Media & Entertainment Skills Council (MESC)

Founded in 2012, Media & Entertainment Skills Council (MESC) is a Not-for-Profit Organization, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Council has been promoted by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) with the financial support from National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).MESC has a mandate to create 11.74 lakhs skilled manpower by 2022 and contribute to the National Skill Mission for creating 500 million skilled human resources by 2022. The specific objectives of the centrally sponsored scheme of  Vocationalization of secondary and higher secondary education are (i) to enhance the employability of youth through demand driven competency based modular vocational courses, (ii) to maintain their competitiveness through provisions of multi-entry multi-exit learning opportunities and vertical mobility/ interchangeability in qualifications, (iii) to fill the gap between educated and employable and (iv) to reduce the dropout rate at the secondary level.

ITRC has incorporated over all 216 schools under this scheme with the location at Andhra Pradesh (45), Maharashtra (19), Telangana (22), Jammu & Kashmir (72), Tamil Nadu (18) and West Bengal (40). 8188+ students were benefitted under this scheme. In Media & Entertainment sector ITRC ranked no. #1 position in VHSE Project in the country.