SKILL

DEVELOPMENT

PROBLEM STATEMENT
Historically

exporter of Labour Force

Remittance vital to Socio-economic development
Rich human resource pool
Employability less than 25 %
Highest density of Science and Technology personnel
Growing need for manpower if not met State will
loose advantage

Main hurdle is lack of sufficient training

infrastructure
Collaborative effort required to create a labour
market ready workforce in the State

Only 5 % of the labour force in the age group 20 24

obtained some form of vocational training
In Korea it is 96 %
In Mexico it is 78 %
Severe mismatch between talents & skills require by
industry
Majority of the educated remain unemployed
Majority of the students aspire to become doctors &
engineers
Not bothered about other promising options
Vocational education looked down as last chance
Undue aspiration for government jobs
Result: Migrant population is being imported for
activities hitherto done by local talent.

PRIVENTIVE DIMENTIONS

State has to build a workforce

Basic skills to be imparted at very early age in children
De-skilling required has to take place in traditional
industries like Coir & Cashew
Service sector contributes about 60 % of State GDP
need to improve their skill
Agriculture, manufacturing and construction have gone
through process of technology adoption to improve
productivity
To avoid retrenchment, strategy of up-skilling and
multi-skilling to be adopted
Popularisation of vocational courses through IEC
campaign

EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE DATA

Total registrants as on 31.03.2015 35,96,646

Engineers
23685
Agriculture
794
Vetenerary
450
LL.B/LL.M
1254
MCA
2296
Diploma (Polytechnic)
44998
NTC
85921
Intermediate
232984
Graduates
56571
Others
619022

ACTIVITIES UNDER EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES

Up gradation of Exchanges as Employability Centre
Online database registration
Un gradation of infrastructure facilities
Training of employability Managers/Mentors/Master
Trainers Present staff strength about 1200.
Encourage skill training through MES
Skill Mapping & Grading
Curriculum design
Job portal
Conduct Job Fairs
Support Self Employment Groups

CURATIVE DIMENSION

Aim: Providing a set of skilling inputs to any seeker to

enhance employability. India has set an overall target of
creating 500 million skilled workers by 2022.
Continuous and lifelong learning is a must in todays
competitive world.
Educated unemployed youths are transformed by
identifying their skill sets, analyzing their skill gap,
providing training and equipping them to be placed in to
the work force of the nation.
Most crucial issue relate to youth unemployment
Male unemployment among 20 24 years is 12% in
rural area and 16 in urban area
Female unemployment highest about 27% in the same
group.

ANNUAL PASSOUT

Engineers Degree
35,000
Polytechnic Diploma (68)
12,000
ITI Certificate holders(580)
47,000
Skills certified holders by VTPs
5,000
Others (Technical HS, VHSS(389)
1,50,000

SKILL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES UNDER

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT
a.Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS)

To ensure steady flow of skilled workers in different

trades of industry
To raise quantitatively and qualitatively the industrial
production by systematic training
To reduce unemployment among the educated youth by
providing them employable training
National Trade Certificate is issued by NCVT to trainees
who completes the training and pass All India Trade Test

Number Seats
Govt. IT Is 77 28000
Private ITI 457
ITI s under SC DD 44 47218
ITI s under ST DD 2
Total Seats in Govt + Pvt ITI s

75218

b. Apprenticeship Training Scheme (ATS)

National

Apprenticeship Certificate is issued to those who

completes the apprenticeship training in an organization and
passes the National Apprenticeship Trade Test.
Government establishments 730 Nos
Private establishments 874 Nos
Total seats located 9642 Nos
Total seats utilised 4222 Nos

C. SKILL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE SCHEME (SDIS)

Objective:
i.
To provide vocational training to the people by optimally utilizing
the infrastructure available in Govt. private institutions and
industry. Existing skills of the persons can also be tested and
certified under the scheme
ii. To build capacity in the area of development of competency
standards, course curriculum, learning material and assessment
standards in the country
Key Features of the Scheme
i. Demand driven short term training courses based on Modular
Employable Skills (MES) identified and decided in consultation
with Industry. MES is the Minimum Skills Set which is sufficient
for gainful employment or self employment in the world of work.

ii. Central government facilitates, funds and promotes

training while industry provide training to the persons
iii. Optimum utilization of available existing infrastructure to
make training cost effective
iv. Flexible delivery mechanism (part time, weekends, full
time and onsite) to suit needs of target groups
v.
Testing of skills acquired informally and issue of NCVT
certification on qualifying it successfully
vi. Testing of skills of trainees by independent assessing
bodies which do not involve in training delivery, to ensure
an impartial assessment by the employer itself
vii. Certification of vocational training from NCVT that is
nationally and internationally recognized.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROVIDERS (VTPS)

Provide counseling and vocational guidance, training

facilities as per norms, impart quality training, post
training support to trainees in getting employment
VTPs optimally utilize the training infrastructure.
Tracks trainees for a year from end of training till they
get gainfully employed.
Have close networking with the industry for immediate
placemen of trainees
They follow various instructions issued by authorities
from time to time
VTPs are reimbursed training cost at the rate prescribed
by DGE & T
VTPs are registered by States

Duration of training 60 to 1800 hours depending on

trade Sector 68, Number of courses 578 (All India)
Kerala scenario:
VTPS
: 266
Sectors in the course : 30
Persons trained
: 32182
Certificates issued
: 25470
From 01.07.2014 onwards an additional module namely
Soft and Entrepreneurship Skill was made part of the
course

Target for 2015 2016 is to train 39000 persons spending

Rs.20 crores. Additional funding expected from DGE&T

UPGRADATION OF ITI IN TO CENTRES OF

EXCELLENCE (COE)
Objective: Improve the quality of training in the country and
make it demand driven to ensure better employability of the
graduates.
An industry partner is associated to lead the process of
upgradation who head the Institute Management Committee
Govt and Industry partner define the roles and
responsibilities of all parties
Interest free loan of Rs.2.5 crores to each IMC repayable in
30 years
Moratorium of 10 years and thereafter in equal annual
installments
Industry partner to provide training to instructors and
make available machinery and equipments for training
Courses offered in basic and advanced modules

INITIATIVES OF KERALA ACADEMY FOR SKILL EXCELLENCE

International Skill training and Employability

Programme
Centre of Excellence Model : A single window web based
approval system envisaged for faster, simpler and efficient
processing required for setting up of CoEs.
KASE will provide basic infrastructure, wherein the
training, certification and placement including overseas
placement is the mandate of the industrial partner as per
the standards laid out by KASE
The sectors identified are Nursing, Oil and Rig,
Construction and Infrastructure, Security Skills,
Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, High-tech Automation and
Mechatronics, Retail, Aviation, Project Management,
Gem and Jewelry etc.

Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction

Kollam
Offering high end courses in construction Engineering
and Management and also providing skill training for
workforce
Kerala State Institute of Design Kollam
To create design professionals for creative industries &
improve the quality of life of the people through design
intervention
Kerala Institute of Welding and Research
To train quality welders to fill up skills gap.
Provide highest quality skill training, inspection and
consulting services in the field of welding for industry.
Now conducting 7 courses
Located at FACT premises, Ernakulam

ADDITIONAL SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMME

(ASAP)

i.

ii.

iii.

Objective:
Create employment opportunities and enhance skill of
labour force
Enhance employability of students graduating from
regular academic courses
Integrate and scale up programmes to impart low end
skills as well as to equip semi skilled/unskilled workforce
in a mission mode
Target Group:
HSS, VHSS, Under Graduates
Provide skills required by labour market along with their
regular studies

Training imparted at 3 levels.

Sectors Identified: 1. Hospitality 2. Organized Retail
3. Healthcare 4. IT & ITES 5. Event Management
6. Business Services 7. Media and Entertainment Industry
8. Banking and Finance Sector 9. Construction 10. Agriculture
93 courses identified within the above 10 Sectors.
Level I. 300 hours duration. 180 hours modules on communication
and information technology 120 hours devoted to sector chosen
by the student. Certification by Govt.
Level II: 300 500 hours Will be an intermediate module in the
selected area of specialisation- Certification Govt & Industry
Level III: Advanced module designed to meet academic
requirement prescribed by Universities Opportunity to earn
dual degree awarded by University

Target : 3,10,200 students in the XII FYP

10,680 students in the first year, 44,400 in the second year, 64,200
in the third year and 84,000 students in the fourth and 1,06,800
students in the fifth year respectively of the XII Five Year Plan
Training Courses at an average fee of Rs.10,000 per student
In the first year 140 Government Higher Secondary and all the 40
Government Colleges are selected for implementation of the
programme.
The Principal/Headmaster of the Government College/School will
be in overall charge of the programme in the institution. There
will be a Nodal Officer in each institution drawn from among the
faculty in the College/School.
There will be Skill Resource Centers in each of the 140
constituencies.

STATE SKILL DEVELOPMENT MISSION

Skill Development Mission will be formed with a Mission
Director and staff to provide general coordination to the
implementation of State Skill Development Project.
Director of Employment and Training will be the Mission
Director for state Skill Development Project. The State
Skill Development Mission will also function as the
Secretariat for the State Skill Development Council and
the Programme Secretariat for the Curative part (ASEP)
of skill development programmes.

CONCLUSION

There is a need to identify, catalog and

project the range and depth of skills e.g.
traditional, industrial era and postindustrial era skills to understand and
present the vast array of skills that
individuals can choose from. Skill training
must ensure job for those who seek it. The
Placement ratio is to be monitored and
placed in the public domain by agencies
involved in skill training.