NYKS Core Programmes - 2019-20

Education in Basic Vocations

Background

Education in Basic Vocations aims to educate rural young women & men in basic vocations and enhancing their self esteem in the society as well as guide them to take up Skill Development Training from other Agencies.

The sequence of activities envisaged under the programme are to mobilize youth into groups, improve their skills, arrange for support services, provides awareness and education on the key focus areas identified as mentioned earlier in NYKS Annual Action Plan guidelines.

There should be increasing emphasis on making the young women and men aware of and handholding for higher level of Skill Development Training from other Agencies so that they gradually become meaningfully employed or self-employed by establish income generating units for their livelihood.

Objective

To up-grade vocational skills of rural youth and enable them to enhance their self – esteem in the society.
To empower youth to address issues and concerns confronting their day to day life.
Motivate youth to take up employment or income generation programmes of their own.
To make them aware of new skills for which there is increasing demand in the market?
Make aware and handholding for Skill Development training and access to credit facilities under prevailing schemes.

No. of Training Programmes:

Based on the number of Blocks in the district as per criteria given in the following Table:

Category	No. of Programmes per District @ Rs. 21,000/- per centre	Amount (in Rs.)	No. of Participants to be covered @minimum 25 per Prog.
Districts with 1-3 Blocks	6	1,26,000/-	150
Districts with 4-5 Blocks	6	1,26,000/-	150
Districts with 6-10 Blocks	6	1,26,000/	150
Districts with 11-15 Blocks	6	1,68,000/	200
Districts with 16 & above Blocks	6	1,89,000/	225

Important Points to Adhere

The District Youth Coordinators would be allowed to pay honorarium to resource persons as per need and duration of the course but it should be within the ceiling of allotted budget.
The district NYKs would impart Soft Skills and Personality Development training. Resource Persons would be invited to deliver talks on the issues of personality development covering aspects of team work, group dynamics and synergy effects for SHGs, etc.
Knowledge and information on National Flagship Programmes of Central Govt., facilities and programmes of Government, NGOs and other Developmental Agencies may also be imparted from time to time by inviting subject experts and resource persons in SUTP Centers.

No. of participants per programme

In one training batch, the minimum number of participants should be 25 (80% women and 20% men).
Motivated, needy, unemployed rural/semi-urban women of the district should be selected.
Preference should be given to Youth Clubl members, Ex-NSVs/NYCs and those who took part in NYK programmes and activities.
Due representation should be given to women from SC/ST, OBC, Minority, Widow, Economically Backward and Destitute/Homeless categories.
The selected participants should at least be in a position to understand, read and write.

Duration:

The duration of the trades would be fixed in consultation with technical experts, institutions or instructors. However, the maximum duration of the courses would be 03 months.
Duration of training shall depend upon the type of selected trade and vocation.
Therefore, the Youth Coordinator should fix durations for selected trades in consultation with concerned technical experts or institutions.
The vocational training courses would be run in such a way that these courses are within the EBV Budget Ceiling. But, it may be ensured that number of allotted participants remains the same

Strategy to run EBV

The Youth Coordinator shall identify trades and vocations as per the local needs of the rural women on one hand and availability of raw material and market on the other.
NYK would make efforts to organize Education in Basic Vocations with the support of KVKs, Agricultural Universities, trainers of developmental agencies, NGOs and institutes within the district. Trainers, would also be approached for imparting standard training at NYK centers.
If required, Youth Coordinators would be free to send youth to reputed Training Institutes situated away from the districts, if the training facility in a particular trade and vocation is not available in the district. However, no TA/DA shall have to be borne by NYKs and should be within the earmarked budget and guidelines for the program. If required, local resources may be mobilized to this effect. Nonetheless, the beneficiaries during such an arranged program should also be made aware of the issues and key focus areas identified by NYKS and mentioned on previous pages of the guidelines.
Trainers should preferably be taken from Skill Training Providing Agencies, Departments and NGOs. However, the Trainers may also be taken from Youth Clubs.
Syllabus of the Education in Basic Vocations and Soft Skills should be developed in consultation with Skill Training Providing Agencies and Trainers well in advance before starting of the programme.
The District Youth Coordinators would be allowed to pay honorarium to resource persons as per need and duration of the course but it should be within the ceiling of allotted budget under the given head.

Sectors, Trades and Vocations for Skill Training
Emphasis may be given on the following Sectors, trades and vocations (the list is only suggestive).

S.No	Sector	Suggested Vocations
1.	Agriculture	Mushroom Cultivation, Bee Keeping, Medicinal Plants Cultivation, Horticulture, Floriculture, Vermiculture, Backyard Vegetable Cultivation, Tractor Repairing
2	Dairying	Small Milch/Dairy Animal (Buffalo, Cow) Rearing Units, Milk Collection & Selling, Milk Processing (Ghee, Paneer, Khoya)
3.	Animal Husbandry	Goat/ Sheep Rearing for Meat/ Wool, Backyard Poultry & Indigenous Birds (Ducks, Quails), Piggery, Rabbit Rearing, etc.
4.	Fisheries	Fish Rearing/ Seed Production in Small Ponds, Fish Processing (Drying, Fish Pickle), Fishing Net Making & Repair, Fish Feed Production, Small Hatcheries, Wage Employment (Through Feeding, Watch & Ward, De-weeding of Ponds, Harvesting)
5.	Handloom	Weaving, Processing (Dyeing, Bleaching, Mercerizing), Packaging
6.	Handicrafts	Production of Handicraft Items, Processing Activities (Polishing, Coloring)
7.	Sericulture	Mulberry Cultivation, Cocoon Rearing, Reeling of Yam
8.	Social Forestry and Forest Based Activities	Raising Nurseries, Cultivation of Forest Species on Forest Land/ Wastelands, Collection of Minor Forest Produce (Gum, Berries, Medicinal/ Herbal Products, Honey)
9.	Food Processing	Fruits and vegetable Processing for making Jam, Jelly, Murabba, Petha, Chips/ Wafers, Noodles, Papad, Pickle, Bakery Products
10.	Other Locally Appropriate vocation such as	Knitting, embroidery, zardozi work, finishing, Cutting and tailoring, Soft Toys, Bamboo/Jute Work: Hand Bags, Baskets, Decorative Pieces, File Cover, Beauty Culture, Candle making, Packaging of house hold articles and painting, Computer and mobile repairing, Motor Rewinding, etc

Collaborative Agencies

Institutes like Small Scale Industries, NCVT, Training Providers under Ministry of Skill and Entrepreneurship Development, Labour and Employment Schemes, Tailoring Institutes, KVK, KVIC, DIC, Community Polytechnic, JSS, ITI, WCD, and Agriculture University Extension Services and many other at district level should also be coordinated for effective outcome.
The Youth Coordinator should also coordinate with District Administration, Industries, Banks, NABARD, Industrial and Financial institutes.

Budget per programme

Particular	Details	Amount (in Rs.)
Honorarium to Trainer	Rs. 5000 per months	15,000
Raw Material and Maintenance	Rs. 1500 per month	4,500
Honorarium to Resource Persons for imparting soft skill training	Rs.5000 for 3 months	5,000
Organization Expenses		1,500
Total		26,000

Inspection of EBVSS Centers

A surprise check of these centres may be carried out by State Director or his/her representative. The DYC should visit at least once or twice during the programme

Impact of the Programme on non-quantifiable activities

Increase in self confidence and esteem among rural young women and men.
Gradual change in the traditional system of social behaviors and family barrier to remain indoors.
Sense of responsibility for income generation and participation in Nation building.
Awareness, knowledge and enhanced accessibility to National Flagship Programmes of Central Govt., facilities and programmes of Government, NGOs and other Developmental Agencies.
Self motivation and mobilization to participate in different types of training programmes at village, district, commissioner, State and any other part of the country