1. SKILL DEVELOPMENT- INITATIVES, PROGRESS & ROAD MAP HIGHER EDUCATION, HARYANA

2. OBJECTIVES 1. To help the students identify their potential/strengths. 2. To make the students aware of the career avenues available in different disciplines 3. To facilitate the students identify the skills required for a particular career option 4. To facilitate the students hone some basic, specific and fundamental skills 5. To devise short term modular courses for improving basic and specific skills

3. OBJECTIVES 6. To provide the students a platform for their holistic personality development 7. To make the students prepared for competing for various employable opportunities

4. Initiatives As a pilot project the Skill development in Retail sector under the STAR scheme of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), G.O.I was started for 50 students in 30 Govt. colleges of excellence in 2013-14. The evaluation fee of @Rs.1000 was borne by the State government A 30 days training was conducted at each of these 30 college for the final year students from B.A, B.Sc. and B. Com under the supervision of two approved vendors of Retailers Association’s Council of India (RASCI ).

5. Progress No. of Enrolment Course work completed Evaluation completed PassFailedPass %age 1660 159013597081.86 *For the enrolled students under Skill development in Retail sector a Placement fair was organized on 2 nd July, 2014 at GCG, Sec- 14, Panchkula. A total of 318 students were short listed for various jobs by 30 companies/ brands of repute.

6. ROAD MAP For the year 2014-15 it is proposed to initiate the Skill development process in Retail, Banking and IT sector. The scheme will be initiated in 50 Govt. colleges of the state. An average of 100 students from each Govt. college will be selected for skill development under various sectors of Skill development.

7. ROAD MAP The cost per candidate will be borne by the state government. The conclusion of the scheme will be done by organizing Placement fairs in Govt. colleges at Panchkula, Karnal, Gurgaon and Mohindergarh by the department for the enrolled students under various sectors of skill development.

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