The document outlines SAKAL SOCIAL FOUNDATION's vision and plans to equip 45 million individuals in Maharashtra, India with employable skills by 2022. It will achieve this through identifying, training, and providing support and mentorship to job seekers, students, entrepreneurs and working professionals. Key partners include corporations, training institutes, NGOs, and the media who will help identify candidates, provide training resources, funding, and raise awareness of the initiative. The goal is to create an army of skilled workers with secure livelihoods through this collaborative skilling network.

1. Skilling India’s Population
1.3 billion rising population will overcome the skilling
challenge powered & linked by
SAKAL SOCIAL FOUNDATION
Vision
Economical Responsibility
Ecological Responsibility
Ethical Responsibility
SSF takes onus and replenishes Maharashtra as it takes charge of
Equipping 45 million individuals with employable skills by the year 2022

2. Revive: Market Linkages Leading to Livelihood
Young Entrepreneurs
Progressive
Farmers
Schools
Colleges
Job Seekers
Working
Professionals
Mentors
•Role Models
•Industry Leaders
Corporate
•Human Resource
•People’s
Consultant
•Corporate Coaches
Institutions
•Trainers
•Experts
NGOs

3. Job seekers and Working Professionals:Demographic
and worker profile of Maharashtra

4. Mentorship
Role played by Mentors:
Act as, delegators, role
models, leaders,
advocates and friends
*KPI of mentors to address Skill
•Knowledge Gaps Addressed
•Information Asymmetry
•Financial Literacy
•Innovation Done Addressed
•Entrepreneurs Supported
•Development Gaps Addressed
Army of Skilled Receivers with Secure Livelihood
Stage 3 - Up gradation
Up gradation
Alumni & Referral Network
Stage 2 - Development
Matching Monitoring and Support
Stage 1 - Identification
Screening Training
Essential step towards a progressive Nation!
Case Scenario of Mentorship Model

5. Granting hands on experience and funds in work
that can help build up national skilled population
Influencing the technical content of standards to
make sure they reflect specific skilling needs
(institutional space, materials, tools, farm
equipments,machines & software)
Giving early access to information and technological
knowledge by sharing resources (manpower
support for Mentorship, Monitoring and
Recruitments)
Aim to build a combined corporate force of
companies that will skill India
Corporate &
Institutions

6. Credential or certification programs will
be provided at institutes like SILC where
job training and retraining programs will
be given on locally relevant courses.
Aim to build and develop strong
network of Institutes.
Implementation partners help to
address the future where constant
change will be required to improve the
Skill development Initiative
Aim to engage & partners with NGO in
Maharashtra.
Institutes
NGO

7. RECEIVERS
Linking the receivers with providers...joining the dots
WORKING
PROFESSIONAL
STUDENTS
JOB SEEKERS
COLLEGES
PROVIDERS
CORPORATES
MENTORS
INSTITUTIONS
TRAINING
INSTIUTES

8. How do we take charge of Ecological Responsibility?
For us, ecological balance leads to environment
friendly business be it solar or waste
management.
Access is being given to new markets for farmer’s
produce, to level up and facilitate agricultural
trade globally. Experts help is being given that
will reflect the wealth of global and local
experience coming together to grow business.
Acting responsibly with regard to the environment
is part of our corporate social culture. We are
committed to sustainable action towards the
environment and future generations.

9. How are we attending the Economical
Responsibility?
For us, economic responsibility means
striving to ensure that we are profitable
in order to create long-term value for our
stakeholders and apply materiality to
business ensuring socio-economic growth
that is inclusive in nature.
Our network spreads over buyer, sellers,
suppliers, governments and society at
large.
Sound risk management and sustainable
business practices are crucial parts of our
economic responsibility.

10. How do we take charge of Ethical Responsibility
Business ethics to us means safeguarding sound
business practices in line with the values outlined
in our Code of Conduct Policy. We have zero
tolerance for corrupt behavior, and this approach
is also embedded in our monitoring and follow-
up processes.
Our Core Values:
Humane
Virtuous
Equitable
Upright
Noble

11. SAKAL socio economic and emotional
Community Connects:
Young Inspirator’s Network (YIN):A voluntary
alliance of youth striving for positive change to
integrate them as a dynamic force in nation
transformation, ensuring direct outcome
through tangible results.
Global Inspirator’s Network (GIN):Anetwork of
youth and young professionals across a region
thatpromotes social, political & economic
development to contribute to nation building
through experiential learning with direct
outcomes at state, national and international
levels.
Tanishka: International Women’s Network that
upholds women’s dignity and mainstreams
their role in the socio-economic
transformation of their Nation

12. Newspaper in Education (NIE ) & Young Buzz
SAKAL Student Newspaper Connects:
 Student Readers membership 24000 (Age 12-18)
 School Subscribers +3000
Principals Linked + 200 include primary and secondary
School 20
Corporation school 80
CSR partnerships: Mahindra Rotary
18 issues workshop
Districts Covered (MH)
1. Amravati
2. Aurangabad
3. Baramati
4. Jalgoan
5. Kolahpur
6. Sholapur
7. Satara
8. Mumbai
9. Nasik
10. Nagar
11. Nagpur
12. Pimpri Chinchwad
13. Pune

13. Sakal International Learning Centre
(SILC) is the education vertical of the 8-
decade old, trusted Sakal Media Group.
Launched with the objective of building
leaders for transformational change,
SILC’s focus is on providing a
contemporary and practical learning
environment to students, equipping them to
emerge winners in an ever-changing and
challenging milieu.
 Trainers +300
 Employable Trainees +400
(Age 24-30)
 Courses +30
University status by 201...
SAKAL EDUCATIONAL Connects :

14. SPREADING ARMS
WITH MEDIA & INDUSTRY SUPPORT
Benefits of the Media Connect
Mass Appeal across Maharashtra
Awareness through articles and
television programs
Call for action through various initiatives

15. SSF INITIATIVES & ACTIONS
• Sakal Rozgaar Melava, job placement fair with 13
organisations and 3000 candidates held in Pune in 2014
• Promotion of local industries by Import Substitution attended
by 7000 entrepreneurs of Pune, Kolhapur and Aurangabad
• Job Employment Recruitment Programme for 150 ITI diploma
holders in Shirur, Shikrapur, Chakan & Ahmednagar
• Job Employment Recruitment Programme for ITI diploma
holders in Satara in association with Yashaswi Institute Lonand
• Sakal India Foundation gives scholarships to students locally
and globally.

16. Alignment with Government
www.nscd.india.in
www.mstb.in
www.mahakaushalya.com
www.maharozgar.com
www.mudra.org.in
Develop a high-quality skilled workforce/entrepreneur relevant to current scenario

17. Individuals and Groups collaborate
...as they find the undivided ‘togetherness’
Success stories of Entrepreneurs developed through the community network are adding up