Govt Schemes and Programs

Name of Scheme

Skill Development Based on Modular Employbility Skills

Type of Scheme

Training

Sector

Capacity building

Name of Ministry

Labour Resource Department, Government of Bihar

About the Scheme

• To provide training to school leavers, workers, ITI graduates, etc.

• Testing & Certification of skills acquired informally

• Capacity building in the area of development of competency standards, curricula, learning material, assessment standards etc....Demand driven short term training courses based on Modular Employable Skills (MES) decided in consultation with Industry.

• MES is the ‘minimum skills set’ which is sufficient for gainfulemployment.

• Central government will facilitate and promote training while industry, private sector and State Governments will train the persons.

• Optimum utilisation of existing infrastructure to make training cost effective.

• Flexible delivery mechanism (part time, weekends, full time, onsite/ offsite) to suit needs of various target groups.

• Different levels of programmes (Foundation level as well as skill upgradation) to meet demands of various target groups.

• The services of existing or retired faculty or guest faculty to be utilized.

• Courses would also be available for persons having completed 5th standard.

• Testing & certification of skills acquired informally.

• Testing of skills of trainees by independent assessing bodies, which would not be involved in training delivery, to ensure that it is done impartially.

• The essence of the scheme is in the certification that will be nationally and internationally recognized. (Labour Resource Department, n.d.)

Benefits Under the Scheme

Learning industry oriented skill sets, through training, delivery mechanism, certification of skills acquired informally, which will be recognized nationally and internationally.

Eligibility Criteria

Not mentioned

Concerned Agency Institutions

Labour Resource Department, Government of Bihar

Name Of Person

Dipak Kumar Singh

Designation

Principal Secretary

Address

n.a.

Email

seclab-bihnic.in ; lcbihargmail.com

Phone

0612-2533855

Fax

0612- 2535004

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