Author: OES Research & Policy Team

The OES Research & Policy Team is the research, documentation, and policy analysis unit of Orion Educational Society (OES) — a registered NGO and NCVET Awarding Body working on skill development, vocational training, and youth employability across India. Since 2006, Orion Educational Society has operated one of India's largest NGO-led skill development networks, spanning 29 states, more than 100 training centres, and over 1,37,000 trained beneficiaries. The Research & Policy Team draws on this deep field presence to produce credible, evidence-grounded content on India's skilling ecosystem — content grounded in programme data, government policy, and community experience rather than secondary summarisation.

CSR and Skill Development in India: How Companies Can Maximise Impact and Compliance

OES representative/trainer + corporate person, training centre

India’s corporate sector spent a record ₹40,794 crore on CSR activities in FY 2024–25 — a 17% increase over the previous year, and more than four times what companies spent when the mandate first came into force in 2014. That is a significant amount of capital moving toward social development. The question that matters for […]

What is an NCVET Awarding Body? A Plain-English Guide for Employers and Students

NCVET Awarding Body India — vocational certification guide for students and employers

If you have recently come across the term “NCVET Awarding Body” on a certificate, a training brochure, or a company’s CSR report you are not alone in wondering what it actually means. The phrase sounds technical. In practice, it describes something straightforward and important: an organisation that has been officially authorised by the Government of […]

How Skill Development NGOs in India Are Closing the Employment Gap in 2026

India enters 2026 with a paradox at the centre of its labour market story. On one hand, the country holds one of the youngest populations in the world — over 65% of Indians are under 35, and the working-age population is projected to rise from 62% to 68% by 2030. On the other, the Periodic […]