Post on 16-Apr-2020
District Skill Development Plan SURAT DISTRICT GUJARAT
Submitted by:
Gujarat Skill Development Mission
Block no 2, 3rd floor, Dr Jivraj Mehta Bhavan
Gandhinagar 382010, Gujarat, India.
Contents
1. Overview
a. Background profile
b. Supply side profile
i. Demographic Profile
ii. Socio‐economic Profile
iii. Education Profile
iv. Employment Profile
c. Demand Side profile
i. Formal Sector Demand
ii. Informal sector Demand
d. Training Infrastructure Profile
i. Short term skill development programme
ii. Long term skill development programme
iii. Any other non‐government skilling programme
2. Annual Work Plan
a. Objective
b. Activities
c. Resource requirement
d. Monitoring & Evaluation
Overview
1.1 Back Ground Profile of GSDM
Gujarat Skill Development Mission (GSDM) was set up in 2009 as State Skill
Development Mission (SSDM) as apex body for monitoring, coordinating and
converging all skill development initiatives in the Gujarat state. It also standard
common norms and streamline the functioning of different organization working for
skill development.
GSDM has following outcomes:
Strong focus on convergence and collaboration amongst various short and
long term skill development initiatives in state
Implementation and monitoring of central government skill development
program
Focus Industries demand driven training for higher employability
Conducting various research for skill development
1.2 Why Surat District?
1. Industrial Infrastructure: Surat district has 24 industrial parks, 3 SEZs, 8 industrial
estates and 1 industrial cluster.
2. Connectivity: Located midway on the 500 km long Ahmedabad-Mumbai corridor;
Magdall & Hazira port, upgraded Surat airport
3. High Investment: Proposed investment of Rs. 42, 198 crore by large sector industries
during 2011-17 (IEM data)
4. Affordable & Skilled Workforce: High rate of labor migration from Rajasthan, UP,
Bihar, MP & Orissa. Willingness for tedious job
5. Business Community: Historically the business community in Surat had operated on
principle of social ties and informal transaction
B. Supply side profile
1.1 Demographic Profile of Surat District
Surat is a coastal district located in the southern part of Gujarat, shares border with
Narmada, Dang and Navsari districts. The district population is 60.81 lacs and covers
2.32% of total area of Gujarat State (Census 2011). It is divided into ten talukas namely
Olpad, Mangrol, Umarpada, Mandvi, Kamrej, Surat City, Chorasi, Palsana, Bardoli and
Mahuva. There are 713 revenue villages, 10 Nagarpalikas and one metropolitan city
Surat host administrative heads in the district.1 (Figure 3).
Owing to its robust diamond and textile industry, Surat city is the centre of economic
activities in the district. It has ranked among top ten GDP contributors in the country
in 2010.
Surat has a rich history of economic evolution. In the 18th century, it was quite famous
among traders for garments, spices and art pieces. But with the growth of Mumbai as
a commercial hub during British rule, the importance of Surat port begun to diminish.
The led to high investment and modernization of textile, Zari and diamond cutting
industries. The plague epidemic in 1994 had forced the city to reinvent itself by
improving infrastructure and sanitation facilities. Today it is ranked one among the
cleanest city country.
According to the 2011 India census, the population of Surat is 60, 81,322. Males
constitute 53% of the population and females 47 percent. The population density is
1337 persons per sq.km and decadal population growth rate was 42.2 percent (in 2001-
11), which is highest in the state. The district has high urbanization percentage of 79.7,
where 44.6 lacs persons live in Surat City metropolitan area.
The youth population (age group 14-29 years) is 20.7 lacs. The sex ratio of 787 females
per 1000 males is lowest among all the districts in Gujarat. The reason could be
attributed to the high volume of migrating male population from, leaving their
families in their respective hometowns.
1.2 Economic Profile
Surat contributes 25 percent of annual NVA of Gujarat state. The diamond processing
units of Surat has worldwide recognition, today more than 65% of diamond exports
from India comes from Surat. The textile sector in district produces more than 40%
of manmade fabric in India.
In last 15 years, Surat has developed as the commercial hub for textile, diamond,
chemical, petrochemical, IT\ITES, and infrastructure development projects in
Gujarat. The district contains 24 industrial parks, 5 SEZs, 9 GIDC estates and 1
industrial cluster for textile industries.
Analysis of the Industries Commissionerate (IC) data for Large & MSME industry
units indicates that the industrial growth has been largely concentrated Chorasi, Surat
City, Mangrol & Mandvi taluka. A total of 279 large scale and 1, 20, 722 MSME are
registered in Surat district.
Some of the major industry players are Reliance Industries Ltd., Adani, Essar, Indian
Oil Corporation Ltd., Torrent power, KRIBHKO, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, ONGC,
Reliance Industries Ltd. and Vimal textiles. Image 7 explains taluka wise distribution
of industries units.
In the agriculture sector, district produces 15.2 percent of the total fruit in Gujarat.
Papaya and Banana are major fruit produces. Surat is also the biggest producer of
Okra in Gujarat with a share of 19 percent of the overall production. Other major crops
cultivated are Sugarcane, Paddy, groundnuts and Jowar. Surat is also the second
largest producer of lignite in Gujarat.
A number of mineral-based industries (Roofing Tiles & Glass Factory, Stone Ware
Pipes, and Lignite-based Thermal Power Station) are operational in the district.
1.3 Socio-Economics profile
Socio Economics parameters of District
Gujarat Mehsana
Social
Total Population 6,04,39,692 20,35,064
Area (in Sq.Km) 1,96,244 4,401
Sex Ratio 1000:919 1000:926
Decadal growth 19.3 10.3
Population density 308 462
Literates (%) 78 83.6
% of Urban population 42.6 25.3
% of Youth (15 -29 yrs.) 28.0 27.9
% of Worker Population 41.0 39.9
Economic
No. of Factories 22, 876 850
Net Value Added – NVA 128,42,004 2,98,155
Wage per Employee
(INR/yr)
2, 26,766 2, 22, 205
NVA per Employee
(INR/yr)
9, 35, 550 7, 18,187
1.4 Workforce Distribution
A total of 25.5 lacs persons are part of the work force (main & marginal workers). Overall
Work Participation Rate (WPR)* in Surat is 42.0 per cent and female participation is 15.3
percent. Additionally 76 thousand are non-workers, who is seeking/or available for work.
Rest are unproductive population either studying, retired, home maker, unemployed or not
fit to be part of the workforce.
The economy of the district is mainly based on diamond processing, textiles and chemical & petro chemical industries. Around 81 % of total work force is engaged in various manufacturing & service sector industries (both formal & informal). Only 17.05% workers are engaged in agricultural activities. Out of total labor forces
South Gujarat comprising industrial areas of Surat, Vapi, Bharuch, Ankleshwar and Valsad
is the most economically dynamic region in the state. Many industrial parks, SEZs and GIDC
estates are located in this region. Petrochemical complex, gems and Jewelry Park and the
centrally promoted SEZs are expected to fuel the industrial and economic growth in the
distric
Hazira industrial area is well known and established by leading industry houses such as
ONGC, Reliance, ESSAR and Shell International. The Hazira LNG Terminal project is one
of the largest greenfield projects in India, the port facility would help in attracting sizeable
investments in the coming future.
Surat is also located midway on the 500 km long Ahmedabad-Mumbai western railway
corridor. The proposed High-Speed Rail Corridor (Bullet Train) project will significantly
reduce the travel time to Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Hajira and Magdalla Ports in the district
provide logistic support to the industrial operations. Surat is also expected to be an
important centre on the upcoming Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). Gujarat
Workforce Characteristics in Surat District
Occupation Education & Skill Level
41 Lacs
60.8 Lacs
District Population Working Age
Population
25.5 Lacs Total
Workers 64 %
1
28 %
8 %
2 3
1. Minimally Skilled – Below std. 10
2. Skilled – Std. 10 + 3 yrs (VE) 3. Highly Skilled – Graduate &
above
4 %
13 %
1.6 %
81 %
1 2 3 4
1. Cultivators 2. Agricultural Labours 3. Workers in Household Industries 4. Other Workers – Factories, Construction,
service, etc.
shares 38 percent (564 km) of the DMIC (total length 1,500). Also, the upgraded Surat
airport will offer direct air connectivity with important destinations in India and abroad
1.5 Education Profile
In higher education, Surat has four
universities; Veer Narmad South Gujarat
University, Jamia Islamic University, Uka
Tarsadia University and Auro University.
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of
Technology (NIT – Surat) is one of 30 NITs
in India. Two open universities, IGNOU and
Ambedkar Open University have also
centres in Surat city.
Vocational education infrastructure consist;
30 ITIs, 16 polytechnics, 24 Kaushalya
Vardhan Kendras, 125 ISDS centres, 11
PMKVY centres and more than 450 private
centres are operational in the Surat district.
The annual training capacity in the district
through various training institutes is close to
42, 047. Where DET, CED, and Polytechnics
in skill training.
Education and Training Infrastructure in Surat
Units
4, 92,648
1, 28, 026
1. Schools (Class I to XII)
2. Colleges (Higher & Technical)
General Education Annual Capacity
2827
158
Vocational Education
1. ITIs (Govt. GIA & Pvt. ITIs)
2. Polytechnics
3. Kaushalya Vardhan Kendras
4 CED (ISDS centre)
4. Other Govt. Schemes
(C-DAC, DDU-GKY, PMKVY, D-SAG)
5. Private Institutes
Including ATS & i-KVK centres
30
16
24
127
77
202
14,009
3,147
5,760
257
9,800
9,073
Units Annual
Capacity
Total
Total
2,985
6,
20,674
42, 047
476
1.6 Employment Profile
Being a highly industrialized district, Surat has significantly low dependency on
agriculture. More than 70 percent of the total workforce is dependent on manufacturing
and service sector enterprises. Regional and sectorial analysis of industrial employment
presented in this chapter shows a clear concentration of employment in key sectors.
Chorasi and Surat talukas account for a majority share of employment.
MSME and large industries together provide 7 lacs employment (MSME 6.2 lacs & Large
0.8 lacs) in Surat district. Textile, Retail, Gems & Jewellery, Construction and
Engineering are five major sectors, provide 87 percent of total employment. Textile
industry alone employs 4 lacs persons.
Wholesale, Retail, IT-ITES, BFSI and Logistics are maximum employment provider from
service sector businesses. The composition of employment by industry sector is in figure
7 and table 2.
Employment in Major Non-Agricultural Industry Sector - 2017
S.No. Category Industry Sector Units Employment
1 Primary Sector
Mining & Quarrying 1037 4999
2 Forestry, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries 136 678
3
Manufacturing Sector
Textile & Apparel 73959 403926
4 Gems & Jewellery 5608 60780
5 Constriction & Manuf. of Construction Material 4181 38241
6 Engineering & General Purpose Machinery 1459 9784
7 Leather & Leather Products 1836 9250
8 Agri-product & Food Processing 1240 8954
9 Iron, Steel & Basic Metal Products 929 8884
10 Electrical & Electronics 1566 6934
11 Chemical & Chemical Products 942 6188
12 Plastic & Plastic Products 599 4209
13 Wood Products & Furniture 766 3669
14 Power, Gas & Renewable Energy 167 2615
15 Automobile & Auto Parts 404 1872
16 Paper & Paper Products 308 1420
17 Glass & Glass Products 82 1347
18 Oil & Petrochemical 159 1111
19 Pharmaceutical 174 965
20 Mineral Based Projects 27 610
21 Rubber & Rubber Products 58 434
22 Service Sector Retail, Trade, Shops & Wholesale 17434 88266
23 Information Technology & Services (IT-ITES) 1540 7967
24 Logistics, Transportation and Storage 1357 7651
25 Banking & Financial Services (BFSI) 1288 5436
26 Professional Practices 1117 5240
27 Tourism, Accommodation & Food Services 675 3795
28 Repair, Service and Maintenance Work 610 2851
29 Healthcare & Wellness 396 1980
30 Media, Promotion & Recreation 361 1765
31 Education & Skill Development 274 1093
32 Port & Port Based Services 4 1021
33 Urban Development & Services 150 919
34 Labor Supply & HR Services 134 679
35 Administrative Services & Offices 24 93
Total 121001 705626
C. Demand side profile
1.1 Formal sector demand (Existing and predicted)
Incremental workforce requirement has been estimated based on investments trends,
employment potential of various industry sectors and insights from discussions with
industry representatives.
In next five years (2017-22) registered large & MSME units in Surat will need 3, 57,827
workers (Investment-employment elasticity calculation). Maximum demand will be in
Textile, Retail, Gems & Jewellery, Construction, Transportation, Logistics and IT-ITES
industry sectors.
Figure: Incremental demand of Human Resource period of 2017-22
The share of the manufacturing and service sector to the total workforce requirement is
expected to grow by 12 and 17 percent respectively by 2022.
Incremental Workforce Demand in 2017 – 22
Logistics – 2.6 %
IT-ITEs – 2.4 %
Food Processing – 1.8 %
Chemical – 1.6 %
Construction - 5 %
Textile &
Apparel 56%
Retail &
Trade
18%
Gems & Jewellery -13 %
2017
Projected
Employment
7, 05,626
10, 63, 453
Current
Employment
2022
3, 57, 827
Increase in
Demand in
Next 5 years
% Share of Employment
Figure 1 : Incremental Human Resource Requirement in 2017-22
Popular job roles are those which collectively constitutes 70 to 80 percent of skilled workforce strength in an enterprise. The technical skill requirement for popular job roles (collectively in priority sectors) has been analyzed based on sample surveys and industry interactions while five jobs roles that are high in demand are further analyzed for their demand and core skill requirements.
Surat District - Incremental Human Resource Requirement During 2017-22
(in no. persons)
S.No. Category Industry Sector Sector-wise
Employment - 2017
Incremental HR Demand in 2017-22
Minimally Skilled (Class
10th & below)
Skilled (Class 10th +
3 yrs)
Highly Skilled
(Graduate & above)
Total
1
Primary Sector
Mining & Quarrying
4999 581 608 194 1383
2 Forestry, Animal
Husbandry & Fisheries
678 53 60 38 150
3
Manufacturing Sector
Textile & Apparel
403926 117516 44619 25766 188529
4 Gems &
Jewellery 60780 13494 24879 3795 42168
5
Constriction & Manuf. of
Construction Material
38241 8706 5540 1583 15830
6
Engineering & General Purpose
Machinery
9784 879 1428 439 2746
7 Leather &
Leather Products
9250 1413 1221 578 3212
8 Food Processing 8954 940 2048 1305 4373
9 Iron, Steel & Basic Metal
8884 1371 823 299 2493
10 Electrical & Electronics
6934 517 1263 1091 2870
11 Chemical &
Chemical Products
6188 1634 1021 1430 4085
12 Plastic & Plastic
Products 4209 767 662 314 1742
13 Wood Products
& Furniture 3669 1321 152 46 1519
14 Power, Gas &
Renewable Energy
2615 619 1007 310 1936
15 Automobile &
Auto Parts 1872 200 351 225 775
16 Paper & Paper
Products 1420 261 182 49 493
17 Glass & Glass
Products 1347 206 178 84 468
18 Oil &
Petrochemical 1111 76 124 38 239
19 Pharmaceutical 965 5 6 9 24
20 Mineral Based
Projects 610 105 35 29 169
21 Rubber &
Rubber Products
434 90 30 30 151
22
Service Sector
Retail, Trade, Shops &
Wholesale 88266 41152 10410 10778 61238
23
Information Technology & Services (IT-
ITES)
7967 400 1199 5061 6659
24 Logistics,
Transportation and Storage
7651 3503 1486 318 5308
25 Banking & Financial
Services (BFSI) 5436 959 959 822 2740
26 Professional
Practices 5240 370 792 1479 2642
27 Tourism,
Accommodation & Food Services
3795 98 278 139 515
28
Repair, Service and
Maintenance Work
2851 93 240 54 387
29 Healthcare &
Wellness 1980 235 762 469 1466
30 Media &
Recreation 1765 19 72 148 239
31 Education &
Skill Development
1093 18 39 73 131
32 Port & Port
Based Services 1021 64 104 32 200
33 Urban
Development 919 463 295 84 843
34 Labor Supply &
HR Services 679 51 30 11 92
35 Administrative
Services 93 1 2 10 13
Total 705626 198180 102907 57129 357827
1.2 Informal Sector Demand
A large chunk of labourforce population (around 66 percent) in Surat work in the informal
sector as a street vendor, daily-wage labour, shopkeeper and micro, small-scale entrepreneur. A
study by CEPT University on the informal market in Surat, estimate contribution of over 60 percent in total GDP of Surat city. Major businesses are cloth market, diamond processing, a
vegetable fruit vendor, and unorganised retail stores.
Most of the workers engaged in the informal economy because it requires low skills and small
financial inputs. The unorganized sector generates employment opportunities at a higher rate
as compared to the organized sector. While this sector constitutes the vast majority of the
workforce, it is by no means homogeneous. The workers and entrepreneur engaged in informal
businesses require the following support –
Skill in Demand – Multiskilled workers, people with operational knowledge of
computer, data entry and internet, Marketing and sale persons.
Skill Certification – Workers engaged in informal businesses have acquired operational
skill through years of practice, but in lieu of no skill certification they often miss the
opportunities for decent employment. Government shall identify such skills through
skill test and ‘Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)’ drives.
Skill Up-gradation Training – Most of the un-organised sector workers lack knowledge
of modern machinery, tools and production techniques. Sector-specific skill
upgradation training programs shall be introduced in major technical institutes.
Further, these training programs can also be implemented at industry premises or
nearby areas of labour colonies.
Allied Skills Training – Safety protocols, Quality control concepts like six sigma, JIT,
environmental aspects, workplace hygiene and reporting methods training.
Employee Sourcing Support to Small Industries - Medium and large companies usually
follow a structured approach for skill sourcing. The majority of entrepreneurs in small
businesses are not highly educated and have minimal capital and time to invest on the
recruitment process. Often they source workers through acquaintances or labour
markets. They face high attrition rate and low productivity from employees. The
employment offices shall arrange special job fairs for small businesses.
D. Training Infrastructure profile
1.1 Short term skill development program (Center & State)
Following short term courses are run in Mehsana District
Sr No
Scheme Name
1 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikash yojna (PMKVY 2.0)- Central and State
Under CSCM Component : 11
2 Integarted skill development Scheme(ISDS), Ministriy of textile – Central
A total of 127 ISDS centres with training capacity of 6438 1 persons are
operational in Surat.
3 Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojna (DDU-GKY) – Central
4 Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI)
5 Kaushalya Vardhan Kendra(KVK) – State
Total no: 17
6 Industrial Kaushal Vardhan Kendra(iKVK) – State
Total no: 06
7 Gujarat Matikam Kalakari & Rural Technology Sansthan
It runs 17 Gujarat Council of Vocational Training (GCVT) approved courses. All of the training programs are focused on skill upgradation of rural artisan, handicraft workers and BPL families. Courses are of short duration and beneficiaries get a stipend of Rs. 1000 per month during the training. It is also linked with ‘Manav Kalyan Toolkits Scheme’ of Commissioner of Cottage Industries.
1.2 Long Term Skill Development Program
Sr
No Scheme Name
1
Craftsmen Training Scheme – DGT- Central
Total No of it is (Govt., GIA, And Pvt.ITI) = 30
2
Apprenticeship Training Scheme- DGT – Central
Industries under NAPS 340 units
1.3 Others – Private Skill Providers
Sr No
Scheme Name
1 Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC)
ATDC has earned a good reputation among industries and youth through
industry relevant training. It has created a good linkage between training and
placement. In last 20 years, ATDC centres from all over the country have
trained and placed more than 1.5 lacs youth.
2 Indian Diamond Institute
Established in 1978, Indian Diamond Institute (IDI), Surat is the prestigious
institute in the field of diamonds, gems & jewellery in India. IDI runs
certificate, diploma and degree courses in diamond cutting, sorting, polishing
and design, manufacturing of wide range of jewellery. It has annual training
capacity of 480 persons.
3 Yamaha Training School
The duration of the training program is of 1 year, and the course fee is Rs.
4000. Currently, the centre run only one batch with a capacity of 24 students.
Yamaha India provides 100 percent placement assurance and certification is
done by National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT).
4 Essar Steel Academy, Hazira
Essar Academy for Steel provides practical training to freshers passing from
ITIs, Diploma and Engineering colleges. It is equipped with modern
laboratories, like Hydraulic Lab, PLC lab, Drives Lab, Electronics Lab and
Instrumentation Lab. The centre offers short term and long term skill
upgradation program for Mechanical, Electrical, Metallurgy and Civil branches
of Engineering. The existing capacity of the centre is 60 trainees per years.
1.4 Good Practices in Training and Employment
Good Practices in Training & Employment in Surat
S.No. Category Institutes Practices
1 Candidate Mobilisation
ITI Surat Orientation workshop in schools, Promotion through poster, newspaper, radio & Bulk SMS
Poddar Skills, Kosamba Circulation of promotional videos and posters on Whatsapp, Facebook and Website.
2 Advance Training Infrastructure
Yamaha Training School Advance machinery for 2-wheeler maintenance, tool-kit, uniform, safety gear
Indian Diamond Institute
Exclusive machines & equipment for key functions of sorting, cutting, polishing in the diamond industry.
3 Placement
Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC)
High candidate placement rate in last 20 yrs through robust industry network and placement drives.
Future Sharp Skills Academy - Big Bazar, Surat
Apprenticeship linked training program
4 Training Method
Essar Academy, Hazira Focus on soft skills development through engagement activities such as technical movies, GD.
Yamaha Training School Mandatory 2 weeks industry exposure visit in production plant of Yamaha in Pune.
5 Industry Partnership
FRANKFINN Institute of Air hostess Training
Major airlines are knowledge and placement partner for the institute. Ensure quality training and high placement for trainees.
Essar Academy, Hazira Created a pool of industry practitioners to impart free of cost training to students.
MANTRA
More than 30 years of experience to undertake R&D work for textile through the endowment of industries.
6 Career Counselling Art of Living Centres
Cultivating disciplines, professional ethics through yoga and physical education classes to youth.
2. Annual Work Plan
1.1 Objective
The district skill development plan will focus on training seekers, training providers (Public
and Private) and employers in Mehsana district. It envisages to create a balance between
the supply and demand of skilled human resource while strengthening the skill ecosystem
in the district.
Objectives
Provide convergence platform among skilling stakeholders to standardize skilling,
promote maximum utilization of resource under common skilling norms in the state
Align all skill courses in district with National quality framework like National Skill
Qualification framework
Study HR demand and supply in district and implementing and monitoring such
job roles quality training
Develop robust IT enable MIS system covering all skilling activates align with
NextGen SDMS portal in state level.
1.2 Future Activities
1.2.1 Apprenticeship Promotion - Partnership with Local Industries
Industry disconnect with the academia is one the major reasons for the gap between
industry demand and skill supply. Except a few, employers play a passive role in
government-led skill development programs. In Surat district, there are more than
1.2 lacs registered MSMEs and 150 large scale industries. In order to encourage
industry participation in skill development, the central government reimburses the
stipend amount of upto Rs. 1500 per trainee per month under National
Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS).
In the line of NAPS, Government of Gujarat has also introduced the ‘Mukhyamantri
Apprentice Scheme’ in March 2018 to encourage the industry participation. Under
NAPS central government reimburse up to Rs. 1500 per trainee/ per month of the
stipend paid. Now, the state government will also reimburse RS. 1500 for trade
apprentice, Rs. 2500 per diploma and Rs. 3000 for a graduate apprentice. To produce
work ready and productive humans resource, the study suggests following
measures.
i. Strengthening the partnership MoUs signed at ITI level
ii. The utilisation of labs available with industries
iii. Industry practitioners as master trainers
1.2.2 Aid-In Modules for Popular Courses
Fitter, Machinist, Sewing Machine Operator, Turner, Electrician are some of the
popular courses among employers as well as youth in Surat District. The course
curriculum needs revision as per industry demand and present-day production
technology. We identify four modules which shall be part of the curriculum for all
production related courses.
i. Technical Drawing Comprehension
ii. Workplace Safety and Hygiene
iii. Know How of Specialized Tools
iv. Reporting Method
1.2.3 New Courses for Gems & Jewellery Industry
Surat is famous for diamond cutting, polishing and jewellery making. The industry expects
to provide more than 40,000 formal employment along with contractual jobs in next five
years.
On another hand, the training capacity for Gems & Jewellery Industry sector is 3,000 persons
(mostly by Pvt. Training centres). Overall training capacity needs to be increased along with
the introduction of new courses. We have identified five most desired courses by industries
as - Gemstone Polisher, Wax Piece Maker, Bruter, Spot Welder, Assayer and Hallmarker.
1.2.4 Improving women participation
Women participation in vocational education and training is low especially in remote
talukas of Mehsana. The focused effort in mobilisation, training delivery, provision of basic
amenities and defining employment paths are required to ensure participation of women.
Parent counselling and awareness effort shall be introduced at the time of
admission.
More female candidates can be attracted through mobile training units, better
provision of toilets, transportation and flexible afternoon training batches.
Training courses shall be introduced as per local needs.
Women-Owned Business (WOB) had seen a high rate of success in past. Efforts
shall be made to encourage women entrepreneurs through appropriate
incentives such as loan linkages, mentorship and training in the management of
basic business functions. Such entrepreneurship efforts can be aligned to Atal
Innovation Mission (AIM) and Self Employment Talent Utilisation (SETU).
1.2.5 Consolidation of KVKs
As of 2017, there are 500 Kausalya Vardhan Kendras (KVKs) with annual training capacity
of more than 1.5 lacs persons. KVK is a cluster level skill development scheme operational
since 2009; in last eight years some parts of Gujarat have reached saturation and are
receiving a drop in candidate enrolment.
Surat district has 24 KVKs with annual training capacity of more than 5760 persons. It is
required to identify KVKs with low enrolment and merge them with the nearby centre.
A composite centre will have better efficiency in terms of resource utilisation and ensure
quality training.
1.2.6 State Trainers’ Academy
Because of the absence of standardization in trainer’s selection process, in many cases,
unsuitable trainers are appointed and quality of training is compromised. Many a time
the selection process is focused on technical skills, not on facilitation skills and
understanding of adult learning principles.
With the purpose of enhancing the quality of trainer and thus the quality of training, a
State Trainer’s Academy can be established and will be responsible for following tasks.
Sector-wise and trade wise qualification eligibility of trainers
Training, assessment, certification and licensing of trainers
Developing short duration certificate course in training facilitation
Upskilling of trainers and renewal of trainer licenses
Research activities on innovative tools and technologies in training
1.2.7 Overseas Skill Supply Centre
The overseas job is highly aspirational among the youth in south Gujarat region. Most of
the candidate who is pursuing training in ITI or Polytechnics aspire to work in
petrochemical, shipping, mining and construction industries in Australia, Middle East
and other Gulf countries.
Some of the high demand job roles are Rig Mounted Drill Operator, Tyre Mounted Crane
Operator, Battery Operator, Marine Fitter, Handling of Hazardous Chemicals etc.
Training providers shall impart training in such courses and also need to align the
curriculum as per their demand.
The state can promote Overseas Skill Supply Centres to supply skilled labours to
employers’ abroad. The organization will not only act as a placement entity but will also
provide handholding support before, during and post placement. Key functions will be -
Organize job fairs for overseas placement.
Foreign language courses for emigrant workers in selected ITI and Centre of
Excellence.
Counselling and orientation programs on VISA process, laws and culture of the
destination countries for emigrant workers.
Partnership with global recruitment and staffing companies to promote overseas
placement.
1.3 Human Resource Requirement at district level
Sr No Post
1 District Skill Development Officer – 1 no
2 District Skill Consultant – 3 no
3 Career Counsellor – 1 no
4 Data Entry Operator – 1 no
5 Office supportive staff – 1 no
6 MIS Operator – 1 no
1.4 Monitoring & Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation play a critical role in ensuring the success of skill development
programmes. It requires a reliable, accurate and sustainable data collection system. In the
current scheme of thing, most of the skill development programs use mix approach of data
collection comprising information collection portals and paper-based data collection
templates. It causes duplication of data, delay in reporting and sometimes error in data. The
governing bodies shall employ following measures to design a robust data collection system.
1.4.1 Establishing District Level M & E Team
Monitoring and Evaluation team will be responsible for daily operations for MIS, trouble-
shooting, grievance redressal preventing mistakes, review and risk identification on day to
day basis through surveys, observation, inspection, reviews, data analysis etc.
1.4.2 Development of Management information system (MIS)
MIS is an organized approach to collect, process, store and disseminate data to carry out
management functions. It should be simple and easy to comprehend, allow access to
information flow at different levels (State, Regional, Nodal, End –User), consist feedback
mechanism and should produce ready to use information for decision making.
1.4.3 District skill portal can be instrumental for local employers to locate and hire right
skills for their respective industries. Through the portal employers can access a database of
trainees from ITIs, Polytechnics, KVKs etc. as well as job seekers will also get a notification
for available vacancies.
1.4.4 Periodic Market Assessment & Skill Gap Study
In order to make training relevant the district team will undertake periodic skill gap studies
for district, priority industry sectors and for specific skill requirement.
1.4.5 Creating a brand for skill development
Public perception still views skilling as the last option meant for those who have not been able to progress/opted out of the formal academic system. In order to make skill development desirable among youth, skill institutes shall use social media to reach the beneficiary.