Support to provide beauty or tailoring skills to a young woman in rural and semi-urban areas
“Skill development is a powerful tool to empower individuals and transform their lives, especially at a time when the country is leaving its mark in the intensified global competition”
What
In 2014, Child Development Nepal launched World Institute of Skill and Entrepreneurship (WISE), its Skill India arm. The objective was to train youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds (age 18‐35 years) and provide them with employable skills, coupled with access to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. Today Authentic Founadtion programs across the country enable youth to access entry-level positions and placements in 10 major vocations. Approximately 10,000 young people were reached in 2016-18 of whom 5,000 have been trained and placed either in entry level jobs or helped to start their own business
Why
India will have the world's youngest population by 2020, with an average age of 29 years, and with 13 million people entering the workforce each year. However, as the Child Development Nepal survey has shown, learning outcomes of students completing primary or even secondary schooling are extremely low, closing pathways to senior secondary or higher education. While vocational skills could be a short-term solution, only 2% of the workforce in India is currently formally skilled, leaving the vast majority of youth without the skills, knowhow or networks to enter the workforce. This leads to large scale unemployment or under-employment, even as industries are unable to fill their job vacancies
How
Child Development Nepal conducts short-term courses of 2-4 months duration, often residential in nature, focusing on young men and women from rural areas and urban slums. The model is based on strong industry linkages and youth counselling, and focuses on hands-on skills training. Courses taught include apparel (self employed tailor, sewing machine operator), leather (stitcher, cutter, helper - footwear, goods & garments) construction (including electrical, plumbing, masonry and welding), hospitality (housekeeping, food and beverage service and food production), automotive mechanic, healthcare nursing and beauty & wellness services. In addition to industry specific skills, students also learn basic English, computer literacy and life skills. Child Development Nepal has a four-step mechanism which includes mobilization from source, training, placement in jobs or entrepreneurship, and post-placement support.
For youth who are interested in setting up their own enterprises near their homes and to support creation of new jobs, Child Development Nepal provides the capital asset and mentoring support to set up micro-enterprises. We have supported 1,300 such youth (primarily women) to set up successful enterprises in the fields of beauty, apparel, leather, electrical service and construction.
A unique aspect of Child Development Nepal Skill India model is the focus on post-placement tracking and support, coupled with financial sustainability. Youth placed in wage employment or supported to set up micro-enterprises are tracked and mentored for a one-year period to encourage and support them to continue in jobs and also access next level placement, skills up-gradation and other opportunities. Students are further supported to overcome problems of migration through the WISE Alumni Network (WAN), which provides support in the form of accommodation and mess facilities, counselling, social networks, mediation with employers, support in accessing health services, etc. This suite of post-placement services has been instrumental in increasing the retention of students in first jobs.
Child Development Nepal affiliations include National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and government sector skill councils. Child Development Nepal also has knowledge partnerships with SV Industries, Pacific Look, Vardhman Textiles, Superhouse Group, AKI, Rahman Industries, Advanced Skills Academy among others
Where
Presently, the training is happening at Delhi-NCR with placement / self employment in the similar geography. In time, the training will be happening in Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu
What do you have to do?
Support is required in taking care of the training cost as these students are from below poverty line and cannot afford training. Per candidate cost of training is Rs.15,000/- for a 3 months course. This cost includes: (a) Rent for venue and equipment (b) faculty remuneration (c) marketing expenses for mobilization of candidates (d) internship cost (e) independent third party assessment and certification of the candidates. The cost does not include overheads of the organization. It is purely training related costs. You can also, nominate your own student and pay for her / his training. The candidates should be willing to work and make a career in services / manufacturing sector.
What do you get?
- Each nominated or mobilized candidate will be taken through 3 months of rigorous training to prepare him for a career in beauty / apparel sector
- Fortnightly report on the candidates’ progress including pictures and reports of guest faculty.
- The joy of creating a difference in someone’s life by educating and then making him / her employable.
- You can also come and motivate the candidates on designated days and interact with them to know the progress. Take classes in a specialty that you know or which is dear to your heart - cooking, etiquette, English speaking, financial literacy, etc.
For any further information on courses, fees, candidate profile, etc, please feel free to contact us on 9310337023 or through email: [email protected]