World Youth Skills Day
Day - 15 July
Theme 2026 - "Skills for a Shared Future"
Observed since - 2015
World Youth Skills Day
Day - 15 July
Theme 2026 - "Skills for a Shared Future"
Observed since - 2015
Team India has won 5 medals (3 Gold, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze) at the Global Skills Challenge (GSC) Australia 2026.
The Gold medalists include Pavan Bhadravati Suresha (Karnataka) for Additive Manufacturing (3D printing), Mausam Kumar Giri (Bihar) for Cloud Computing, and Vishnupriya Sunil (Delhi) for Health and Social Care. Harsh Ramesh Pawar (Maharashtra) won the Silver medal in 3D Digital Game Art, and Muskan (Haryana) secured the Bronze medal in Painting and Decorating.
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has completed 12 years of the ‘Skill India’ initiative, which is one of the world’s largest skilling ecosystems.
In terms of infrastructure growth, the number of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) has increased from 9,776 in 2014 to over 13,888, expanding access to skill development nationwide.
Union Minister of State Jayant Chaudhary has launched the “Navachar Mantra” initiative at the IIT Delhi. This national flagship initiative aims to identify, mentor, and scale grassroots innovators and early-stage entrepreneurs.