We are building the future work-skills for an emerging generation, and your voice needs to shape it.
Our mission: Define, measure, and report the workforce skill development status in priority industry sectors across India, built with practitioners, for the next generation.
Be publicly recognised as an organisation that invests in India's talent pipeline, demonstrating leadership in your sector.
Directly influence the skills, competencies, and behaviours that the next generation of professionals will develop before they reach your door.
Show your stakeholders, clients, and community that you are invested in building industry, community, and nation, not just your bottom line.
Receive a personal invitation to the flagship event, plus a Certificate of Contribution as a founding member of ISM.
Attend in-person or online. Sessions run August through September. No preparation needed; simply bring your expertise and experience.
Complete three focused surveys at your own pace during the programme period. Targeted questions, no lengthy forms.
We work from a preliminary draft built on existing research, so you review and refine, rather than starting from scratch.
Set up online projects that help young people explore real work profiles and acquire relevant skills in your sector.
Working alongside an exclusive cohort of sector practitioners and educators, your input will define the authoritative benchmark for early-career readiness in your industry.
Key roles in your industry across post-secondary pathways, from apprenticeships through to graduate positions, accurately mapped to real-world expectations.
Durable and technical skills, competencies, and professional behaviours, with mastery levels defined so educators know exactly what good looks like.
All contributions build a shared, open-source knowledge base, freely available to educators, institutions, and employers nationwide.
We are seeking organisations from priority industry sectors who want to define what workforce-readiness really means, and do something about it.
Maximum of 2 representatives from any single organisation
Commitment to attend virtual sessions from September 2026 to March 2027
Sector practitioners or senior educators with working knowledge of early-career talent
Willingness to contribute to open-source shared IP, for the benefit of the whole sector
Sign-up deadline: 30 November 2026
Join an exclusive group of forward-thinking organisations at the ground floor of India's most ambitious skills-mapping initiative.
Sign Up as a Founding Member →Questions? Reach out to the ISM team before 30 November.
An official certificate recognising your role as a contributing Founding Member of the India Skills Mission.
A personal invitation to the flagship event, an exclusive gathering of India's skills and industry leaders.
Access to a curated group of sector-relevant practitioners and educators, relationships that outlast the programme.
Early access to the open-source skills framework and workforce readiness findings from your sector.
Your fingerprint on the curriculum and training standards that will shape graduates entering your industry for years to come.
Register your organisation as a Founding Member before the deadline.
First collaborative session covering roles, pathways and initial skill mapping.
Three focused surveys to refine and validate the emerging framework.
Final review and sign-off on skill requirements and mastery levels.
Exclusive launch event. Founding Members invited as honoured guests.
India's next generation of workers is ready to learn. Help us define what they need to know.
Become a Founding MemberSign-up closes 30 November 2026 · Maximum 2 representatives per organisation