1. An Open skill touch to the generation next
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme
A Joint initiative of Higher & General Education Departments
An Open skill touch to the generation next
Anil Kumar T V
Head, Training Division
ASAP Kerala

2. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme
Vision
Sustainable development through skilled young population
Mission
Enhancing employability of students of Government and Aided Higher Secondary Schools and UG Arts and Science Colleges by providing additional skill training in collaboration with industry partners
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala

3. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
Strategy
Foundation module of communication and IT on Free and Open Source Platform
Course identification, development, delivery, assessment and certification in collaboration with industry partners and in accordance with NSDC standards.
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala

4. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
Why ASAP... ?
KERALA……the land of
 Traditional pool of HQ manpower
 Global spread
 NRI/ NRK economic back bone
 Low Birth Rate / Child Mortality
 High Percentage of Literacy
 Low Per Capita Land
Still unemployment is an issue….
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala

5. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
How ASAP... ?
The ASAP Student
The one who requires a
Job immediately.
Course Structure
1. Foundation Module :
100 Hours of Communicative English Hours Basic IT Skills
2. Skill Module : Domain specific skill courses
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala

6. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
IT Module
80 Hours of Basic IT
on open source platform (Ubuntu)
School up to 10th on Ubuntu
No open source training in HSS & Collèges
General public acquainted more towards proprietary software
Fear to experiment
General notion of less user friendly.....
Addiction to proprietary office packages
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala

7. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
IT Module
Operating System
Software Installation
Softwaree Updation
Synaptic Package Manger
Adding Devices
Malayalam Computing
Word Processor
Mail Merge
Special Characters
Project Report
Presentation
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8. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
IT Module
GIMP : Image Editor
Image Scaling & Resizing
Paths Tool & Layers
Adding Colors
Online spreadsheets & forms
& Blogs
Social Networking & Chatting
Internet Safety & Digital Identity
Cyber Security
Mobile OS & Features
Computer Networking
Broadband Internet
Thethering of Internet Connectivity
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala

9. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
What ASAP does... ?
Skilling 3 Lakh students on open source OS and software
Seeding a revolution
Preventing attrition
Training the Trainers
Earn while learn – IT Trainers equipped in open source.
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala

10. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
ASAP & OPEN SOURCE
ASAP Management Information System
Fully developed on Java platform.
Automated scheduling, attendance, monitoring etc..
Digital Document Filing System
Towards paperless office on open source
ASAP Video Monitoring
Quality assurance through live monitoring using open source technology delivered by ICFOSS
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala

11. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
ASAP & OPEN SOURCE
Moodle (
Open source learning management system
Being utilised for :
Skill Development Executive Training
Open forum ( PMs, SDE s)
Open Meetings ( Official video conferencing)
Programme Mangement Training
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala

12. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
ASAP & OPEN SOURCE
Student Selection & Aptitude Assesment System
Developed on Joomla CMS & Java
PM Tool
Programme Management / Planning / Scheduling
Reporting to the Head Quarters
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13. Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala
Demographic dividend data shows that, India's most aged state is still younger than China or the United States
Kerala has the highest median age in India.
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala

14. As Soon As Possible So we need to equip our youth THANK YOU.. !!
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme - Kerala