Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society (JSDMS) is the nodal agency for implementing, monitoring and coordinating the Skill Development & Entrepreneurship activities initiated by the Central Govt. and implemented by the State Govt. to leverage employability. JSDMS implements various skill development schemes in the State of Jharkhand for skilling of youth. It also acts as a catalyst in strengthening Skill Eco System of Jharkhand. Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has allocated the total STT target for Special Projects COVID Training (Centrally Sponsored State Managed Component – CSSM) under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0

About Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society (“JSDMS”)

Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society (“JSDMS”) was registered on 1 October, 2013 under the

Societies Registration Act, 1860 to function as an autonomous organization under Department of

Planning and Development, Government of Jharkhand. Through a Government of Jharkhand

notification dated 18 June, 2015, JSDMS was made an autonomous body under Department of Labour,

Employment, Training & Skill Development, Government of Jharkhand.

The primary objectives of JSDMS are:

• To increase employability of the youth and empower them to take part in the economic growth
• of Jharkhand and India, through chalking out a roadmap of providing professional and skill
• training in modern and market driven professions at reasonable cost and monitoring its
• delivery, and thereby reduce unemployment, under employment poverty and socio- economic
• inequality;
• To monitor the quality of training imparted to produce targeted number of high quality skilled
• personnel across various strata of youth and workers, especially from amongst the
• disadvantaged sections of the society;
• To develop self-employment and entrepreneurial skills for youths of Jharkhand;
• To prepare a roadmap to provide skill development training to the youth of the State;
• To assist in creating an enabling environment to attract investment in professional and skill

development sector;

• To assist the State Government in formulating appropriate policy, legislations and/or measures
• to fulfil the skill gap;
• To create effective convergence between school education, professional courses and various
• skill development efforts of Central and State Governments;
• To promote and carry out, on its own or on behalf of the State Government, activities to
• generate awareness, research and study on skill demand etc.

Branch Name and Address:

Mega Skill Centers:

Mega Skill Center Project launched by Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society (JSDMS) which aims at developing the State level agenda for skilling and implementing skill development programs in the state of Jharkhand.

The Mega Skill Centres are focused at providing a platform to the people who have not been able to complete their education, are unemployed or lack skills as per the market requirement. These Mega Skill Centres are state of the art training centres, spread in a vast area of 25000 Sqft. with classrooms, lunchrooms, recreational and hostel facilities. Strongly believing in the fact that practical knowledge is equally important, the centres have practical labs too. They are centrally located at the epicentre making it easy for people in and around the area to access the centre without much of effort. The smart classrooms and well-equipped computer labs ensure that the trainees get well versed with the changing technology.

The Mega Skill Centres focus on:

• Empowering the youth by giving them skills as per the need of the hour
• Providing easy access to training for people residing close or at far off areas
• Providing best in class equipment, classroom facilities etc., for the training
• Providing a residential facility for people who cannot travel on a frequent basis
• Focusing on the quality of training, sustainability and connect with the stakeholders in skills delivery process with a sustainable institutional model

Target Group:

• Youth leaving their formal education system
• Those who want to develop their skills and want employment/self-employment
• Such people who want to increase their skills
• Such workers who want to authenticate their unofficial skills
• Women and other disadvantaged groups
• Marginalized communities
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Saksham Jharkhand Kaushal Vikas Yojana (SJKVY)

The scheme will be implemented on pilot basis across the state of Jharkhand in the year 2015-16 that aims to provide quality skills training aligned with the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) and responsive to industry needs. The scheme aims at employment of 70% of successful trainees through placement-linked and self-employment mechanism. Payment terms and schedule shall be guided by the Common Norms notified by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship dated 15th July, 2015.

Following are the key elements of the scheme:

(i) Scheme Beneficiaries

• The scheme will focus on youths of the state in the age group of 18-35 years.

(ii) Sectors and Trade covered under the scheme

• Youths from the state will be trained in high-impact sectors including Tourism & Hospitality, Telecom,
• Security, Retail, Plumbing, Logistics, IT/ITES, Electronics, Domestic Worker, Construction, Capital
• Goods, BFSI, Beauty & Wellness, Automotive, Apparel, Agriculture etc. The respective Sector Skill
• Councils will be the lead to design the required Qualification Pack (QP) based curriculum.

(iii) Key Stakeholders

Following are the key stakeholders in regard to the scheme implementation process

• JSDMS
• Department of Labour, Employment, Training and Skill Development
• District Administration of Jharkhand
• Sector Skill Council/s
• Training Service Providers
• Assessment Agencies of SSCs
• Trainees
• Banks and Financial Institutions
• Employers

(iv) Institutional Arrangement

The institutional arrangement for implementation of the pilot phase of the scheme is laid out below:

• Implementing agency: JSDMS
• Implementation partner: Training Service Providers (TSPs)
• Assessment & Certifying Agency: Sector Skill Councils to allot assessing agencies for post
• training assessment; SSCs to provide certificates to successful candidates

Role Of Mahendra Skills:

Launch of state-of-the-art Mega and SJKVY Skill Centers in different locations of Jharkhand for providing classroom training and residential facilities

• The Sectors for training include Tourism & Hospitality, Apparels, Agriculture, Beauty and Wellness, Electronic and Telecom.
• Providing necessary skill to the youth for getting employment or self-employment
• Increasing Employment Opportunities for the unemployed and trained youth
• Growth in the remuneration level post-training and placement
• Providing competency-based skill development training

Opening of these Mega Skill Centres has not only paved a golden path of skilling for the youth but, also given them confidence that by skilling, they can have a bright future, get employed and provide a sustainable livelihood to their family and the future generations. By associating with this project we have already taken a leap towards the transformation of India into the skill capital of the world which translates into the goals laid down by our Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)

Vision: Transform rural poor youth into an economically independent and globally relevant workforce

The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) announced the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) Antyodaya Diwas, on 25th September 2014. DDU-GKY is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor families and cater to the career aspirations of rural youth.

DDU-GKY is uniquely focused on rural youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years from poor families. As a part of the Skill India campaign, it plays an instrumental role in supporting the social and economic programs of the government like the Make In India, Digital India, Smart Cities and Start-Up India, Stand-Up India campaigns. Over 180 million or 69% of the country’s youth population between the ages of 18 and 34 years, live in its rural areas. Of these, the bottom of the pyramid youth from poor families with no or marginal employment number about 55 million.

The National Policy for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 2015 has identified a skills gap of 109.73 million in 24 key sectors by the year 2022. This number cannot be achieved without addressing the BoP 55 million from rural India. Also, a FICCI and Ernst – Young study published in 2013 identified a shortage of over 47 million skilled workers across the globe by 2020.

DDU-GKY takes pride in its partners and their ability to add value. Innovation from partners is encouraged to build scale and capacity… its unique implementation structure involves partners, who are by nature, committed to changing lives and are experts in their areas, they form a part of the Skilling Ecosystem integrated by DDU-GKY. Partners are supported through investment, capacity building, strategies for retention, linkages to international placement and technology support for training purposes. DDU-GKY is present in 27 States and 04 UTs. Currently 1891 projects being implemented with 877 partners, in more than 616 trades from 37 industry sectors. Over 13.88 Lakh candidates have been trained and over 8.24 Lakh candidates have been placed in jobs as on 28th February, 2023.

Uttar Pradesh being the largest populated state in the country, the target for skill development for the 12th plan has been fixed at 8 million by Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission. More than 25 lakh youth enter the labour force every year in the state without proper skills. In addition, there is a backlog. The State Rural Livelihood mission is already engaged in enabling livelihood options to a large numbers through Self Employment and SHGs, irrespective of age and literacy levels.

Therefore, State Skill Development Mission would focus on providing wage employment linked skills and training to children who drop out of the education stream between class 5th and 12th, who number approximately 20 lakh per year, with more emphasis on youth who have qualified class 8th as they can be trained in many more sector thus enhancing their employability. All persons between the ages of 14 to 35, preferably 8th pass, who need skill development training to improve their earning capacities and level, shall be eligible for the skill development training. People who are 5th pass and above will also be considered for courses which have a lesser eligibility requirement. Skill development will also be extended to unskilled/semi-skilled workers seeking to enhance their skill levels.

The program shall target Women, SC/STs, and other marginalized sections of society. The specific provisions for different categories of people in schemes such as NRLM, MSDP, BOCW, BADP, SCA to SCSP etc. shall be adhered. The funds available under these schemes will not only be used for skill development but also for setting up infrastructure for trainings of these groups. Overall, the program shall have a target of 40% for women, 21% for SC/STs and 15% for minorities across all the trainings provided in the state through the Mission.

ABOUT RPL

Recogonition of Prior Learning commonly known as RPL largely refers to an assessment process used to evaluate a person’s existing skill sets, knowledge and experience gained either by formal, non-formal or informal learning. RPL under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2016-20 primarily has threefold objectives…

It aims to align the competencies of the un-regulated workforce of the country to the standardized National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF),

To enhance the employability opportunities of an individual as well as provide alternative routes to higher education and

To provide opportunities for reducing inequalities based on privileging certain forms of knowledge over others.

PROCESS OF RPL

The proposing entity under RPL is referred to as the Project Implementing Agency (PIA). Additionally, individual entities may be on-boarded by the PIA for conduct for various on-ground activities such as mobilization (Mobilization Agency), counselling, pre-screening and orientation delivery (RPL Facilitator Organization). RPL extends to 2000+ job roles aligned to NSQF provided these are QRC and NSQC approved.