KAUSHALYA VARDHAN KENDRA (KVK)

KAUSHALYA VARDHAN KENDRA (KVK)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE KAUSHALYA VARDHAN KENDRA (KVK)

“Instead of trainees going to the Institutes, the Institutes go to the trainees”

•The very idea of “Kaushalya Vardhan Kendra”was conceived during the Chintan Shibir at Dhordo (Kutch, Gujarat) held from 3rd December 2009 to 7th December 2009.

•The courses were selected on WISH concept;

W - Women Oriented Courses,

 I -Industry Oriented Courses,

S -Soft Skill and Service Sector Related Courses,

H -Hard Core Traditional Courses.

•Nominal fees of Rs.50.00 per month are charged from General candidate and SC, ST, BPL, Physically Handicapped and Women are exempted from fees.

•Main breakthrough of the scheme is to increase the woman’s turnout for skill-related courses.

•All the KVKs have DTH connections and the regular lectures have been arranged through “Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo informatics “(BISAG).

•Initially, villages with a population of 10,000(7000 in Tribal areas) were identified for this intervention, which is now revised to 5000 and clusters within 15 kmsof these villages are covered with the skill center.

•The development journey of Gujarat received another feather in its cap! Gujarat’s Kausalya Vardhan Kendra, the flagship scheme of the Directorate of Employment and Training to enhance skill development among the people has won the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for the year 2011-2012.

•The award was presented by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on 21st April 2013, which is commemorated as National Civil Services Day. The Award was received by Ms. Sonal Mishra, Director Employment and Training.

•The District level ITIs were designated as nodal agencies, Principals of the Institutes were declared as Skill Development Officers for their District.

•Certification by Gujarat Council of Vocational Training (GCVT)

•No upper age limits.

•Admission based on School Leaving Certificate.

•Exception is provided for those who have no School leaving Certificates and admission is based on Oral Test.

•Locally available Government building/rental building is used for KVKs.