To keep pace with the skilled manpower requirement of organised sector and to match market’s requirement with a proper training programme the Jharkhand Skill Development Society would be forming around a dozen committees comprising three other stake holders to make assessment of the evolving parameters of employment and to suggest correction in the training process based on those parameters.
As many as 12 skill development committees would be formed to provide insight into equal number of sectors to guide Jharkhand Skill Development Mission programmes. The number of committees could reach 16 to represent 16 sectors.
“We are covering around 16 sectors through programmes launched in pilot phase. We will try to form between 12-16 committees which will have representation from the concerned Sector Skill Council which is at the national level and the concerned department at the state level. Committee’s role will be to provide coordination between skill development and market requirements,” said Mission Director and Chief Executive Officer, Pravin Kumar Toppo.
The committee will be co-chaired by the departmental secretary and head of the Sector Skill Council. It will function with 6-8 members drawn from the three stake holders and would meet at specified time interval to share industry insights vis-a-vis skilled manpower requirement.
The committee would include private companies besides the Sector Skill Council and government department. The companies would apprise the committee with necessary changes in the skill development programmes which will be incorporated in the training programmes to increase employability of those who will be trained for the market to reduce number of unemployed youths.
“They (private companies) will make an assessment of the demand for a particular skill industry-wise and establishment-wise so that we can have a fair idea about the skill gap in Jharkhand. The committee will make inform about what skills are in demand,” added Toppo.
Meanwhile, according to sources with the department of labour, Employment and Training, around seven committees in high growth areas identified by Pricewaterhouse Coopers are about to take shape and a memorandum of understanding is likely to be inked between those committees and the global consultancy firm.
“Work for around seven committees is almost over and few rounds of meeting have also been convened. The private members some of the renowned name from industry representing the seven sectors,” said the source.
The seven high growth sector identified include tourism, agriculture, banking and financial sector, construction, agriculture, mining and power.