Aravind Surendran

Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence

With the objective of skilling the young workforce of Kerala and elevating their skills to global standards for employment in India and abroad, the Government of Kerala has set up Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE), a non-profit company as the nodal agency for facilitating and coordinating various skill development initiatives of the state It is incorporated to pursue its main objectives to promote, establish, setup, monitor, govern and regulate institutions and academies for skills excellence for development of core employability skills, competency standards and for promoting technology that meets the demands of various industries globally. KASE is designated as the State Skill Development Mission as per the G.O.(Rt) No.1501/16/LBR dated 02.12.2016 to function as the nodal body for the convergence of all skill initiatives of the state. Considering the peculiar demographic characteristics of the state of Kerala, unique skilling models have been adopted by KASE with industry tie-ups and placement linkages and various such skill development programmes initiated by KASE are under implementation. These programmes stand out from the skill development initiatives in other states in India. Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE), the State Skill Development Mission of Government of Kerala, under Department of Labour and Skills, is implementing various skill development initiatives in Kerala to help develop an industry-ready workforce.