By Saath Team | SAATH
Employability Programme for Youth in Slums (January 2014 - March 2014)
Unemployment is one of the major problems faced by youth in India. Saath noticed that there are many youngsters in Gujarat who have dropped out of schools so that they could work and earn money. But they don’t have proper training for this. So to solve this Saath started employability programs, not only in Gujarat but also in Rajasthan.
Objectives of the Programme:
1. To train disadvantaged youth, aged 18-30 years, between 180 - 300 hours and ensure they are placed and try to support of them in relevant jobs with assurance of minimum wages and opportunity for career advancement
2. To introduce minimum three innovations that would directly impact retention, skill enhancement, and program sustainability
Report Duration: January 2014 – March 2014
Work done
• Total Trained: 910
• Total Placed: 469
• Total Undergoing: 172 (in the month of March, 2014)
Introduction about Programs:
The courses selected for the programs are also a result of market research and need assessment program from the community itself. The courses under which the students are currently undergoing training at various centers are as follows:
• Bed Side Patient Assistant (BSPA)
• Beauty Parlour
• Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES)
• Computer Hardware
• Retail Management
• Tally
The entire above mentioned program is for entry level jobs. Placement assistance is also provided to the trainees.
The sector has been divided into formal and non-formal trainings:
1. Under informal trainings:
• Bosch and Shivia on informal sector job trainings – Nirman programme
2. Formal training programmes:
• Umeed
• Udaan
• Yuva Mast
For informal trainings, SAATH has collaborated with Bosch India Foundation and Shivia Micro finance as they both are well known for their qualitative and effective work. They use their expertise in providing opportunity to impart training about safety standards. For formal trainings we have collaborated with Government of Gujarat and Rajasthan Mission of Livelihood.
Success Story: Hema Raulji (Name Changed)
Hema lives with her family of 5 people. Due to her bad financial condition of her family she could studied only upto 12th standard and then she helped her mother in the household work. She always wanted to economically help her family but was not getting any proper direction until she met the road show team of Umeed programme. Knowing about the courses and the job opportunity she finally decided to join the Beauty parlour job. Initially her family was bit hesitant but finally they gave her the permission to join the course.
After completing the course through the job placement cell of Umeed programme, she was offered a job of Beautician at Nitin beauty parlour and now she earns 3500 rupees/ month.
When asked about her Umeed experience she told us “Umeed has been a change factor in my life, through programme apart from training I learned so many added life skills like spoken English, basic computers and much more. Umeed has helped me to become independent and also now I can financially help my family as well, for that I would like to thank Saath and their Umeed programme who provides a platform and job opportunities to girls like me from the vulnerable background”.
Training and Placement
During January’14 to March’14, total 9 batches were carried out covering Gujarat and Rajasthan. Profiling of the students was undertaken by the placement cell at each centre.
Students were provided counseling during the batch for guidance and placement support to the students. Below mentioned table shows the status for 3 months.
Youth Employability Program Status
(January'14 to March' 14)
Month Trained Placed
Male Female Total Male Female Total
January' 14 31 116 147 24 124 148
February' 14 253 313 566 12 30 42
March' 14 32 165 197 120 159 279
Total 316 594 910 156 313 469
Youth Employability Program Status
(January'14 to March' 14)
Candidates Trained Placed
Male Female Total Male Female Total
General 309 588 897 153 312 465
Disabled 7 6 13 3 1 4
Total 316 594 910 156 313 469
Undergoing in the month of December' 13
Programme Male Female Total
Umeed 49 123 172
Yuva Mast- Gujarat - - -
Rajasthan - - -
Total 49 123 172
Batches completed (no. of batches carried out)
Programme Jan.14 Feb.14 Mar.14 Total
Umeed 1 6 2 9
Yuva Mast- Gujarat - - - -
Rajasthan - - - -
Total 1 6 2 9
Innovations of the program:
• A road show team has been trained and oriented that mobilizes students for all centers to impart skills, trainings and employment to vulnerable youth. The road show team works closely with faculty to mobilize students for each centre. Mobilization is also done by converting walk-ins into enrolments at the centers. They use different techniques for providing information like door to door, umbrella, canopy and mike show and tent program.
• Staff Trainings and meetings were held with the core team and faculty to discuss issues of quality and target.
• Under the Youth Employability program SAATH have taken up different type of trainings in which women and differently abled person were also included. Different types of trainings are:
o Classroom training
o Practical training
o Safety training
o Finance training
o Life skill trainings
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