Skill Development

DGVS HAS WORKED WITH MANY DEPARTMENTS ON THIS SECTOR WHICH ARE:

1. JICA: The main objective of the Project is Protect forest and livelihood promotion of forest users groups. With the support of Japan International Cooperation Agency, Forest Department and selected NGO together have started to work of Joint Forest Management. Under the Project DGVS has selected to work in Lalitpur District.
   • Training, Coordination and Capacity Building of Field NGO
   • Participatory Management
   • Poverty Elimination
   • Role played for Publication of Gazette regarding Empowerment of FMC for forest produce
   • Formation of JFMC
   • Formation of SHG
   • Arrangement of revolving fund to SHG
2. NULM: National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) rest on the foundation that the mobilization of
   urban poor households to form their own institutions is an important investment for an effective and sustainable poverty reduction programme. These institutions of the poor would partner with local self-governments, public service providers, banks, private sector and other mainstream institutions to facilitate delivery of social and economic services to the poor. For catalysing the formation of SHGs and their federations and to promote the financial inclusion of SHG members under NULM, DGVS, Resource Organisations (ROs) was engaged to facilitate the formation of SHGs, their development and bank-linkages, formation of their federations at the area and city levels, training and capacity building, and establishing links to ULBs and to mitigate social, occupational and residential vulnerabilities.

   Functions Of DGVS were as follows:

   • Identifying affinity groups
   • Capacity building
   • Handholding support for at least 15 months
   • Withdrawal of support between 15-24 months.

• SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
  • DGVS Skilling Centres work towards mitigating the unemployment rate among the underprivileged youths in India. The centres employ a three-step process, including Mobilization, Training and Placement, for reaching out to the unemployed youth and improving their chances at job placement.

  The centres offer industry specific market driven training in different sectors like Hospitality, Retail, Garments, IT & ITES, Entrepreneurship and Business Management Skills. Technical and sector based skill training, like training in BPO and Call Centre operations, are designed to suit the needs of the industry. Training categories include tele-calling, communication skills, accent training, customer service, soft skills, client relations and conflict management. The training curriculum has been developed in consultation with industry experts to meet the market demand. The training, food and accommodation is provided free of cost and post training, the candidates are provided with placement and post placement support. Each LRC is accompanied with separate hostel facility for boys and girls providing free food and accommodation.

Strategies How It Works

To start with, Skill Development Team conducts student mobilisation activities in schools and colleges through presentations & posters and in villages & local communities through mobilisation vans, pamphlet distribution, community meetings, etc. The team further works with Village Pradhan, frontline workers (like ASHAs and AWWs) to mobilise prospective students. Minimum qualification required for undertaking these courses is higher secondary.

Once selected, students are trained in batches of 30 and course duration varies from 3 months to 1 year with on the job training. Post training, students are assessed by concerned Sector Skill Council. DGVS facilitates placements for successfully assessed students at public and private health facilities.

The Aim Of DGVS for Skill Development are:

• To expand the earning capability of the marginalized sections of society, thus bringing them into the mainstream, by teaching vocational skills;
• To empower underprivileged students /adults by providing sustainable livelihood leading to economic independence
• Special attention to school drop outs with a minimum qualification of Class X.