Indian Institute of Creative Skills: A launch pad for those aiming for a career in the global media

Delhi has just got a world-class training institute for media & creative skills. Preparations for the institute's launch are complet...

Delhi has just got a world-class training institute for media & creative skills. Preparations for the institute's launch are complete and will soon be formally inaugurated. Currently, the institute, named the Indian Institute of Creative Skills (IICS), is organizing the 'Delhi Creators Summit ' in collaboration with the Media and Skills Council (MESC). The MESC is associated with the National Skills Development Council(NSDC)

Being held from March 21 to 23, the 'Delhi Creators Summit ' has brrought  together on one platform highly influential personalities from the world of films, television, music, beauty products manufacturing, and the media.

According to the CEO of NSDC and the MD of NSDC International Ved Mani Tiwari, IICS is a significant milestone in establishing India as a global hub of creative excellence.

''The initiative, launched by the Media and Entertainment Skills Council (MESC), under the NSDC Academy, has been designed to provide world-class skill development and industry-aligned training. With a unique blend of industry-based learning, live projects, and paid apprenticeships, the institute will serve as a launchpad for ambitious creative professionals. I congratulate the teams of NSDC and MESC for their dedication and look forward to the transformative impact of this institute in shaping the future of India's creative talent," Tiwari said.

Talking to media persons, the CEO of MESC Dr Mohit Soni (IISC) said, "We are not just launching a training institute but are ready to set up a global launchpad for those aiming to make a career in the film and media creative skills world. Currently, a two-year training course is being run at the Delhi centre, which will also include six months of on-job training in a project.''

Prominent among those attending the Delhi Creators Summit include renowned experts from the media world and actors and actresses including Ketki Pandit, Mohan Nadar, Ritu Janjani, Vishal Singh, Aishwarya Maheshwari, Dr Akhil Kumar, Dishu Khanna, Mr Hanif, Radha Bhatt, Kumar Ahlawat, Siddharth Sharma, Ankush Bali, Ravi Pawar and Mohsin Khan

 CEO Mohit Soni said that the students of the IICS will have an option to get training in areas like the School of Performing Arts and Media Management, School of Sound & Music Production, School of New Age Media, School of Creative Communication, School of Digital Content Creation and School of Events and Experiential Media.

''The special feature of the curriculum will be that these courses will have a provision for six months on-job training so that students trained by IICS do not face any problem in working in any corner of the world. In addition, the participants will also get a stipend of Rs 35,000 to Rs 40,000 per month," he said.

Dr. Soni said that anyone who has passed the 12th standard can seek admission in IICS. "They will have to appear for an online test," he said.