It is a 4 credit course at certificate level. The duration of the course is 12 weeks, to be completed within 3 months. Youths can join this course who have passed 10+2 examination. Besides, the course is open for the Life-long learners above the age 19 years.The main objectives of the Course are:To mobilize the capacity of the youths by updating their knowledge and equipping them with some locally relevant need based skills.To generate awareness among the youths across the country on the current fields of employment and livelihood opportunities.To encourage the youths for developing their capacity those who are willing to form some livelihood enterprises and also encourage the youths to become more productive.
Overview
Syllabus
S. No
Title of the Sessions
Weeks
1
Introduction to Skill Development
Week-1
2
How skill development is related to empowerment
3
Present status of livelihood opportunities in India
4
Youths and livelihood opportunities
Week-2
5
Skill development and employability
6
Recognition of prior Learning and skill development
7
Understanding NSQF
Week-3
8
Government’s initiatives for skill development courses and training
9
SDGs and Lifelong learning
10
Development and Training Institutes for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
Week-4
11
How to motivate the youths for capacity building?
12
Strategies for capacity building for entrepreneurship of the youths
13
Approaches of Skill development
Week-5
14
How to form Micro-finance for skill development of the youths
15
Life Skills for sustainable livelihood
16
Communication Skill
17
Success story of getting and providing livelihood at National level (SEWA, Ahmadabad)
Week-6
18
Success story of getting and providing livelihood at Regional level (Meira Paibi Movement)
19
Success story of getting and providing livelihood at state level (Success story of Sita Jakhala Dugdha Utpadak Samabai )
20
Education in the digital age
Week-7
21
Computer Literacy-I
22
Computer literacy-II
23
Training and capacity-I ( Adobe Photoshop)
Week-8
24
Training and capacity-II (Adobe Photoshop)
25
Governmental Schemes and programmes for skill development of the youths
26
Nature, Growth and Functions of MSME
Week-9
27
Role of financial Institutions in providing credits and other facilities
28
Packaging and Marketing Issues
29
Legal issues and Productions
30
Challenges and opportunities of skill development in India
Week-10
31
Role of the open universities for mobilising the skills of the youths
32
Basic training on making Ornaments
33
Basic training on making jute
Week-11
34
Basic training on making bamboo production
35
Basic training on repairing mobile
36
Basic training on Electrical appliances
37
Basic training on animal husbandry (pig)
Week-12
38
Basic training on animal husbandry (goat)
39
Basic training on dairy farming
40
Basic training on poultry farming
Taught by
Ritimoni Bordoloi
