What Skill Council For Persons With Disability does

Skill Council for Persons with Disability (SCPwD) is a non-profit sector skill council incepted in October 2015 and promoted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) under the aegis of India's Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It is the designated body under the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) framework for skilling Persons with Disabilities (PwD) across locomotor, speech and hearing, blindness, low vision, and intellectual disability categories. Its core product is a curriculum-and-certification stack comprising 220+ Qualification Packs and National Occupational Standards (QP/NOS) aligned job roles, 268 expositories, participant handbooks, facilitator guides, question banks, and digital content. End-to-end delivery flows through 204 affiliated PwD-exclusive Training Centers, 13 Assessment Agencies, and State Skill Development Missions, with placement routed through Industry Partners (Tata Group, Lemon Tree Hotels, BPCL, RRR Spinners) and a dedicated job portal, PwDnaukri. Government schemes (PMKVY, DDU-GKY, MSJE-SIPDA) and skill India Portal integrations (UMANG, Digi Locker, ASEEM, NAPS) provide the operational backbone.

Revenue is non-commercial and scheme-driven. SCPwD's primary funding flows through government scheme allocations under PMKVY, DDU-GKY, and MSJE-SIPDA, with secondary income from affiliation and certification fees paid by Training Partners and Assessment Agencies. Pricing is governed by scheme guidelines rather than market forces, and the council does not earn direct revenue from employers or candidates. Go-to-market is event-driven (Rozgar Melas, Disability Confidence workshops) and channel-driven through Training Partners and Industry Partners. The council has cumulatively trained 176,270 candidates, assessed 161,279, certified 135,815, and placed 19,823 in jobs. Operations are concentrated in a single headquarters office in New Delhi (City Centre, Sector 12 Dwarka) with a registered office in Lodhi Road, and 11-50 staff coordinate a national delivery footprint. International benchmarking is conducted through a UKIERI partnership with Glasgow Kelvin College (Scotland), with ancillary engagement from National Star College (UK) and SPARK Minda Foundation.

Name

Skill Council For Persons With Disability

Legal name

Skill Council for Persons with Disability

Website

https://scpwd.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SCPwD is an Indian non-profit sector skill council, promoted by CII under government ministries, that develops disability-specific curricula and standards, operating through 204 affiliated training centers to train, assess, certify, and place Persons with Disabilities across 220+ job roles.

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Product category

Vocational Skill Development and Certification

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Credentialing, Certification Prep & Exam Training (BPACANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Assessment, Certification & Qualifications Frameworks (BPADAKAL)

Keywords

• Disability skill development
• Vocational training programs
• Skill certification council
• Special needs employment
• Occupational standards training

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Scheme Funding: Funding flows through national skill development missions including PMKVY (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana), DDU-GKY (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana), and MSJE-SIPDA schemes. Revenue is scheme-driven rather than direct customer revenue.
2. Affiliation and Certification Fees: Training Partners and Assessment Agencies pay affiliation fees for onboarding and audit processes under NSDC framework.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SCPwD is a non-profit sector skill council that develops Qualification Packs (QPs), National Occupational Standards (NOS), and disability-specific training curricula (Participant Handbooks, Facilitator Guides, Question Banks, Digital Content) for Persons with Disabilities across 220+ job roles. It affiliates and audits PwD-exclusive training centres, certifies trained and assessed candidates, and links them with employers through government schemes such as PMKVY, DDU-GKY, and MSJE-SIPDA. The council does not directly deliver training; it acts as a standards body and intermediary between the government, training partners, assessment agencies, and industry employers.

Product overview

SCPwD is a skill development council for Persons with Disability offering a unified platform for training, assessment, and certification services. The organization operates through a network of affiliated PwD-exclusive Training Centers, providing over 220 QP/NOS aligned job roles across sectors. Core offerings include Training Services, Assessment Services, and Certification Services, supported by Training Center Affiliation, Training of Trainers & Assessors, and Expository Development. The council administers government schemes like PMKVY, DDU-GKY, and MSJE-SIPDA. Additional platforms include the ASEEM portal for workforce mapping, Academic Bank of Credits for credit accumulation, and UKIERI Training Resource Pack for international collaboration. Certificate management integrates with government portals like UMANG and Digi Locker.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SCPwD Inclusive Trainers and Master Trainers: A program for training and certifying inclusive trainers and master trainers for persons with disability
• PwDnaukri

Products and services

• Training Services Industry-relevant, skill-based training programs for Persons with Disabilities, delivered through 204 affiliated training centres across India covering 220+ QP/NOS-aligned job roles across sectors.
• Assessment Services Standardised competency assessment of trained PwD candidates against Qualification Packs (QP) and National Occupational Standards (NOS), conducted by 13 affiliated Assessment Agencies.
• Certification Services Certification of trained and assessed PwD candidates, with digital certificate download available through the PMS portal, UMANG app, and Digi Locker.
• Training Center Affiliation Affiliation and accreditation services for PwD-exclusive training centres under PMKVY and other government schemes, including desktop and physical assessments via the Skill India Portal.
• Job Roles / Qualification Packs (QPs) Over 220 QP/NOS aligned job roles specifically designed for Persons with Disability across various sectors including retail, hospitality, IT, beauty care, and tailoring, with disability-specific training content.
• PMKVY 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana) Flagship government skill development scheme for PwD training, certification, and placement, with a cap of 160 PwD-exclusive Training Centres under PMKVY 2.0.
• DDU-GKY (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana) Government skill training program for rural youth including PwD, with placement support under the scheme.
• MSJE-SIPDA (Skill Development for PwD) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment SIPDA scheme for skill development of PwD candidates, including training, certification, and placement support.
• Training of Trainers & Assessors (ToT/ToA) Capacity-building training programs for trainers and assessors working with PwD candidates, including disability orientation and sensitisation modules.
• Expository Development Services Development of expository training materials (Participant Handbooks, Facilitator Guides, Question Banks, Digital Content) specifically designed for PwD training programs across 268 expositories.
• UKIERI Training Resource Pack UK-India Education Research Initiative collaboration with Glasgow Kelvin College to benchmark disability skill standards and create Training Resource Pack for Down's syndrome in the Food and Beverage Service Steward job role from the hospitality sector.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Glasgow Kelvin College (Scotland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019UKIERI-funded partnership for benchmarking disability skill standards between India and Scotland. Joint development of Training Resource Pack for Down's syndrome in Food and Beverage Service Steward job role from Hospitality sector. Aims to improve employability of people with Down's syndrome in India.
• SPARK Minda FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Letter of Understanding signed for collaboration on PwD skill development and employment initiatives. SPARK Minda Foundation supports assistive limbs fitment camps and facilitation desks for PwD.
• National Star College (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in pilot top-up training program for trainers, supported by UK government, focused on disability-specific training methodologies.
• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)coreOthersSCPwD was promoted by CII under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)coreOthersNSDC provides framework support, SIP (Skill India Portal) integration, and target allocation for PMKVY training programs under SCPwD.
• NIIT FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Beacon Of Hope' initiative for bringing equal opportunity for the specially abled.
• Tata GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTarget employer partner for UKIERI hospitality project - commitment sought for PwD employment in hospitality sector.
• Lemon Tree HotelsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTarget employer partner for UKIERI hospitality project - identified as potential employer for trained PwD candidates.
• Various Industry PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple industry partners providing placement opportunities, job role validation, and CSR projects for PwD. Hiring partners include various companies shown in logo section.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC): Parent ecosystem body under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship that oversees all sector skill councils including SCPwD. Operates the Skill India Portal, allocates PMKVY targets, and sets the framework within which SCPwD functions.

Direct peers

• Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC): Another NSDC-recognized sector skill council that develops QP/NOS frameworks, affiliates training centres, and certifies candidates in the healthcare sector. Closest structural analogue to SCPwD's operating model.
• Textile Sector Skill Council: NSDC-affiliated sector skill council for the textile/handloom sector operating the same QP/NOS, training-partner affiliation, and certification model as SCPwD in a different industry vertical.
• NASSCOM Foundation: Runs the IT-ITeS Sector Skill Council and large-scale disability inclusion programmes (including partnerships with SCPwD). Directly comparable in operating skill development standards and disability-focused initiatives.
• Youth4Jobs Foundation: Indian non-profit running vocational skill training and placement programmes for rural and disabled youth, closely overlapping SCPwD's candidate segment and employer-linkage model.
• Sarthak Educational Trust: Long-standing Indian non-profit delivering education, skill training, and employment support for PwD. Comparable in target beneficiary, training methodology, and employer engagement focus.
• Enable India: India-based non-profit focused on skill training and employment of persons with disabilities. Directly competes for PwD skilling mandates, employer sensitization, and CSR funding in the same niche as SCPwD.
• NIIT Foundation: Runs the 'Beacon of Hope' initiative in partnership with SCPwD for PwD inclusion; also operates its own vocational training programmes for underserved youth, overlapping SCPwD's mission and channel network.
• Skill Council for Green Jobs: NSDC-affiliated sector skill council operating the same affiliation-assessment-certification-placement model as SCPwD, but focused on the green jobs sector rather than PwD skilling.

Emerging players

• Specialisterne: Denmark-origin social enterprise that trains and employs people with disabilities (primarily autism) in technology and skilled roles. Comparable international peer with similar PwD-to-employment mission, though focused on a narrower disability cohort.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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