Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development (PBSSD - Departement of Technical Education & Training, Government of West Bengal)
The Government of West Bengal has an integrated approach to Skill Development in the State. In the context of the same and with a view to provide for coordinated interventions in the domain of
Vocational Education and Skill Development leading to sustainable gainful employment, the Government of West Bengal has set up the “PASCHIM BANGA SOCIETY FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT (PBSSD)”, an
autonomous society under the Technical Education & Training Department. Among other objectives, the PBSSD intends to develop and strengthen Skill Development at all levels through
institutional and/ or non-institutional interventions. In this connection the PBSSD coordinates, guide, supervise and monitor the Skill Development Programmes implemented in the state of West
Bengal through various Government Departments ensuring standardization of process in skilling as well as assessment and certification of the trainees in West Bengal. (source:
http://ffsc.in/pbssd/)
For more information look here and for general information about the
programme use the links below.
http://webscte.org/
http://www.ditwb.org/default/index.php
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National Digital Literacy Mission - (NDLM/PMU - Departement of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of Communications &
Information Technology, Government of India),
has been initiated with the vision to empower at least one person per household with crucial digital literacy skills by 2020. This is expected to touch the lives of more than 250 million
individuals over the next few years. NDLM is an effort to complement government’s vision to transform one from each household as digitally literate. The project aims at helping adults with
low technological literacy develop the skills they need to interact in an increasingly digital world.
The National Digital Literacy Mission is a dynamic and integrated platform of digital literacy awareness, education and capacity programmes that will help rural communities fully participate
in the global digital economy. (source: http://ndlm.nasscomfoundation.org/about-ndlm/)
Making one person in every family digitally literate is one of the integral components of the Prime Minister 's vision of “Digital India”.
The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to impart IT training to 52.5 lakh (5,25 Mio.) persons, including Anganwadi
and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs across the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are trained to become IT literate so as to enable them to actively
and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also enhance their livelihood.
Altogether 52.5 lakh (5.25 Mio.) persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers will be trained under the programme in two phases. In the first phase, 10 lakh (1
Mio.) beneficiaries will be trained under the scheme. Out of this, 6.3 lakh (0.63 Mio.) beneficiaries will be trained on Level 1 and 2.7 lakh (0.27 Mio.) beneficiaries will be trained on
Level 2. Nine lakh (0.9 Mio. )beneficiaries will be eligible for training fee support from the government. The rest 100,000 beneficiaries will be trained by the industry and civil society
partners. Under Phase II, 42.5 lakh (4.25 Mio.) persons will be trained, which also includes Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers. (source:
http://www.ndlm.in/overview-of-ndlm.html)
For more information look here and for general information about the
programme use the link below.
http://www.ndlm.in/
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Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY - Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India)
is an unique initiative by the Government of India that aims to offer 24 lakh (2.4 Mio.) Indian youth meaningful, industry relevant, skill based training. Under this scheme, the trainees will be
offered a financial reward and a government certification on successful completion of training and assessment, which will help them in securing a job for a better future. (source:
http://www.pmkvyofficial.org/Index.aspx)
For more information look here and for general information about the
programme use the links below.
http://www.pmkvyofficial.org/Index.aspx
http://www.pmkvy.net.in/
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SC Computer Training - (SCCT - Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India),
India has adopted skill development as a national priority and assigned yearly targets to the Ministries which are
being monitored regularly. Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is participating effectivey in the implementation of the skill development programme and enabling action at the grass root
level with the help of the three Finance Corporations which are promoting economic empowerment of the target groups. These Corporations finance self employment oriented income generating schemes
for their target groups and are basically ‘not for profit’ Companies. They are also implementing the Skill Development Programmes as per the targets assigned to them,
They are :
i. National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC)
ii. National Safai Karmacharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC)
iii. National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC).
(source: http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/skilldevelopment.pdf)
For more information look here and for general information about the
programme use the link below.
http://socialjustice.nic.in/index.php
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Modular Employable Skills (SDIS) - (MES - Directorate General of Employment & Training, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India),
Government of India, Ministry of Labour & Employment launched a Modular Employable Skills (MES) under Skill Development Initiative Scheme (SDIS) through Directorate General of Employment
& Training in May 2007. Under this scheme, training to earlier school leavers and existing workers specially in a unorganised sector are to be trained for employable skills.
In close consultation with industries/State Governments and expertise the scheme has been operationalized since 2007. A majority of Indian workforce does not possess marketable skills
which is an impediment in getting decent employment and improving their economic condition. While India has large young population, only 5% of the Indian labour force in the age group of
20-24 years has obtained vocational skills through formal means whereas the percentage in industrialized countries varies between 60 % and 96%. About 63% of the school students drop out at
different stages before reaching Class X. Only about 2.5 million vocational training seats are available in the country whereas about 12.8 million persons enter the labour market every
year. Even out of these training places, very few are available for early school dropouts. This signifies that a large number of school drop outs do not have access to skill
development for improving their employability. The educational entry requirements and long duration of courses of the formal training system are some of the impediments for a person of low
educational attainment to acquire skills for his livelihood. Further, the largest share of new jobs in India is likely to come from the unorganized sector that employs up to 93 per cent of
the national workforce, but most of the training programmes cater to the needs of the organized sector.
OBJECTIVE OF THE SCHEME ARE :
- To provide vocational training to school leavers, existing workers, ITI graduates, etc. To improve their employability by optimally utilizing the infrastructure available in Government,
private institutions and the Industry. Existing skills of the persons can also be tested and certified under this scheme.
- To build capacity in the area of development of competency standards, course curricula, learning material and assessment standards in the country.
- Priority will be given to covering those above the age of 14 years who have been or withdrawn as child labour to enable them to learn employable skills in order to get gainful
employment.
(source: http://dget.nic.in/content/innerpage/introduction-sdis.php)
For more information look here and for general information about the
programme use the link below.
http://dget.nic.in/content/
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Deenn Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana - (DDU-GKY - Ministry of Rural Department, Government of India)
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is the skilling and placement initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India. DDU-GKY has its origins in the
Aajeevika Skills programme and the ‘Special Projects’ component of the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY). The scheme focuses on catering to the occupational aspirations of rural youth and
enhancing their skills for wage employment.
Implementation of DDU-GKY involves State Governments, Technical Support Agencies like the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD & PR), and Project
Implementing Agencies (PIAs).
(source: http://ddugkysop.in/)
For more information look here and for general information about the
programme use the links below.
http://rural.nic.in/netrural/rural/index.aspx
http://ddugky.gov.in/ddugky/outerAction.do?methodName=showIndex#
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Women Skill Development Training - (WSDT -
Central Social Welfare Board, Government of India),
The scheme aims to provide educational opportunities to girls/women above the age of 15 years who could not join mainstream of educational system or who are dropouts from formal school along with
additional inputs of skill development/vocational training.
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programme use the links below.
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Community Development Through
Polytechnics - (CDTP/MHRD - Department of Higher
Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India)
The Scheme of Community Development through Polytechnics (CDTP) was initiated in the XI Plan Period and is presently mandated to continue till the
end of XII Plan Period.
CDTP scheme envisages providing non formal, short term, employment oriented skill development programmes, through AICTE approved Polytechnics, to various sections of
the community, particularly the rural, unorganized & disadvantaged sections of the society, to enable them to obtain gainful self / wage employment. Duration of training usually ranges from
three to six months. These courses are be offered by the Polytechnics in their premises, as well as through extension centres, e set up in nearby locations, from where, these courses can be
offered to the local community. No fees is charged from the trainees under this Scheme and there is no restriction of age and qualification for the trainees.
In fact, for most of such people, quality eduction and higher technical and professional education is unaffordable. In terms of career options, such lesser educated and not so fortunate people
tend to work in low paid unorganized sector. Per person productivity of such persons works out to be a small fraction of productivity of those who work in organized sector of Indian economy. In
an increasingly competitive economic environment of our country, the unorganized sector, which is so important for the country, needs to increase the productivity of its manpower for its survival
and growth. Yet another paradox before the Indian informal sector is that it can not afford employing highly educated and professionally trained manpower which usually aspires for highly
challenging, rewarding and satisfying career. The only option available before the Indian informal sector is to depend upon relatively low paid manpower trained through non-formal system of skill
development. There is, therefore, an urgent need to train millions of persons every year through a countrywide network of non-formal skill development. Such non-formal skill training should
attract beneficiaries from all cross-sections of Indian society with special emphasis on SCs/STs, OBCs, women, school dropouts, minorities, physically disabled, economically weaker sections of
the society and other under-privileged persons.
(source: http://mhrd.gov.in/hi/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/Guidelines-CDTP.pdf , http://mhrd.gov.in/technical-education-20 )
For more information look here and for general information about the
programme use the link below.
http://mhrd.gov.in/higher_education
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Industrial Training Institute (Industrial Training Center) -
(ITI/ITC - Directorate of Industrial Training, Department of Technical Education & Training, Government of West Bengal,...will start 2018),
According to the constitution of India, Vocational Training is a concurrent subject matter, implying that the Central and the States Government share responsibility for Vocational Training. At
the national level, the Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGE&T), Ministry of Labour is the nodal Department for formulating policies, laying down standards, trade testing,
certification and monitoring training programmes and matters connected in the field of Vocational Training and providing employment services. It also operates a number of training related
institutions. At State level, the Directorate of Industrial Training under the administrative control of Department of Technical Education and Training, West Bengal is responsible for Vocational
Training and operate training programme through I.T.I.s and I.T.C.s. Vocational Training in the State of West Bengal
predominantly is based upon the two flagship schemes i.e. (A) Craftsmen Training Scheme (C.T.S.) and (B) National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NAT). The C.T.S. provides Institutional
Training whereas N.A.T. is a combination of Institutional as well as on the job training in which trainees are exposed to real life industrial environment.
Craftsmen Training Scheme, which is the core scheme for Vocational Training, is implemented through 43 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) Govt.), 08 Industrial Training Centres (ITCs) ( Fully
Govt. Sponsored), one Govt. Junior Polytechnic and 37 Private Affiliated Institutes in this State.
It is imparted in full-time I.T.I.s/I.T.C.s to the youth within the age group of 14 to 40 years. The period of training varies from 6 months to 3 years. The educational qualification for
admission to I.T.I.s /I.T.C.s for different trades varies from VIII to XII standard, depending upon the trade. The ITIs, I.T.C.s and other affiliated Institutes have total sitting capacity of
16412.
(source: http://www.ditwb.org/default/index.php?pageType=cts&dtls=content&id=23 , http://www.ditwb.org/default/index.php?pageType=content&id=2 )
For more information look here and for general information about the
programme use the links below.
http://www.ditwb.org/default/index.php
http://wbtet.nic.in/
