Welcome to the

first-of-its-kind
digital skilling
ecosystem

designed to make YOU future-ready.

About FutureSkills Prime

The decade of digital transformation has begun.

1 trillion $

opportunity for India by 2025

1.3 million

upcoming jobs

20x demand

for digital skills by 2024

To meet this challenge, the nasscom and the Govt. of India created FutureSkills Prime

The first-of-its-kind, industry-led, skilling initiative in emerging and future technologies to build digital fluency and enhance employability for Indian citizens and youth.

A joint partnership with MeitY, Govt. of India and nasscom, we aim to reskill/upskill ~4 lakh professionals in 3 years to create India’s Digital Talent Stack that will propel us into a leadership position in the digital world.

Research indicates that 50% of the 4m employees of the IT industry need to be reskilled over the next 3 years. In addition, digital disruption is transforming every industry. Through this initiative, the Government and industry aim to reskill/ upskill a total of about 1.4 million employees over a period of 5 years (1 Million from company supported (B2B) skilling and another 0.4 Million from this Government supported/ facilitated (B2C) scheme). FutureSkills Prime is one of the lighthouse schemes under the Government’s Trillion Dollar Digital Economy initiative.

An online FutureSkills platform for B2B skilling by nasscom was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister, in the presence of Hon’ble Minister (E&IT), industry leaders, and senior Government officials in 2018. At the same time, MeitY also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with nasscom, to collaborate and strengthen their cooperation in the field of skill development, particularly with respect to the reskilling/ upskilling imperatives in areas of new and emerging technologies, with the Government acting as an enabler/facilitator. FutureSkills Prime is the outcome of this MoU.

The B2B FutureSkills model has been extended to cater to the re-skilling/ up-skilling needs of individuals through a B2C offering – FutureSkills Prime.

The platform would provide interested candidates with multiple options for their skilling needs. Through this platform, learners can exit at multiple points in their learning journey. They can earn badges for digital fluency, earn certificates from courses aligned to the government-approved curriculum, go through blended learning from key program partners like CDAC/NEILIT and complete bridge and foundations course.

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister had approved the proposal of the Department of Commerce to give focussed attention to twelve identified Champion Services Sectors for promoting their development and realising their potential. IT and ITeS Services is one of the identified champion service sectors under the umbrella scheme titled Champion Service Sector scheme (‘CSSS’). This scheme is proposed to be implemented as a new Central Sector Scheme under the CSSS by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) being the Nodal Ministry for IT-ITeS Services. The scheme would be jointly implemented by MeitY and nasscom.

Learners have a career-defining opportunity with the Government of India introducing the first-of-its-kind incentive program on FutureSkills Prime to make digital skilling affordable for all. Upskill in new age technology with courses in AI, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity & more that are aligned to National Occupancy Standards and earn incentives up to Rs. 14.500.

Our Vision

An industry-led government-approved skilling ecosystem in emerging & future technologies to enhance employability and stay relevant.

Our Purpose

To build India’s Digital Talent Stack.

Our Values

Affordable. Credible. Trusted.

Our Strategy

A credible and trusted ecosystem built on partnerships that leverages technology to scale employability-focused learning.

Our Promise

An ecosystem that integrates innovative approaches and deep expertise to deliver tangible and sustainable results.

Implementation

Module 1

Nov 2020*

Phase 1

Free sign-up
Access to a rich catalogue of free, formal & informal learning content
Job roles showcase
Skills Passport
AI-enabled chatbot
Badges

Module 2

May 2021*

Phase 2

A host of industry-aligned paid certification courses, in addition to free ones
SSC nasscom-validated assessments
Virtual instructor-led mode of learning

Module 3

Sept 2021*

Phase 3

Aadhaar / EID enabled registration
Government of India (GOI) incentive scheme registration
Competency diagnostic tool
Skill Wallet
V-labs
Incentive payment to candidates

*Estimated Date

Who Is It For?

This program is for:

IT professionals in IT and non-IT firms

IT employees

Central & state govt employees including those in PSUs and autonomous bodies

Govt. Employees

Those undergoing/ selected for internship/ apprenticeship roles

IT/ ITeS Interns & Apprentices

Professionals leveraging emerging tech in their respective domains

Non-IT employees

Students in internships or planning for them

Fresh recruits (who have been offered employment) but are yet to take up a job

Fresh recruits

What Do You Get?

Through this platform you can:

Competency Diagnostic test to evaluate your aptitude and technical skills on the platform. Taking the competency diagnostic test will guide you on which technology to upskill in. Get personalized recommendations for courses and job roles.

Competency Diagnostic Test

Build Digital Fluency: Get a quick overview of what these technologies are, how they are used, what are the jobs, and what skills you need to learn through byte-sized microlearning content.

Build Digital Fluency

Learn how AI, IoT, Cloud, UI/ UX, RPA, and Big Data are changing the way business happens in every field.

Learn importance of AI, IoT, Cloud, UI/UX, RPA and more

Add professional skills to your skillset with carefully selected courses across design thinking, digital leadership, collaboration, and problem solving.

Courses on Professional Skills.

Get certification backed by the government that will demonstrate digital expertise on the identified skill.

Earn badges as you progress.

Government Incentive Program To ~400,000 beneficiaries. INR 14,500 worth of incentives for each eligible learner with reimbursements up to INR 12K for courses and up to INR 2,400 for SSC NASSCOM assessments.

Government Incentive Program

Take up Industry recommended and validated courses in form of foundation, bridge, and technical competency-based courses developed by the industry.

Get certification backed by government

Customized course plans for consuming relevant information

Customized course plans for consuming only relevant information.Choose from small nuggets for novices to expert designed courses for those who want to do more.

Learning designed for every appetite.

Learner's Ledger would be an online digital ledger, which will keep track of candidate registration & redemption of incentives.

Learner’s Ledger

Skills Passport: A unique concept of ‘skills passport’ is an integral feature of the programme that records the learner’s reskilling/upskilling journey. Learners can show off their skills by earning and sharing badges on the learning they complete.

Skills Passport

Today, the upskilling ecosystem of FutureSkills has grown into a community of over 400,000 learners, spanning across 100+ companies, ready to meet the future, head-on. FutureSkills Prime now brings the experience and expertise to all eligible Indian citizens.

Are you ready to be a part of this revolution?

What Can You Learn?

Whether you are in IT, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Telecom, Banking, Agri-Business, Automotive....or any other sector, everyone needs to understand the impact of digital technologies.

Foundation courses are aligned to Industry and IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council nasscom (SSC nasscom) recommended curricula. Foundation course curricula as defined by SSC nasscom and Industry are approved by the IT line Ministry MeitY. These curricula were finally approved by NSQC at NSQF Level 4. These courses cover the key concepts of a technology. The typical duration of these courses is 40-60 hrs and includes both the theoretical and practical components.

Bridge courses will be offered in blended mode by CDAC/NIELT and will provide fundamental insight into the future course a learner joins. Apart from providing an introductory exposure, the learner will learn about various tools, programming platforms, hardware etc. that are part of the respective future technology. Application-specific career opportunities for respective future technology would also be covered as part of bridge programs. (Available from Jan 2021)

These courses are aligned to Industry recommended and Government approved competency standards. Competency standards specify the performance, knowledge and understanding of a job role related task/NOS. Each NOS (aka Competency Standard) is NSQF aligned. NSQF aligned deep skill course curricula as defined by SSC nasscom and Industry are approved by the IT line Ministry MeitY and these curricula are then approved by NSQC.

It is essential for the Central/ State government, PSUs, and Autonomous organisations involved in IT/ITeS and related areas to keep abreast with the emerging technologies and get the internal technical manpower trained. Such training requirements would span across various aspects involving capabilities, platforms, services, tools, etc. in future technologies. NIELIT/ CDAC would undertake the pan-India training of government officials.

The CDAC/NIELIT resource centres and SSC nasscom will train faculty spread across the country. FutureSkills Prime envisages providing uniform training and technical exposure to all Trainers who are part of this initiative.