MSDE and IPE Global Limited Collaborate to Strengthen Women-Centric Skilling Ecosystem

**Executive Summary** On February 4, 2026, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IPE Global Limited. The purpose of this collaboration is to strengthen a gender-responsive and future-ready skilling ecosystem for young women across India, aligning with the goal of inclusive growth and workforce transformation. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Partnership Goals:** * Enhance programme design. * Increase women's participation in aspirational job roles. * Enable stronger linkages between skilling, employability, and inclusive economic growth. * **Key Focus Areas:** * Addressing structural barriers in skilling. * Aligning training with industry demand. * Strengthening placement pathways through private sector engagement. * **Initiatives:** * Launch a multilingual national awareness campaign to promote women's participation in skilling and formal employment. * Enhance employer engagement through gender-inclusive hiring commitments. * Strengthen monitoring systems to support data-driven governance. * **Additional Skilling Efforts:** * Reinforce MSDE's special skilling efforts for adolescent girls, contributing to more inclusive, outcome-oriented, and future-ready skilling models. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder: Young Women Across India** * **Impact:** Improved access to aspirational job roles, dignified employment pathways, and the support systems required to thrive in a changing economy, particularly for those from underserved regions. * **Action Required:** Engage in the skilling programs and opportunities made available through this collaboration. **Stakeholder: MSDE** * **Impact:** Enhanced ability to achieve inclusive growth and workforce transformation goals through strengthened skilling initiatives for women. * **Action Required:** Collaborate with IPE Global to implement the MoU and monitor progress toward achieving the stated goals. **Stakeholder: IPE Global Limited** * **Impact:** Opportunity to contribute to India's women-led development through skill empowerment. * **Action Required:** Work with MSDE to deliver the MoU objectives through evidence-based, gender-responsive interventions. **Stakeholder: Employers** * **Impact:** Opportunity to promote women’s employment through enhanced engagement and gender-inclusive hiring commitments. * **Action Required:** Commit to gender-inclusive hiring practices and engage with the skilling programs to access a wider pool of skilled female candidates.

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