NIESBUD Hosts Delegation from South Sudan to Deepen TVET and PPP Cooperation

With 28 senior participants and three cabinet ministers expected, the initiative focuses on entrepreneurship, quality assurance, and industry-linked TVET governance.

The National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), is currently hosting a 12-day international training programme titled “Strengthening the Public Private Partnership Model in the South Sudan TVET Ecosystem,” from 2 to 12 December 2025.

Organised under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and in collaboration with UNESCO, the programme has brought together 28 high-level participants from South Sudan. Delegates include senior officials from key ministries General Education and Instruction; Labour, Youth and Sports; and Higher Education, Science and Technology along with private sector representatives. Three cabinet ministers from South Sudan are also expected to join later this week.

This initiative aims to support institutional capacity building in South Sudan through exposure to India’s TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) ecosystem. Core focus areas include governance reforms, PPP frameworks, entrepreneurship, and market-relevant skill development.
As part of the immersive learning experience, the delegation visited Kaushal Bhawan in New Delhi on 4 December 2025 and interacted with Ms. Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, MSDE. Welcoming the delegation, the Secretary underscored India’s unified skilling framework that brings together institutions such as DGT, NCVET, NSDC, Sector Skill Councils, NIESBUD, IIE, and others under MSDE’s coordinated leadership.

She emphasized the importance of public–private collaboration in skilling, India’s integration of entrepreneurship into TVET outcomes, and the growing opportunities for bilateral exchange in agriculture-based livelihoods, construction skills, women-centric skilling, and digital capacity building.
Delegates attended a series of thematic sessions delivered by key institutional stakeholders. Topics included: MSDE’s flagship schemes, quality assurance in skilling, long-term vocational training, and digital and emerging technologies in skilling. These sessions offered insights into India’s scalable, standards-driven, and tech-enabled skilling architecture.

Senior officials including Ms. Archana Mayaram (Economic Adviser, MSDE), Ms. Hena Usman (Joint Secretary, MSDE), Dr. Poonam Sinha (Director General, NIESBUD), and other directors and specialists from MSDE, NCVET, and UNESCO were present.
Throughout the programme, participants will engage in experience-sharing, field visits, institutional exchanges, and capacity-building interactions with Sector Skill Councils, premier training institutions, and industry partners.
This international exchange reaffirms India’s commitment to fostering inclusive development, streaming global partnerships, and advancing skill ecosystems under the ITEC framework.

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