The need for giving emphasis on the Skill Development, especially for the less educated, poor and school dropout youth has been highlighted in various forums. The skill level and educational attainment of the work force determines the productivity, income levels as well as the adaptability of the working class in changing environment. Large percentage of population in India is living below poverty line. One of the important causes is lower percentage of skilled persons in the workforce. The skill development at present is taking place mostly in the informal way, i.e. persons acquire skill at the work-place when they help their parents, relatives and employers etc. Such persons do not have a formal certificate and thus earn lower wages and are exploited by employers.
Another related problem to be tackled is large number of students drop outs (About 63% of the school students drop out at different stages before reaching Class-X). With no particular skill we see them loitering around the streets wasting their time. All private training programs involves huge amount of money and time, though time is ample money is big question mark.
CADRE’s Experience in Skill Development trainings enhanced the employment skills of the trainees through the support of SETWIN, SEAM (Skill and Employment training in Apparel Manufacturing Industry), Customer Relations and Marketing (under SGSY, Govt. Of India), Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu and NI-MSME.
NI-MSME (National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) is a National Institute under The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise, Government of India, providing its unstinted support, in terms of offering services like research, consultancy, information, training and extension not only to enterprises but also to concerned developmental agencies. It also has designed specialized and need-based programmes, workshops for the economically poor background population. It strongly believes that each individual has the potential to grow and develop, the marginalized and the needy, can find enough employment opportunities to sustain and continue the family life.
NIMSME is an APEX Institute for providing vocational trainings for the unemployed youth under the collaboration of experienced and committed Firms/NGOs that are working for the communities that catering to the needy communities and encouraging different developmental activities for youth. CADRE is one of the privileged organization that has been selected by NIMSME and providing the entrepreneurship trainings to unemployed youth. It also has further have initiative to improve the living conditions of the Tribal areas ST youth by giving training to develop their vocation skills and by helping them to get proper employment and self-employment opportunities. The right skills needed for the right job has been provided to the youth through the various short term Vocational Training courses
In this context CADRE is building the capacities of these youth by Computer and Vocational Trainings at different districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Possession of proper attitudes is one of the most important attribute of a competent person. Without proper attitudes, the performance of a person gets adversely affected.
The trainees deal with men, materials and machines. They handle sophisticated tools and instruments. Positive attitude have to be developed in the trainees by properly guiding them and setting up examples of good attitudes by demonstrated behaviors and by the environment provided during training.
Awareness program was arranged for the targeted group through Community Resource Persons. The trainees in the age group varying from 18-35 turned for the selection process. The youth who have much need of an employment and from poorest of the poor background were given high priority in selection of the students. The village influential people and heads have supported to do this activity in their concerned villages.
Inauguration was organized on deferent days in deferent areas based on the trainees’ convenience. The first inaugural was organized on 28th February, 2013 at Bhadrachalam for the courses – Mobile Repairing, Motor Winding and Pump set repairing; for the inaugural officials from Banks, IKP, Employment Department, ITDA, People Representatives and other stake holders.
The inaugural function of the training program was carried with much enthusiasm and involvement. The trainees viewed the session as a door way to fulfill all the dreams and learn the needed capabilities for the trade desired. Bhadrachalam, Kuknoor, Sattupally and Ashwa Rao Peta were the main areas of operation for organizing these events.
