HRD Mission

Organisation

Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion

Objective

Imparting market based skills on shop floor operations to youth through a demand driven Skill-development Program and make them employable in the leather industry and placing the successful trainees in leather units. Upgrade the skills of the existing workforce which would lead to improvement in production as well as quality. Up grading the skills of the workers in the unorganized sector, towards production of technically better products for their effective integration with the organized sector in the Leather industry. Spread and sustain a technology culture in the Indian leather sector & Exposure to global best practices to select workers/ craftsmen for creating Ripple effect.

Eligibility

Primary - It would cover the training of the persons not already employed in the sector at entry level in shop-floor operations. Secondary - It would cover skill up gradation training of those already involved in shop-floor operations in both organized and unorganized sector of the leather industry and would also include on-site training. It would target rural/urban youth irrespective of their educational background. Foreign /Domestic training of Trainers - It would include upgrading the skills of trainers/experts of technical institution/NGOs involved in the project.

Brief

Envisaged Activities under HRD Mission: Diagnostic surveys of needs of learner targets and mapping of capacities, Linkages with industrial associations, Design and Preparation of course materials and curricula, Outreach systems for learning materials, Group training of personnel from industrial houses, Outsourcing of overseas experts for group training in Indian enterprises on cost co-sharing basis, Assessment and certification systems for trained personnel, Trainer training programs for institutionalized arrangements, Mentoring and tutoring arrangements for primary work force, Design training and productivity bench marks, Management training (on site and groups), Monitoring and evaluation of outputs, Third party audit and impact assessment & Preference to weaker section.