Crores trained under India’s skilling programmes, but employment outcomes remain uneven: NITI Aayog report
Executive Take
Training numbers alone don't fix the jobs problem. Employers should question whether skilling programmes actually match the roles they're hiring for, especially for women graduates.
Executive Summary
A NITI Aayog report finds that despite crores of people trained under India's skilling programmes, job outcomes remain uneven. Graduate unemployment stands at 13%, rising to 20.4% among women graduates, far above the national unemployment rate of 3.2%.
Why It Matters
HR and policy leaders hiring in India need to know that a degree or training certificate no longer predicts employability. The 20.4% unemployment rate among women graduates signals a specific talent pipeline problem worth addressing directly.
Bizquad Perspective
The real story isn't low skilling reach, it's that India is training people for jobs that don't exist yet, especially for women graduates who need targeted employer partnerships, not more courses.