Role of Skill Development for enhancing employment By
Role of Skill Development for enhancing employment By Mithun Kamath Director- Delivery and Operations Centum Learning Africa
A Case for Employability q Create a middle class and spur domestic demand to insulate the economy from global shocks q Industry needs skilled manpower to prosper q Spur Innovation and Entrepreneurship q Can contribute to reducing social unrest q Can contribute to reducing social ills like drug addiction, HIV etc. 2 www. centumlearning. com
Creating Employability: India Case Study • Need: – Increase in unemployment rates – Huge gap between industry requirement and skill availability • The Solution − National Skills Development Mission by the Government of India (2009) − Facilitate public private partnership for skill development − National Skills Development Corporation 3 www. centumlearning. com
National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) Vision • Aims to promote skill development by catalyzing creation of large, quality, for-profit vocational institutions • Provides funding to build scalable, for-profit vocational training initiatives • Enable support systems such as quality assurance, information systems and train the trainer academies either directly or through partnerships Mission • Target of training 150 million youth in 10 years • Upgrade skills to international standards through significant industry involvement and develop necessary frameworks for standards, curriculum and quality assurance • Focus on underprivileged sections of society and backward regions of the country; similarly, focus significantly on the unorganized or informal sector workforce 4 www. centumlearning. com
NSDC: Focus Sectors 1. Automobile / Auto components 12. ITES-BPO 2. Electronics hardware 13. Tourism, hospitality and travel 3. Textiles and garments 14. Transportation/ Logistics/ Warehousing and 4. Leather and leather goods 5. Chemicals and pharmaceuticals 6. Gems and Jewellery 7. Building and construction 8. Food processing 9. Handlooms and handicrafts 10. Building hardware and home furnishings 11. IT or Software Packaging 15. Organized retail 16. Real estate 17. Media, entertainment, broadcasting, content creation, animation 18. Healthcare 19. Banking/ Insurance and Finance 20. Education/ Skill development 21. Unorganized sector 5 www. centumlearning. com
Centum Work Skills India Limited q A joint ventured between National Skills Development Corporation, Government of India and Centum Learning q Objective of creating 1. 2 million employable youth every year across 11 states and 383 districts 6 www. centumlearning. com
The WSI Implementation Model 7 www. centumlearning. com
Strategic Partners : a partial list 8 www. centumlearning. com
Strategic Partners : a partial list 9 www. centumlearning. com
Some of the training courses currently offered: q Retail Customer Service Associate Program : For the attendant behind the counter q Selling Skills Program : For “Feet on Street” personnel in Telecom / FMCG Industry q DTH Installation Program q Telecom Tower Mechanic q Domestic BPO Program q Facility Management Program q Security Guards Program (based on Indian Govt. security regulations) q DAR Bender : Construction workers q Masonry : for RCC & Brick Layer Masons q Housekeeping Executive q Hospital Nursing Assistant q Pharmaceutical Salesperson 10 www. centumlearning. com
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Africa Outlook • One of the fastest growing economic region • From Agrarian to Services • The Great Demographic Divided: A Labour Pool and a Market • Collective GDP $1. 7 trillion in 2010, approximately $ 2. 6 trillion in 2020 • FDI: $9 billion in 2000, $62 billion in 2008 • Adequate and qualified skill building mechanisms to ensure youth benefit from economic growth 12 www. centumlearning. com
Challenges in Africa q Regulatory Framework q Funding q Accessibility and logistics q Diversity q Language • It will require a partnership of various stakeholders to put together a sustainable skill development mechanism 13 www. centumlearning. com
Creating Employability in Africa Government: Donor Agencies: • Funding • Measuring and Evaluation • Project Oversight Universities & Technical Schools: • Provide existing infrastructure • Incorporate modern skill and capacity building content and training into curriculum • Sustainability 14 • • Process facilitation Political Will Policy and Governance Avail existing infrastructure Employability Community: • Communicate community needs and priorities • Communicate potential pitfalls Industry: • Needs Assessment • Communicate industry trends • Internships and Placement Capacity Building organizations • Multi Sector training content sourcing • Sector specific partners • Training and Certifying trainees • Sustainable training solutions • Grass root impact www. centumlearning. com
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