensive.
  • Provision land usage for specific programs like Driver Training Centres, Construction-related trades, etc. with high employment potential.
  • Operationalize through an NSDC affiliated Training Partner.
  • Combine with sponsorship of candidates’ trainings.
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Skill Advisory

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  • NSDC to act as the Knowledge Partner and Industry as the Infrastructure Partner and/ or Implementation Partner to establish multi skill centres or operationalize already existing centres.
  • The combination of technical knowhow of Skills along with sector expertise assuring a highly aspirational centre with supreme training quality.
  • The model necessitates active involvement of the Sector Skill Councils, ensuring alignment of sectoral requirements and expectations.
  • The multi skill centres may be implemented in two ways as deemed feasible by the Funding Organization:
  • The Funding Organization provide funds to NSDC for both Infrastructure or setting up the Training Centre/ multi skill centres and operationalizing the skill training project.
  • The Funding Organization will set up the Infrastructure or the Training Centre/ multi skill centres and will provide funds to NSDC for Skill Advisory where NSDC will facilitate operationalization the skill training project.
  • Participate in various activities of one or more relevant Sector Skill Councils in line with your business operations.
  • Work directly with Sector Skill Councils to contribute to development of industry standards for skill development under the NSQF.
  • Provide list of persons (including retirees) to be (master) trainers and assessors where feasible.
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Supporting Apprenticeship through CSR

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  • Utilization of CSR funds for Apprenticeship training under ‘Skill training’ already covered under item no. (ii) of Schedule VII of the Companies Act.)
  • CSR funds for Apprenticeship training to include expenditure on Basic Training and stipend payable to apprentices under Apprentices Act 1961.
  • Expenditure on Apprenticeship training over & above of 2.5% i.e., minimum mandate as per Apprentices Act, can be utilized under CSR funding.
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Setup A Skill Development Organization /Business Unit

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  • Setup a Skill Development Organization either as a new business unit, independent trust/society or a newly incorporated special purpose vehicle with equity infusion from parent entity and/or promoters/trustees.
  • Access funding from NSDC on subsidized terms
  • Become a Non-Funding Training Partner where funding is not sought.
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Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Promotion

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  • Skill development and training for entrepreneurs
  • Facilitate business planning and market linkages
  • Build long term resilience