Aajeevika Skill Development Programme
Price On RequestThe Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has sanctioned Aajeevika Skill Development Programme for placement linked skill development of rural BPL youth of Banda, Hamirpur, Jalaun and Jhansi districts of Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh. Under this project 2000 rural BPL youth of 18-35 years age group and having passed 10th class will be given three months skill training in hospitality and healthcare sectors. The courses covered under the project are 1. Hospitality Assistant 2. Bedside Assistant and 3. Medical Record Technician.The Aajeevika Skill Development Programme (ASDP) aims to skill rural youth who are poor and provide them with jobs in the organised sector. It is one of the cluster of initiatives of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India (MoRD) that seeks to promote rural livelihoods. It is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) - the Mission for poverty reduction called Aajeevika.There is a continuum of skills that are required in an economy and there are various ways in which to acquire them. In India, while higher-level skills have received some attention, the same cannot be said for skills for which formal education is not a prerequisite. This means that the poor are doubly hit - first because of poverty and second because of poor access to formal education. ASDP seeks to fill this gap by imparting specific set of knowledge, skills and attitude needed by the poor to access full time jobs in the formal sector.IINREM has set up three ASDP Skill Academies in Banda, Hamirpur and Jalaun districts. Finishing training and Job readiness training is provided in IINREMs fully equipped Skill Academies in Delhi.IINREM is undertaking interventions as under:Identifying rural youth who are poor Mobilising rural youth who are interested Counselling of youth and parentsSelection based on aptitude Imparting knowledge, industry linked skills and attitude that enhance employability. Soft skills include reading, writing, speaking, team work, learning, work ethic, financial literacy, time management etc.Providing jobs in the formal sector that can be verified through methods that can stand up to independent scrutiny, and which pays above minimum wages Supporting the person so employed for sustainability after placemen tRetention tracking for all ASDP interventions is for 365 calendar days.All the interventions essentially contain components for developing soft skills of trainees. It includes components on Communication Skills, Team work, Communicative English, Interpersonal skills, Work readiness etc.