DDU-GKY DDU-GKY, April The Rural Context 66.8% (281.7 million) of India’s youth live in rural areas Rural poverty is compounded by illiteracy, lack of infrastructure and social divisions Empowering rural youth requires a nuanced and deep understanding of poverty It also requires sensitive support structures, with credible reach, in Panchayat and villages The DDU-GKY Advantage Unique position in enhancing employability- focus on rural poor youth Distinctive outreach for targeting, mobilization, counseling, motivating and tracking outcomes Access to the scale and funding available to MoRD Investment of Rs. 36,000 per candidate has the ability to produce annual returns of over Rs. 72,000 – among the best returns on investment in government programmes The Rural Context 66.8% (281.7 million) of India’s youth live in rural areas Rural poverty is compounded by illiteracy, lack of infrastructure and social divisions Empowering rural youth requires a nuanced and deep understanding of poverty It also requires sensitive support structures, with credible reach, in Panchayat and villages The DDU-GKY Advantage Unique position in enhancing employability- focus on rural poor youth Distinctive outreach for targeting, mobilization, counseling, motivating and tracking outcomes Access to the scale and funding available to MoRD Investment of Rs. 36,000 per candidate has the ability to produce annual returns of over Rs. 72,000 – among the best returns on investment in government programmes Rural Skill Development with DDU-GKY 2 Image source: IRDC

DDU-GKY DDU-GKY, April Timeline of Skill Development in MoRD 3 16 March 1999 IRDP → SGSY 15% of SGSY allocation set apart for Special Projects 26 June 2010 SGSY → NRLM 15% of NRLM allocation set apart for Special Projects 5% for innovative projects 1 May % allocation increased to 25% 16 June 2005 Guidelines for placement-linked skilling programmes under SGSY notified. 20 September 2013 Guidelines for Aajeevika Skills notified 11 July 2014 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) notified 25 September 2014 DDU-GKY announced. Antodaya Diwas notified.

DDU-GKY DDU-GKY, April Vision and Features 4 Targets poor rural youth of ages Post- Placement Tracking for one year P riority to foreign placement, champion employers, captive employers, industrial internships Pioneer in standards-led delivery First to mandate tablets for every trainee Pioneer in migration support centres Earmarked funding for North-East Regional inclusion - ROSHNI (27 critical LWE districts); HIMAYAT - J&K Social inclusion – 50% for SC/STs, 33% for women Retention and career progression support Specifies minimum wage of Rs. 6,000 “Transform rural poor youth into an economically independent and globally relevant workforce” Vision

DDU-GKY DDU-GKY, April Relentless Focus on Quality 5 Transparency Accountability Quality  The Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) is designed to achieve:  High quality and cost-effective delivery in a time-bound manner.  Objective standardized monitoring to strike down arbitrary inspector raj.  Features of the DDU-GKY SOP include:  Specification of training centre infrastructure  Clear and transparent inspection parameters for third party agencies  Minimum norms for service standards  Clear parameters and protocols for non-compliance, delay, default and fraud  Parameters for candidate mobilization, screening and selection  Norms and standards for domain and non-domain curriculum  Skill training supported by:  Industry-recognised independent assessment via NCVT and SSC, providing certification integrated into NSQF  Work relevance through on-the-job training (OJT)  Mandatory soft-skills, English communication, and IT literacy components  The Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) is designed to achieve:  High quality and cost-effective delivery in a time-bound manner.  Objective standardized monitoring to strike down arbitrary inspector raj.  Features of the DDU-GKY SOP include:  Specification of training centre infrastructure  Clear and transparent inspection parameters for third party agencies  Minimum norms for service standards  Clear parameters and protocols for non-compliance, delay, default and fraud  Parameters for candidate mobilization, screening and selection  Norms and standards for domain and non-domain curriculum  Skill training supported by:  Industry-recognised independent assessment via NCVT and SSC, providing certification integrated into NSQF  Work relevance through on-the-job training (OJT)  Mandatory soft-skills, English communication, and IT literacy components

DDU-GKY DDU-GKY, April DDU-GKY SGSY Improved Standards 6

DDU-GKY DDU-GKY, April Checklist for Area Officers for Training Centers Sl NoChecklist itemStatusRemarks 1Whether PIA is using SECC data in mobilization of poorest of poor for the training courses? Yes/No 2Whether Project Implementing Agency (PIA) provides for formative assessment in the training courses? 3Whether Training is undertaken as per defined Session Plan? 4Whether training lab equipments meet the prescribed standards under NCVT/SSC? 5Whether Training Center has received observations from SRLM/CTSA for improvement in terms of Standard Operating Procedures?

DDU-GKY DDU-GKY, April Checklist for Area Officers for DDU-GKY Training Centers Sl NoChecklist itemStatusRemarks 6If answer to sl no 5 is yes, whether the training center has complied with the observations 7Whether attendance in the center matches with the biometric record? 8Whether training center has operating CCTV with audio recording facilities? 9Whether candidates have received uniforms? 10Whether candidates have been assisted in opening Bank accounts? 11Whether candidates have been assisted in obtaining Aadhar enrolment?

DDU-GKY DDU-GKY, April Checklist to assess transition of a State to an Action Plan state- Eligibility Conditions 9 S No.ConditionsStatus 1Have a full time COO/Programme Manager in charge of skills and placement.Yes/No 2Have a dedicated skills team at the state level to support COO skills.Yes/No 3Have a dedicated skills team at the district and sub district level to support COO skillsYes/No 4Have a policy that is aligned with the national guidelines on how to appraise new and on-going projects.Yes/No 5 Have a policy clarifying how DDU-GKY PIAs can use spare capacity (men and material) in government institutions and buildings Yes/No

DDU-GKY DDU-GKY, April S No.Policy/Strategy ListStatus 1 Project Appraisal Policy Yes/No 2 Fund Flow System Yes/No 3 Job Fairs / Melas Yes/No 4 IEC Yes/No Transition to Action Plan state (continued)

DDU-GKY DDU-GKY, April Thank you 11