Ssc newsletter november december

Sector Skill Council

NEWSLETTER
Edition No 13/November-December 2013


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Aajeevika Skills aligned to SSCs
In a historic move, the flagship Aajeevika Skills Program and Ministry of Rural Development has been aligned with
SSCs. On Nov. 21st 2013, a workshop with Programme Implementing Agencies (PIAs) of Aajeevika Skills was held to
align their Curriculums with Qualification Packs as described in the Process Manual issued by SQA team at NSDC
through Sector Skill Councils.
A presentation on Star Scheme was made to raise awareness and widen the scope for Aajeevika Skills PIAs to
participate in the Star Scheme. The event was attended by Aajeevika Skills, NSDC, Sector Skill Councils and
Programme Implementing Agencies (PIAs).

Mr. Dilip Chenoy, CEO & MD, NSDC, Mr. Basab Banerjee, Head Standards & QA, NSDC, along with other dignitaries at the meet.

There were many positive outcomes of this session. It was
decided that Curriculum Alignment with Qualification Pack and
obtaining a QP-NOS compliance certificate will be a pre-requisite
for the tranche disbursement of PIAs under Aajeevika skills. All
the PIAs will align one selected job role course curriculum to the
QP by 1st December 2013 and eventually align all their
curriculums with Qualification
Packs. All Aajeevika skills PIAs
will be affiliate to the
respective Sector Skill Councils
for Assessment and
Certification. PIAs affiliation
with the Sector Skill Councils
will be facilitated online.
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NSDC addressing the meet. Ms. Meghali
Prabhakar, Consultant Standards & QA
explaining Curriculum alignment with
Qualification Pack. Mr. Rajiv Mathur, Principal
Standards & QA.


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Integrating employability into school education
An interesting article on Integrating employability into school education by Rajiv Mathur featured in the Deccan
Herald (Bangalore, 21 Nov 2013, Page: 16)
“ In the last decade, Karnataka has emerged as a key state in India with setting up of knowledge based industries such
as FT, biotechnology and engineering. The State leads in electronics, computer so...."

For more details on the subject, please contact Mr. Rajiv Mathur Principal Standards & QA, NSDC at
rajiv.mathur@nsdcindia.org

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2nd India Australia Skills Conference in Delhi
Strengthening partnerships in Skill initiative, India and Australia signed 6 agreements on 30 November, 2013. A
workshop was conducted by CII and NSDC for SSCs and VET providers for both countries. The partnership between
NSDC and Australia is yielding good skill specific partnerships.

International Labour Organization meets NSDC
The National Skills Development
Corporation (NSDC) and the International
Labour Organization (ILO) convened a
meeting of several Sector Skills Councils
(SSCs) to discuss a proposal to develop
National Occupational Standards (NOS) and
Qualification Packs (QP) for Assessors and
Teachers/Trainers of Technical and
Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
The meeting was held at NSDC on
Wednesday 14 November, 2013. Initial
inputs and feedback on the ILO’s NOS
proposal were received from the SSC
representatives present as well as their
endorsement to progress the proposal.

Asian Development Bank (ABD)
Project Kick Off
ADB project to support Construction and
Healthcare SSCs was formalised and kick off
meeting was conducted by NSDC in the
month of December 2013.

Mr. Basab Banerjee Head Standards & QA, NSDC in discussion with
ADB & team for their project
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Agriculture Skill Council of India
ASCI starts its Skilling Activities in Tamil Nadu

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Automotive Skills Development Council
NOS- QP's
Review of occupation maps for the Auto Sector and sub sectors of Manufacturing- SCM & Vendor development,
Quality Assurance / Control, Process / Industrial Eng., Maintenance, R & D, Sales, Servicing were done.
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NCO codes were finalized for the job roles.
Areas for training physically weaker section of society were identified.
CNC operator evaluation question bank was created.
Occupational Standards put up for comments on public domain.

QP-NOS Plan FOR 2014:
Current Number
of QP-NOS
Registered as
National
Standards

Number of
QPs in Draft
Stage
Q1
50 QRC III

47 QRC I
77 QRC II
47

77

Total

Plan for 2014
Q2

Q3 Q4

20 QR CV
25 QRC IV
75

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220

ASDC-Proposed Training Partners:
Proposals were received from various organizations to get affiliated by ASDC and become its training partner.

Assessment of Training Aids:
Review of the following demonstrations Bhavna aids – the Video CDs and LED boards were reviewed, followed up by a meeting at Delhi. These will be useful
for the Vocational Training Provider however the accuracy of the contents should be authenticated by experts /OEM's
ACMA tier.
Seokyung – Has models with parameter measurement. Not cost effective. VTP's can approach OEM/ Tier I and get
used products to serve the purpose.

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Exploring Areas of support:
• Meeting with Everonn team for their participation to STAR scheme headed by Mr. Vivek Harinarain CEO, in the
month of December.
• Meeting with Mr Sanjeev Kumar Jha -Secretary Transport, Madhya Pradesh Government regarding establishing
DTIs in various locations across the State.
• MoU was signed between ASDC and Amity Group on Friday, 29th Nov 2013 at The Lalit Hotel, New Delhi.

Centre Evaluation
Centre evaluation was done at:
• Navata, Driver Training Institute, Vijayawada, for Driver
Training Course.
• Upadhi Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Kolkata, for Machining
Course.
• ILFS Skills Development Corporation Ltd, Gurgaon, Many
Courses.
• Don Bosco ITC at Madurai for Servicing course

MoU's in progress
ASDC affiliation:
• Alankar Driving Institute
• Ashok Leyland
• Mohan Upadhi

• Maruti Suzuki
• Metta

Train The Trainer(TTT) Programme
Five day program conducted at UEM Jaipur for their faculty
on Servicing, Machining, and Welding.

Training programme at Ashok Leyland, Hosur
2 day orientation program conducted for AL team at Hosur.
Training centre heads along with ED After Market and GM,
HR, participated in the training.
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Capital Goods Sector Skill Council
CGSC Workshops for Development of National Occupational Standards
CGSC organized a series of workshops and meetings with the companies and industry associations that are part of
the Capital Goods Sector to elucidate the objective and process of development of Occupational Standards. A series
of four workshops were organized at four locations followed by surveys, one to one meeting and shop floor visits at
the company premises across Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, NCR Region,
Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Coimbatore. The workshops were
attended by over 70 members from the capital goods industry and
industry associations. Similar exercise will continue in the coming weeks
covering more cities and the States of Punjab and Gujarat. During the
workshop, CGSC highlighted the benefit the industry would realize with
the improvement of skills, skilled workforce and thereby improvement in
the productivity at the shop floor. The participating industry members
discussed in length on the subject and extended their support through
active participation and sharing of knowledge, experience and strategic
details to make this
initiative industry driven.
CGSC Workshop at IMTMA-Bangalore on
The outcome was a
November 26, 2013
detailed occupational
mapping of the sector
which will clearly identify
the priority job roles for
development of
Occupational Standards.
CGSC Workshop at Larsen and Tourbo, Mumbai
on November 27, 2013

CGSC Workshop at CGSC office, New Delhi held on Nov. 28, 2013 Workshop at PPMAI, Chennai on November 30, 2013.

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Construction Skill Development Council of India

S. No.
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5
6

S. No.
1
2
3

Activity

Numbers

Number of Trainees undergoing training
Number of Trainees completed training
Number of Trainees assessed
Number of Trainees certified
Number of Trainees awarded
Total Monetary Award disbursed

367
367
367
Nil
Nil
Nil

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Affiliations
Total number of Affiliations with Training Partners
Affiliations with NSDC affiliated Training Partners
Affiliations with Government affiliated Training Partners
Affiliations with non-NSDC and non-Government affiliated Training
Partners

5
6

Affiliation with Assessment Agencies
Numbers added to SSC Pool of Registered Assessors

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Numbers
31
6
4
21
2
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Gems & Jewellery Skill Council of India
STAR Scheme Update
Activity

Numbers

Number of Trainees that have undergone training

517

Number of Trainees that have completed training

176

Number of Trainees assessed

146

Number of Trainees that have cleared assessments

107

Number of Trainees certified

25

Total number of affiliated Training Partners

27

NSDC affiliated Training Partners

15

Number of Government affiliated Training Partners

5

Number of Non NSDC / Non -Government affiliated Training Partners

7

Number of affiliated Assessment Agencies

3

MOU with Government of Kerala
Gem and Jewellery Skill Council of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kerala State Government.
The Kerala State Government is implementing the Additional Skill Acquisition Program (ASAP) to enhance the
employability of Higher Secondary School students by equipping with them industry relevant skills. The Kerala State
Government and GJSCI will work together to provide training for three job roles in the Gems and Jewellery sector.
The MoU was signed on November 6th 2013 at Thiruvananthapuram on the side lines of Skill Enterprise Engagement
for Empowering Kerala (SEEK’13) summit.

Dr. K.M. Abraham, Additional Chief Secretary, Higher
Education Department Government of Kerala and Mr.
Dharmesh Sodah, CEO, Gems and Jewellery Skill Council of
India exchanging the MoU.

Featured from left to right Dr. K.M. Abraham, Additional Chief
Secretary, Higher Education Department Government of Kerala,
Mr. George Thomas Team Leader ASAP Mission Government of
Kerala, Mr. P.K. Abdu Rabb, Minister of Education, Government
of Kerala and Mr. Dharmesh Sodah, CEO Gems and Jewellery
Skill Council of India.
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Training of Trainers
Gems and Jewellery Skill Council of India conducted a training session for Master
Trainers for the job role of Jewellery Retail Sales Associate (QP: G&J 8303). The two
day training program was conducted by Mr. Dharmesh Sodah, CEO, GJSCI and Ms.
Puja Gandhi, Head-Industry Affiliations, GJSCI at Sun City Premier Seepz SEZ,
Mumbai on November 26th and 27th, 2013. The program was attended by master
trainers from GJSCI affiliated training partners, IL&FS, Centum, IACM, LabourNet,
Indian Institute of Jewellery, SB Global, Edulight Careers and Future Sharp. The
program was also attended by assessment design team from GJSCI affiliated
assessment agencies, Manipal City and
Guilds and Aspiring Minds.

Mumbai Gems and Jewellery Trade Fair
GJSCI was invited for a panel discussion to review the Indian Jewellery Industry for 2013 at the FICCI-UBM Gems and
Jewellery Conclave on November 27th 2013 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.
GJSCI was also invited to address a gathering of leading jewellery retailers and manufactures of Maharashtra under
the aegis of the Maharashtra Saraf and Suvarnakar Mahamandal (MSSM).

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Mr. Dharmesh Sodah, CEO, GJSCI, briefed the gathering on the benefits of the STAR Scheme for the Jewellery
industry. Maharashtra Saraf and Suvarnakar Mahamandal (MSSM) has pledged support to the GJSCI and will
mobilize learners from all across Maharashtra to get trained under the STAR Scheme.
In the month of December, All
India Gem and Jewellery Trade
Federation invited GJSCI for
their GBOD meeting held at
Jaipur to introduce the trade
to the STAR Scheme.
Prominent retailers and
manufacturers attended this
meeting held on 21st
December 2013. Gem and
Jewellery Skill Council of India
has tied up with All India Gem
and Jewellery Trade
Federation of India to
implement the STAR Scheme
across India for the Qualification Pack / job role of the Jewellery Retail Sales Associate (Basic).

Training of Trainers
Gem and Jewellery Skill Council of India conducted a training session for Master Trainers for the job role of Jewellery
Retail Sales Associate (QP: G&J 8303). The two day training program was conducted by Ms. Puja Gandhi, HeadIndustry Affiliations, GJSCI.
The training was conducted at
the GJSCI office on December
26-27th, 2013. The program
was attended by trainers from
affiliated training partners
IL&FS, WSI Centum,
LabourNet, Singem and
Edujobs.

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Indian Plumbing Skills Council
During the month of November 13, 2013 the NOS and QPs already approved were aligned with the National
Classifications of Occupations (NCO-2004) made by DGE & T and MoLE.

STAR Scheme Status (Monetary Award Scheme):
S.No

November

December

1.

TPs being evaluated

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40

2.

MoUs signed with

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Activities

MoUs signed with Assessment agencies

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2

Curriculum for Level 1 and 2 ready, being validated by the Industry.
Progress report in a prescribed format is being submitted.
The first batch of 90 students were registered, 32 in Alwar and 58 at Delhi.
Training Partners were asked to submit Curriculum and content for Level 1 and 2 for validation by IPSC.
1st Assessment was held on 28th January 2014.
SDMs link and Pw to be provided by NSDC for TPS.

Discussions are on with the Department of Higher Education,
Government of Kerala to collaborate with them for Skilling under
their Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) and other
schemes. A MoU to be signed with them is under discussions.
Discussions are also underway with Commissioner of Employment
& Training, Government of Gujarat for a MoU to implement Star
Scheme and other trainings in the state.
IPSC brought out its first brochure; the same was distributed at
the World Plumbing Councils Conference (WPC) held at New Delhi
on Nov. 14-15, 2013 and has also been uploaded on the IPSC
website and had commenced work on a full-fledged website (till
date a ‘Blog’ format).
Discussions with Skills Tech, (TAFE) Australia had first been
initiated at the FICCI organised 'Global Skills Conference held in
Delhi on September 4-6th, 2013. A MoU for mutual cooperation
has been signed with them during the CII–National Skills
Conference held at Delhi on Nov. 29th, 2013.

During the same event, discussions were initiated for a
tie-up with the Construction & Property Services
Industry Skills Council (CPSISC) of Australia.
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December Updates
1st AGM of the IPSC was held on December 18th, 2013 followed by the 5th Governing Board meeting. Both the
meetings were well attended.
NSDC held the Qualification Review Committee meeting (QRC) on 24th Dec 2013 to review and approve all the 25 job
roles and their NOS & QPs. Further interviews for Industry validation and the balance seven Workshops are being
planned in Jan. '14. During the month all the NOS and QPs were aligned with the National Classifications of
Occupations (NCO-2004) made by DGE & T and MoLE and have been uploaded on NSDC & IPSC websites. The
members from Industry and academia can still offer suggestions on the same till May 2014.
NOS-The NOS Committee had several meetings to review and finalize the job roles proposed in the first phase of the
study. The first workshop on the same was held in Delhi on 16th Dec. 2013 presenting 25 job roles and Qualification
Packs. Based on the inputs received and further discussions held on December 21st, 2013 an Occupational map of
the various job roles was done and linked to the corresponding NVEQF levels.
A notification dated 27th Dec. 2013 has been issued by Ministry of Finance based on the decisions taken in the
Cabinet Committee on Skill Development meeting held on Dec 19, 2013 for a 'National Skills Qualification
Framework' (NSQF). The exact implications of this are yet not clear, except that it is supposed to bring unification of
the various certifications going on under AICTE, CBSE, MES and SSCs and give the Government support and
recognition to the certificates of SSCs. NSDC has organized a workshop on the matter on January 8th, 2013 the first
meeting of the Committee for implementation NSQC is scheduled to be held on 09th Jan.14.
IPSC has not opted to take up the Regional and National contests to be planned as part of the next World Skills
Competition to be held in August 2015 in Brazil due to the short time available. A competition would be conducted at
'Plumbex' in February 2014 to be held in Mumbai.
Events /Conferences attended during the month:

FICCI Roundtable with Canadian Delegation on Plumbing and Construction, December 6th, 2013 New Delhi.

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Leather Sector Skill Council
Awareness Programme on STAR Scheme
During December 2013, the Leather Sector Skill Council organized Awareness Programme on STAR Scheme in three
clusters namely Bangalore (December 5, 2013), Mumbai (December 13, 2013) and Kolkata (December 17, 2013) and
was attended by 113 representatives of leather industry.

Mr. R. Ramesh Kumar, CEO, Leather
Sector Skill Council addressing the
industry representatives

Awareness Programme in Kolkata (from
left to right): Mr. Amit Kumar Sharma,
Executive Director, FDDI, Mr. Tapan
Nandi, Regional Chairman, CLE, ER, Mr.
Mukhtarul Amin, Chairman, FDDI, Mr.
Rajendra Kumar Jalan, Chairman, CLE
and Mr. R. Ramesh Kumar, CEO, Leather

Awareness Programme in Mumbai (from
left to right): Shri R. Ramesh Kumar, CEO,
Leather SSC; Shri Naresh Bhasin,
Regional Chairman (West), Council for
Leather Exports and Shri H.R. Malik,
Former Regional Chairman (West)

Assessments under STAR Scheme
Assessments were held in 3 companies for a total of 98 candidates during December 2013.

Assessment at the companies

Enrollments under STAR Scheme
As of December 2013, about 930 candidates were enrolled under STAR Scheme.

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NSDC Partners Meet, December 19 & 20, 2014
Shri Habib Hussain, Chairman, Leather Sector Skill Council presided over the session for organized factory set-up on
the title Private Sector’s Opportunities and Challenges in Skilling India held on December 19, 2013, at the NSDC
Partner’s Meet. Shri M. Rafeeque Ahmed, Member, Governing Council, Leather SSC and Mrs. Revathi Roy, Member,
Committee of Administration, Council for Leather Exports took part and shared their views.

Mr. Habib Hussain, Chairman, LSSC (5th from left) presiding
over the session

From left to right) : Shri M. Rafeeque Ahmed, Member,
Governing Council, Leather SSC; Shri Habib Hussain,
Chairman, Leather SSC and Shri R. Ramesh Kumar, CEO,
Leather SSC at the NSDC Partners Meet.

Security Sector Skill Development Council
SSSDC co-sponsoring the Security Skills and Leadership Summit 2013 alongside the 8th Annual Conference of Central
Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) and Association of Private Detectives & Investigators (APDI) held at
PHD House on 14th and 15th December 2013.
The Summit was attended by 400 CEOs from the private security sector, key functionaries of NSDA, heads of training
& assessment bodies and security protagonist from across the country. The Chief Guest for the inaugural session was
His Excellency Shri Shivraj Patil, Governor of Punjab, who was received by Maharaja Bhanu Prakash Singhji, Former
Governor & Union Minister, Chief Patron CAPSI and KunwarVikram Singh Chairman SSSDC. At this inaugural session,
Mr J P Rai, Director General NSDA was a special guest of honor.

6th Bi-annual NSDC Partners Meet
Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman SSSDC and Lt General S S Chahal,
CEO attended the 6th Bi- annual NSDC Partners' Meet held at the
new TCS complex Chennai on 19 December and 20 December
which gave them an opportunity to interact with a vast cross
section of training providers who attended the meet.
On the second day, CEO formed part of a special panel to discuss
various issues related to the execution of the STAR Scheme. In
particular, CEO spoke on the methodology being adopted for
accrediting Assessment Bodies and their functioning.
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STAR Scheme
Despite some of the teething troubles in
implementing the STAR Scheme, the response from
the private security sector participating in the scheme
was very encouraging.
Affiliation of Training Providers (TP): A total of five
TPs were affiliated during the month bringing their
total to 87.
Allocation of Targets: Based on the performance upto 31st December 13, SSSDC is in the process of allocating targets
for the second quarter ending March 31st, 2014.

T3 and Assessor Courses
1. New Delhi: The18th T3 course was conducted at CAVALIER, New Delhi from December 16 to 27th, 2013 for 25
trainers.
2. Gurgaon: The 12th and 13th Assessors courses were conducted at SSSDC on 07 and December 14th, 2013.
3. Future plans: The following T3 courses are planned to be conducted during January 2014:-

January 19th, 2013
January 20th, 2013
January 21st, 2013
January 22nd, 2013
January 23rd, 2013
January 24th, 2013

T3 Course at Mumbai.
T3 Course at Kolkata.
T3 Course at Nagpur.
T3 Course at Gurgaon.
T3 Course at Chandigarh.
T3 Course at Kolkata.

Certifications : December 2013
A total of 2910 certifications were undertaken during the month as under:(a) STAR Scheme
(I)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)

ASTM
CANPRO- GI
CHECKMATE SERVICES
ESCALADE
INDIA EYE
KEERTIKA
LAURUS
NST ACADEMY

35
7
90
62
100
382
90
47

(ix)
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)
(xv)
(xvi)
(xvii)
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OLIVE HERITAGE
PRAGMATIC EDUCATION SOCIETY
RAXA
SAHAYTA SECURITY
SLV
SREE FOUNDATION
SSMS
TERRIER, BANGALORE
WORLD WIDE , BHOPAL

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578
60
32
32
32
25
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Media & Entertainment Skills Council
Validation Workshop Film & Television Institute
of India, Pune:
MESC conducted a validation workshop in the FTII, Pune on the
October 14th, 2013. The occupations pertaining to Film and
television were modified and validated by the head of the
departments of various trades like, Art Direction, Set Crafts,
Editing, Sound, Cinematography and Actors. The workshop was
a success and makes the validation easier by industry experts in
the future.

From Left to Right, Prof. Milind (Editing), FTII, Ms.
Shabnam, Mr. D. J. Narain (Director, FTII), Dr.
Iftekhar Ahmed (Dean TV, FTII), Mr. Dharam Gulati,
Cinematographer, Mr. K.J. Soman (HOD,
Cinematography), Mr. Sharia, (EX- HOD
cinematography)

From Left to Right - Mr. Sharia, Retd-HOD, Cinematography,
FTII, Mr. K.J Soman, HOD, Cinematography
FTII, Mr. Dharam Gulati, Cinematographer, Sonal Mathur
Project Manager, MESC
MESC conducted the validation workshop for modification and validation of NOSs pertaining to animation subsector on the 15th
October 2013 in Pune. The workshop was attended by leading experts in the field of animation.

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Validation workshop at NIOS for Sound held on 28th October 2013 – 30th October 2013,
Noida, UP
NIOS had organized a workshop for designing the curriculum and course for Sound Designer in association with
CEMCA. On the first day of the workshop, MESC was also invited for giving a brief about the QP on Sound. With
MESC's participation it was brought to the notice that the courses should be prepared for the entire QP of Sound
instead of Sound Designer. NIOS agreed to the same and MESC conducted the entire workshop by itself on 28th
October and gave attendees an understanding about the QP and the Job Roles pertaining to sound. MESC received
the validation for the same from each of the attendees. On 30th October 2013, MESC participated in the workshop
for developing infrastructural guidelines for the curriculum prepared by the attendees. The workshop was attended
by all the academicians Media and Entertainment sector from Jamia Milia Islamia Univeristy, FTII, G.G.S I.P
University, Indian Institute of Mass Communication (new Delhi) & Nagpur University to name a few.

Validation Workshop on Animation, Gaming and VFX at Media and Entertainment
Business Conclave (FICCI), Bangalore.
MESC conducted the validation workshop for Animation and gaming experts on 30th October 2013, in Bangalore,
with support from Association of Bangalore Animation Industry (ABAI), the premier association for Animation, Visual
Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC), is a Bangalore. The workshop brought new stakeholders in the field of animation
together for validation and support.

Animation Workshop at MEBC
Bangalore conducted by Mr.
Ashish Kulkarni

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Retailers Association's Skill Council of India
RASCI is the first Skill Council in India to have reached 100+ training partners with a reach of 3300+ centres for Retail
Skilling in a span of 3 months. Their industry assessor pool touched 200 by November 2013.
Also, it is the first Skill Council in India to maintain success rate of 100% pass percentages with multiple batches
across India.
RASCI collated supply side data from Retail Training Providers for Retail Skilling in India and continued scoping with
Training/Assessment/Knowledge /TTT partners for Retail Skilling.

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11th November 2013 - 13th November 2013: RASCI conducted Train the Trainer (TTT) for 9 trainers from various
training partners for Trainee Associate (RAS/Q0103) & Sales Associate (RAS/Q01014) at Mumbai.
On 25th & 26th Nov'13, RASCI conducted their third
engagement with Service Skills Australia for enhancing
collaborating on the Retail Skilling eco-system of India.
December Update
RASCI appointed its 125th training partner – 'Gram Tarang
Employability Training Services Pvt Ltd.' and crossed the
25000th enrolment on December 28th, 2013.
Also, it is the first Skill Council in India to launch Training
Centres Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

James Raphael, COO & Sr. VP, RASCI with trainers of various
Training Partners from across the length & breadth of India.

RASCI is the first Skill Council in India to start All Girls
Batch with SNDT, Mumbai through its Training
Partner.Infinite Myriaads launched its first RASCI STAR
scheme batch on 11th December 2013 at SNDT College
Malad. The batch was the first all girls batch across all
sector skills councils.
The programme was launched by James Raphael, COO,
RASCI. He spoke to the students about the Retail sector,
the importance of getting skilled, sector skill councils etc.
He kept the audience engaged with anecdotes and real
life cases.

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The batch was then addressed by Mr Sanjay Engineer, MD, Infinite Myriaads, where he enthralled the audience with
life in the retail sector, how to manage customer experience.

The team from Infinite Myriaads, SNDT College, RASCI

Certified trainer Shoib Khan conducting the first session
of the batch. A total of 250 hours of training (with
additional 50 hours of Spoken English) was offered the
participants to increase the confidence to deliver on the
job.

9th – 12th December, 2013: RASCI anchors Sector Skill Council
(SSC) optimization study with McKinsey & Co.
12th December, 2013: RASCI along with RAI presents Retail
Employees Day (RED) to bring the retail employees into focus
and to thank them for their untiring efforts.
On 19th December, 2013: RASCI attends the NSDC Board
meeting at TCS, Chennai presenting the milestones RASCI has
achieved.
On, 23rd December, 2013: RASCI conducts its own Board
meeting at its office in Mumbai.

James Raphael, COO, RASCI along with Retailers
Association of India (RAI) encouraging a Retail
Employee from Dominos on Retail Employees Day.
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James Raphael, COO, RASCI gifting and encouraging a
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Rubber Skill Development Council
First batch of RSDC Certified Trainees Felicitated at HASETRI
HASETRI, RSDC's first affiliated training partner, conducted training for mill operator at Kankroli, Rajasthan. A
convocation ceremony was organized by HASETRI on Nov 26, 2013 for the first batch of RSDC certified candidates on
successful completion of the training. HASETRI, in association with Rubber Sector Skill Council of India, offered the
said training under the STAR SCHEME (Standard Training Assessment & Reward) to train candidates for the Rubber
Sector. HASETRI, RSDC's affiliated training partner started one more batch of students consisting of 37 trainees for
the job role of Tyre Building Operator – Commercial Tyres on 16th December 2013.
Out of 28 certified candidates trained at HASETRI, 14 candidates have already been recruited by JK Tyre Kankroli unit.
JK Tyres is willing to hire resources at other locations as well. The Chief Guest of the ceremony was Dr. Preetam B
Yashwant, IAS, District Collector, Rajsamand, the event was also attended by Mr. Vinod Simon, Chairman RSDC and
Ms. Anupama Giri, CEO RSDC.

(L to R: Dr. R Mukhopadhyay, Director & CE-HASETRI, Ms. Anupama Giri, CEO RSDC, Chief Guest, Dr. Preetam B Yashwant, IAS,
District Collector, Rajsamand, Mr. Vinod Simon, Chairman RSDC and Shri LP Shrivastava, Unit Head; JK Tyre (Kankroli, Raj)

New training batches started by LabourNet
LabourNet, RSDC's affiliated training partner added another feather to our cap by successfully completing the
assessment of 175 trainees for batches conducted at Metro Tyres, Govind Rubber & Ramsons Cycles, Ludhiana, for
the job roles of Mill Operator, Compression Moulding Operator and Extruder Operator. Labour Net has its hands full
with various trainings programs launched in association with different rubber companies. New batches have been
started for Tyre Moulding job role in association with companies like Poddar Tyres and Metro Tyres, Ludhiana. Along
two more batches have started at Bony Polymers, Faridabad, for 46 trainees for the job roles of Compression
Moulding and Injection Moulding Operator.

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RSDC-ASAP event in Kerala
RSDC participated in an event organized by ASAP (Additional Skill Acquisition Programme), Government of Kerala to
encourage the students of Kerala to take up skill oriented/vocational course to enhance their career prospects. The
event was organized on 21st December 2013 and was a huge success.
The primary aim of the event was to get students enrolled for the “Junior Rubber Technician” (JRT) job role. RSDC has
put up stall at 8 different locations in Kerala namely Cochin (Perumbhavoor), Alleppey, Calicut, Trissur, Mallapuram,
Palghat, Pathanamthitta and Kottayam. The event witnessed walk-ins of more than 5500 enthusiastic students
making it a huge success. The team from LabourNet, RSDC's affiliated training partner, who was representing RSDC at
the event, welcomed the students as they walked into our stall. The students had various questions regarding the JRT
course, which were addressed by the counselors present in the stall.
RSDC certified trainer, Mr. Ratheesh also counseled the students at the Cochin stall and helped students choose
course according to their skills and aptitude. The RSDC stall was continuously buzzing with the questions from an
enthusiastic crowd. At one point, we had to conduct a mass counseling for the students in groups because it became
difficult for the counselors to take up individual questions from the students. The activity at Trissur location
witnessed the highest number of walk-ins of more than 1400, closely followed by the Cochin and Alleppey city which
individually received walk- ins of more than 800 students. Batches for JRT course will be initiated by end of January,
2014.

Stall Ready for exhibition at ASAP

Counseling session

Counseling session

Handing over of the prize to the lucky draw winner
at Kottayam
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Telecom Sector Skill Council
MOU Signing with Kerala Government
In order to give skill development a boost in the state, Mr Oomen Chandy, the Chief Minister of Kerala, inaugurated a
two day National Seminar “Skill Enterprise Engagement for Empowering Kerala (SEEK) 2013” on 5th and 6th on
November 2013 at Trivandrum was presided over by Mr P K Abdu Rabb, Minister for Education. Panel Discussion was
held for the Telecom sector and was steered by TSSC, with active participation from the State Government Industry
(Railtel & Huawei) and accredited Training Providers (Centum, TMI & Xntuate). This culminated with the signing of a
MoU between TSSC and the State Govt being represented by Dr K M Abraham, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary
(Higher Education) and Mr P Riyas, Head Strategy, ASAP, Kerala. In addition, TSSC also lent its expertise in the
evaluation of RFPs received from various TPs, thereby reinforcing its commitment towards furthering skill
development for the state of Kerala.

India – Australia Skills Conference
India Australia Skills Conference 2013 - the second in its series (first of which was held in Perth, Australia in July 2012)
organised by AIEC, CII and NSDC was held at Le Meridian, New Delhi on 27th November, 2013 under the aegis of the
India-Australia Working Group. The objective of the partnership between TSSC – E-Oz – IBSA was to develop
comparable industry-led occupational standards for the Telecom Sector. Cmde J Jena, CEO TSSC submitted a joint
report and gave a presentation along with E-Oz & IBSA, which showcased the progress made by TSSC in mapping QPs
for 9 job roles. Subsequently, a Workshop was held at TSSC to demonstrate the Mapping Process of QPs to other
SSCs, Industry and TPs, with job role of Broadband Technician, taken as a case study.

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Broadband Tech India 2013 Conference
Broadband Internet being the back-bone for development for all sectors and having a high growth potential, TSSC
was invited to participate in the 10th International Conference "Broadband Tech India 2013" held at Le Meridian,
New Delhi on 28th November 2013. Mr. B. Ravinder, Director TSSC was one of the speakers at the Seminar. He
highlighted the importance of skill development, which was projected as one of the challenges facing the industry
more so in the Telecom industry.
TSSC had identified 6 job roles, covering aspects pertaining to Sales, Managerial and Technical areas, for which the
National Occupational Standards are available and needs leverage. He added that training had already commenced
for some of these job roles on a pan- India basis, but required to be
scaled up. The overall approach for ensuring quality vocational
training was an eye
opener to most of the
participants and the
benefits that would be
accrued by the industry
were well appreciated.

Star Scheme Update for the Month
of November

Star Scheme Update for the Month
of December

Trainees undergoing training

723
409

Trainees completed training

216

59

Trainees assessed

16

548 Trainees Undergoing Training
1067 Trainees completed training
779 Trainees assessed

States / UTs covered
Affiliated assessment agencies

2

Trainees Certified

18

States / UTs covered

16

02

Affiliated assessment agencies

12
4

Affiliated training partners
NSDC affiliated training partners

25

Affiliated training partners

Non-NSDC and non-Government training partners
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MoU Signing with MITSOT
TSSC signed MoU with MIT Pune's MIT School of Telecom Management (MITSOT) Pune on 28th Dec 2013. Speaking
on the occasion Cmde J Jena, CEO TSSC said that Indian Telecom sector has emerged as the second largest & fastest
growing Telecom market in the world registering a consistent overall growth rate of more than 35% over the past
decade in terms of subscribers. With m-governance, m-commerce & many such new innovations, Telecom is set to
increasingly permeate the lives of common Indians in coming years. The Indian Telecom success story would continue
with 3G / 4G networks and smartphones, besides focussing on the under-penetrated rural markets. However lack of
adequately skilled manpower is affecting the industry. In an effort to bridge the gap, TSSC has been taking plenty of
initiatives and this MoU is one such important step in that direction. Dr. Sunil Karad, Executive Director MIT Group of
Institutions said that the declaration of this duo's promise of bringing together the Industry and Academia will be a
concrete step forward for telecom sector which is feeling the heat of lack of manpower.

Culmination of IBSA - TSSC - E-OZ Project Phase – I
Subsequent to India Australia Skills Conference 2013 held on 27th November 2013, a workshop was organized at
TSSC on December 2nd, 2013 to demonstrate the Mapping Process of QPs to other SSCs, Industry and TPs, with job
role of Broadband Technician, taken as a case study. Post workshop, TSSC team along with Australian delegation
documented and prepared a project report highlighting various achievements in Phase I and the targets envisaged
for Phase II. The report will be submitted to both AIEC and NSDC.

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TSSC at India Telecom 2013
Telecom Sector Skill Council participated in the eight Edition of India Telecom: “India Telecom 2013”, held from 5th –
7th Dec 2013. The event was inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Manmohan Singh and was attended by
various dignitaries and prominent Telecom Industries the in India and Overseas. In his inaugural speech, the Hon'ble
PM highlighted, how competition and growth of Telecom Sector in India is benefitting the Indian economy. More
than 75 Telcos attended the event, wherein TSSC got the opportunity to sign an MoU with Opterna Technologies Pvt
Ltd, a US based Telecom Company.

Distributors Meet, Pune
In order to strengthen its foundation by taking on-board more Industry players, TSSC organised its first Distributors
meet in Pune. This was attended by various potential employers like Handset Distributors, Retailers and Passive Infra
Service Providers. TSSC signed MoUs with 4 key handset distributors prominent in Western India thus enhancing its
visibility and reach within Telecom Industry.

Meet our Newly Affiliated Training Partners

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Information on the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) approved by the NSDC Board, is now additionally available in the 'Our Partners' section of the
NSDC Website. (Link follows)
http://www.nsdcindia.org/our-success-stories/index.aspx
Detailed information on the status of the SSCs, including those on which due diligence is underway, continues to be available within the
dedicated link for Sector Skill Councils on the NSDC Website.(Link follows)
http://www.nsdcindia.org/pdf/sector-skill-councils.pdf
For further Information contact: rajiv.mathur@nsdcindia.org

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