India’s economic growth is dependent on a workforce equipped for the demands of a modern economy. This begins with the learner, who seeks the training and recognition necessary to secure a better livelihood.

NSDC invites established organisations to partner with us in advancing India's skilling ecosystem through Scheme for Market Led Fee Based Services. Through its mandate of strengthening private-sector participation via public-private partnerships, NSDC collaborates with industry leaders to deliver market-relevant, outcome-driven training that enhances employability. 

For your organisation, this is an opportunity to scale your impact, strengthen your brand and help shape the workforce your industry depends on.

Catalysing a Market-Led Skilling Ecosystem Through Purposeful Collaboration

Through this collaboration, we aim to build a sustainable, standardised training ecosystem across high-growth sectors one that brings together for-profit entities, not-for-profit organisations, corporates, start-ups, trusts, societies and foundations as partners, with the option of joint certification for candidates wherever feasible. Every programme delivered under this collaboration is recorded on the designated platform building a verifiable, national record of every learner trained.
We welcome proposals that are robust and outcome-oriented, with a clear focus on industry placement, self-employment, entrepreneurship and upskilling particularly in high-growth sectors, emerging technologies, and areas that reach India's unorganised and underserved workforce.

A partnership with NSDC connects your organisation to the scale, standards and credibility of India’s national skilling ecosystem and to the employers and learners at the heart of it.

Beyond recognition and reach, a partnership opens access to a suite of practical enablers -each designed to strengthen your programmes and widen the path to a career for every learner you serve.

• Recognised, portable certification
  A system-generated, barcoded co-branded certificate issued for every approved programme- credentials a learner can carry anywhere.
• Affordable skill financing
  Access to skill loans through NSDC-empanelled Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), so cost never stands between a capable learner and a skill.
• A PAN-India training network
  Access to NSDC's nationwide network of accredited partner training institutes, including schools and colleges.
• Opportunities beyond borders
  International placement pathways through NSDC International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NSDC.
• Joint marketing and promotion
  Co-branded promotion of programmes, batches and events across the digital and electronic media ecosystem.
• Direct industry linkages
  Apprenticeship and employment partnerships that connect learners straight to jobs.
• Academic pathways
  Support in designing work-integrated diploma and degree programmes in partnership with Skill Universities.
• Standards alignment
  Liaison with Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) to keep your programmes aligned with current industry requirements.

Because every partnership is ultimately a commitment to learners, we select our collaborators with care. Our multi-stage process ensures that each project we take forward is credible, capable and genuinely impactful.

• Evaluation & Assessment
  A system-generated, barcoded co-branded certificate issued for every approved programme- credentials a learner can carry anywhere.
• Affordable skill financing
  Access to skill loans through NSDC-empanelled Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), so cost never stands between a capable learner and a skill.
• A PAN-India training network
  Access to NSDC's nationwide network of accredited partner training institutes, including schools and colleges.
• Opportunities beyond borders
  International placement pathways through NSDC International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NSDC.
• Joint marketing and promotion
  Co-branded promotion of programmes, batches and events across the digital and electronic media ecosystem.
• Direct industry linkages
  Apprenticeship and employment partnerships that connect learners straight to jobs.
• Academic pathways
  Support in designing work-integrated diploma and degree programmes in partnership with Skill Universities.
• Standards alignment
  Liaison with Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) to keep your programmes aligned with current industry requirements.

Our comprehensive quality assurance framework spans the entire skill development ecosystem, driving measurable improvements through evidence-based approaches.

The Quality Assurance serves as the cornerstone of excellence within the National Skill Development ecosystem, implementing a comprehensive framework that ensures all programs meet rigorous quality standards. Our division integrates specialized sub-divisions: Standards, Accreditation and Affiliation, and Monitoring Evaluation & Learning to create a holistic quality management system.

Through our Standards sub-division, we facilitate collaboration between government, academia, and industry to develop and implement NSQF-aligned competency frameworks that serve as the foundation for quality training delivery. These standards establish a common skills language that enhances labour market efficiency and ensures training relevance.

Our quality assurance interventions drive measurable improvements in training outcomes by implementing evidence-based approaches to program design, delivery, and evaluation. We maintain a balance between compliance and innovation, establishing clear benchmarks while encouraging continuous improvement and adaptation to emerging industry needs.