Features of the scheme

v Objective

v Key features of the scheme

v Public Private Partnership (PPP)

v Target Group

v Project Output

v Age of Participants  

v Curriculum Development Process

v Instructional Media Packages  

Objective

The 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 Govt., 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.

Key features of the scheme

1. Demand driven short term training courses based on Modular Employable Skills (MES) decided in consultation with Industry. MES is the ‘minimum skills set’ which is sufficient for gainful employment.

2. Central government will facilitate and promote training while industry, private sector and State Governments will train the persons.

3. Optimum utilisation of existing infrastructure to make training cost effective.

4. Flexible delivery mechanism (part time, weekends, full time, onsite/ offsite) to suit needs of various target groups.

5. Different levels of programmes (Foundation level as well as skill upgradation) to meet demands of various target groups.

6. The services of existing or retired faculty or guest faculty to be utilized.

7. Courses would also be available for persons having completed 5^th standard.

8. Testing & certification of skills acquired informally.

9. Testing of skills of trainees by independent assessing bodies, which would not be involved in training delivery, to ensure that it is done impartially.

10. The essence of the scheme is in the certification that will be nationally and internationally recognized.

Public Private Parternership (PPP)

Public Private Partnership (PPP) envisaged in the form of active participation of the industry / Private Sector in every stage of design and implementation of the scheme. Industry bodies are represented in the Central Apex Committee and State Committees which would have overall responsibility of implementation of the scheme. Other areas of partnership are:

• Forecasting of emerging areas of employment at micro level.
• Development of course curricula of various trades.
• Development of instructional material for training.
• Assist in the training of trainers, wherever required.
• Making available their training & testing facilities, wherever required.
• Provide on the job training in their establishments.
• Development of assessment standards.
• Monitoring and Quality assurance.
• Assistance in placement of graduates.
• Provide trade experts to work as assessors of competencies.
• Voluntary donation of equipment to the ITIs/other training institutions.
• Providing guest faculty in new trades.

Target Group

MES would benefit different target groups like :

· Workers seeking certification of their skills acquired informally

· workers and ITI graduates seeking skill upgradation

· early school drop-outs and unemployed

· Previously child labour and their families

Sl No.	Target Group	Training		Testing & Certification of Competencies
		Skills acquisition	Skills up- gradation
1	Workers			P
			P	P
2	Less educated/ Out of school youth/ unemployed	P		P
3	ITI graduates		P	P

Project Output

One million persons would be trained or their existing skills tested and certified, over a period of five years. About 200 modules for employable skills as per Industry and labour market demands would be identified and course curriculum developed.

Age of Participants  

The minimum age limit for persons to take part in the scheme is 14 years but there is no upper age limit.

Curriculum Development Process

• Identification of Employable Skills set in a sector based on division of work in the labour market in consultation with Industry

• Development of training modules corresponding to skills set identified

• Organising Modules in to Course Matrix indicating vertical and horizontal mobility

• Development of detailed curriculum

• Vetting by a trade committee comprising representatives of Industry, training providers & trade experts

• Inviting comments from Employers/ Employees Organisations, State Govts. etc.

• Approval by the NCVT

Instructional Media Packages  

In order to maintain quality of training uniformly all over the country, instructional media packages (IMPs) will be developed by the National Instructional Media Institute (NIMI), Chennai.