Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his Australian counterpart Brendan O'Connor on August 23 discussed forging deeper collaborations in the skill development sector and working together for creating highly-productive and future-ready workforce.
Mr. Pradhan who is on a four-day visit to Australia also participated in "VET: Policy Dialogue on Developing Skills for the Future" at Kangan Institute, Dockland.
The discussions centred around the potential of deploying Australian Skill Standards and Certification frameworks in India to equip youth with skills of the future, connect them with employment and improve skilling outcomes, strengthen industry and academia linkages and provide an agile response to skilling needs.