India’s skill development ecosystem was inaccessible to many users due to scattered information, outdated systems and lack of digital infrastructure. Many training centers lacked geospatial mapping, making it difficult for users to find nearby opportunities.
Aspiring entrepreneurs often grappled with time-consuming processes for setting up businesses, securing registrations, and ensuring tax compliance. SIDH simplifies this by integrating with key national systems like PAN, TAN, and GST, by significantly reducing the time, cost, and friction involved in launching and managing a business.
The earlier skill ecosystem lacked inclusivity across multiple dimensions regional, institutional, and demographic lines. Ministries, State departments, and skilling agencies often worked in silos, leading to fragmented efforts and missed opportunities for convergence. SIDH solves this by serving as a unified national platform that brings together skilling schemes from Ministries and State governments under one digital roof. Ministries and departments are equipped with tools to upload and manage their schemes, promoting collaboration and reducing duplication.
Ecoosystem was the lack of discoverability—of training programs, qualifications, jobs, or the correct learning pathways. Learners often continued with outdated Qualification Packs (QPs), resulting in skill mismatches and inadequate job readiness. SIDH brings all training programs in line with current and validated QPs, and the automatically restricting access to outdated modules. This ensures that learners receive industry-relevant training aligned with today’s workforce demands.
Trust was a serious challenge due to lack of transparency, poor data management, and weak verification protocols. The absence of a Data Retention Policy led to confusion about what data to be stored, for how long and where. SIDH addresses this through a robust Learning Management System (LMS) that tracks every stage of a learner’s journey, from registration to certification. It ensures compliance with data protection norms, secure storage, and encryption—building a reliable and transparent framework.
