About STAR Scheme
The STAR scheme is an initiative to boost employability and productivity of youth
by providing them monetary incentive to voluntarily join an approved skill training
course that is certified by Sector Skill Councils.
The scheme is available at centres approved by Government of India and/or National
Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and centres affiliated to Sector Skill Councils.
Objective
The objective of this Scheme is to encourage skill development for youth by providing
monetary rewards for successful completion of approved training programs. Specifically,
the Scheme aims to:
- 1) Encourage standardization in the certification process
and initiate a process of creating a registry of skills.
- 2) Increase productivity of the existing workforce and
align the training and certification to the needs of the country.
- 3) Provide Monetary Awards for Skill Certification to
boost employability and productivity of youth by incentivizing them for skill trainings.
- 4) Reward candidates undergoing skill training by authorized
institutions at an average monetary reward of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand) per
candidate.
Eligible Sectors & Job Roles
While the Scheme is intended to cover all job roles in all sectors, it will initially
cover only a limited number of high-market-demand Job Roles in specified economic
sectors from Levels 1 to 4 in the NSQF
National Occupational Standards (NOSs) and Qualification Packs (QPs) for these roles
are prepared by the respective SSCs, and will constitute 80% of the entry-level
workforce in priority sectors.
Provide Monetary Awards for Skill Certification to boost employability and productivity
of youth by incentivizing them for skill trainings.
Reward candidates undergoing skill training by authorized institutions at an average
monetary reward of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand) per candidate.
Assesment & Certification
All assessments will conform to assessment guidelines laid down by the concerned
SSC for each QP. Any candidate can undergo assessment any number of times for qualifying
for a particular job role, at any approved assessment agency. A candidate has to
undergo formal training as a prerequisite for assessment.
Assessment Fees charged to candidates for each assessment is capped as Rs. 1,000.