Etasha Society

Programs for Youth These programs are focused on young adults, who are in the age bracket where thay can be legally employed (18+ year old) and are at least 12th Standard pass. All the programs include Placement in Jobs at the end of the training. i. Vocational Training and Placement for Young Adults (VTP): 2 short-duration industry-relevant skills training and placement programs, viz. CCCS (Confidence in Computers & Customer Services) and CATT (Confidence in Accounts, Taxation and Tally) skill and place class 12 passed underprivileged youth into jobs in growth-oriented Service Sector Industry. Apart from the trade-specific training, both programs have a strong component of Employability Skills. The Placement ratio has consistently been above 70% for those completing the programs. The ratio of girls enrolled has steadily increased from an average of 35% in the initial 5 years to average 66% in the 5 years ending in 2019-20. ii. In the context of the changing work environment created by the Corona pandemic, the CCCS program has been pivoted to create the SMART Blended Job-Readiness Program, (B-SMART) which is delivered through a blended methodology combining one-on-one mentoring with on-line facilitated learning. During the pandemic the B-SMART program prepared youth in 2 months for jobs and placed 66% of them in jobs. iii. Employability Skills Development and Placement (ESDP): Designed for students of Government-owned-and-supported Industrial Training Institutions (ITIs), World Class Skill Centres (WCSCs), and Polytechnics the program covers soft and core skills training and placement for youth enrolled in technical as well as non-technical trades. This program was also redesigned for online and offline delivery through the blended process. iv. Grassroots Entrepreneurship Program(GEP): This program is designed with a view to fill the huge gap between the number of youth entering the work force and the number of jobs getting created every year by the formal sector, which results in large scale unemployment and underemployment. The program identifies youth with the right skills and an entrepreneurial mindset, imparts business knowledge, trains in enterprise management skills, helps develop a business- plans and arranges some initial funding thus helping them to set up their small enterprises. The program also mentors and handholds the young entrepreneur towards sustainability of the enterprise. Like the ESDP Program, this program is also offered in collaboration with Government-owned-and-supported Technical Training Institutes.