1. Creating 500 million skilled people by 2022.
2. Increasing capacity and capability of skill development programs.
3. Harnessing inclusivity and reduce divisions such as male/female, rural/urban, organized/unorganized employment and traditional/contemporary workplace.
4. Supporting the supply of trained workers who are adjustable dynamically to the changing demands of employment and technologies.
5. No discrimination between private or public delivery and places importance on outcomes, users‟ choice and competition among training providers and their accountability.
6. Establishing a framework for better coordination among various Ministries, States, industry and all other stakeholders.

1. To prepare the people for knowledge-based economy and society
2. To champion the cause of life-long learning with developmental orientation
3. To stimulate the creation of world-class knowledge resources
4. To provide universal access to them through All Sectors
5. To bridge the Digital Divide and resultant Knowledge Divide

Mission:

Maharashtra Skill Development Initiative will empower all individuals through improved skills, knowledge, nationally and internationally recognized qualifications to gain access to decent employment and ensure India’s competitiveness in the global market.

Aims:

The aim of skill development in the country is to support achieving rapid and inclusive growth through:

1. Enhancing individual’s employability (wage/ self-employment) and ability to adapt to changing technologies and labour market demands.
2. Improving productivity and living standards of the people.
3. Strengthening competitiveness of the country.
4. Attracting investment in skill development.

Objectives:

1. Create opportunities for all to acquire skills throughout life, and especially for youth, women and disadvantaged groups.
2. Promote commitment by all stakeholders to own skill development initiatives.
3. Develop a high-quality skilled workforce/entrepreneur relevant to current and emerging employment market needs.
4. Enable the establishment of flexible delivery mechanisms that respond to the characteristics of a wide range of needs of stakeholders.
5. Enable effective coordination between different ministries, the Centre and the States and public and private providers.

1. Prepare Maharashtra State Skill Gap Assessment Report & Skill Development Action Plan.
2. Support State Departments & District Skill Development Committees in formulation and implementation of Annual Skill Development Plan.
3. Empanel & ensure suitable accreditation & gradation of the public & private skill training providers and conduct concurrent assessment of training providers to ensure quality of training.
4. Support and provide assistance to Directorate of Employment & Self-Employment in establishing a dynamic Labour Market Information System & launching of the stakeholder's web portal.
5. Implementation of innovative skill development programs.
6. Support counselling activities, awareness & guidance programs for the workforce in unorganized sector.
7. Arrange workshops and brainstorming session for the key stakeholders.
8. Enter into partnership with national & international agencies working in the field of skill development.
9. Organize study tours for understanding of the best set of national and international practices and experiments in the field of skill development.
10. Encourage active participation of the public sector undertakings, private sector and civil society through feasible and productive partnerships.
11. Appoint a “Maharashtra Skill Mission Ambassador” for the representation of the Skill Development Initiative.
12. Support all initiatives with the objective of motivating the youth towards vocational stream of education from pre-SSC level onwards.
13. Take all appropriate initiatives and actions in line with the state skill development mission.