Innovations-Compendium - Construction Skill Development Council
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Innovations-Compendium - Construction Skill Development Council
Ì®¿²-º±®³·²¹ ¬¸» -µ·´´ ´¿²¼-½¿°» Innovations For Skills Compendium TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Message from Chairman – Mr. S. Ramadorai ............................................................ 2 2.0. Message from MD/CEO, NSDC – Mr. Dilip M. Chenoy ............................................................ 3 3.0. Executive Summary ............................................................ 4 3.1. Overview – Innovation for Skills Compendium ............................................................ 4 3.2. Innovation Categories ................................................................ 4 4.0. Introducing and Evaluating Innovators 4.1. Innovations – Sourcing & Financing ............................................................ 6 4.1.1. Milaap ................................................................ 6 4.1.2. Springboard Financial Services ................................................................ 7 4.1.3. Mobile Harvest ................................................................ 8 4.1.4. Gram Vaani ................................................................ 9 4.2. Innovations – Training-to-Certification ............................................................ 10 4.2.1. Liqvid ................................................................ 10 4.2.2. Tata Consultancy Services – Ignite ................................................................ 11 4.2.3. Taco e-Learning (Tata Autocomp) ................................................................ 12 4.2.4. Microspin ................................................................ 13 4.2.5. Raxa ................................................................ 14 4.2.6. Mettl ................................................................ 15 4.2.7. Institute of Productivity, UK ................................................................ 16 4.2.8. Air Jaldi ................................................................ 17 4.2.9. IFC Business Edge ................................................................ 18 4.3. Innovations –Placement & Linkages ............................................................ 19 4.3.1. Baba Jobs ................................................................ 19 4.3.2. Justrojgar ................................................................ 20 4.3.3. Human Data Solutions ................................................................ 21 4.3.4. Saral Rozgar - Tech Mahindra ................................................................ 22 4.3.5. Flexing it ................................................................ 23 4.3.6. Oyster Connect ................................................................ 24 4.4. Innovations – Post Placement and Engagement 5.0. Annexures ............................................................ 5 ............................................................ 25 4.4.1. Awaaz De ................................................................ 25 4.4.2. Myguesthouse.com ................................................................ 26 ............................................................ 27 1.0 MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN – MR. S. RAMADORAI The Age of Asian Innovation has begun and India is well poised to lead the way in leading these efforts. Our 'less is more' approach is being recognized by many, leading to reverse innovation solutions being adopted by the developed world. With a heterogeneous mix of people, languages and culture, innovators in India also have an opportunity to develop products, services and solutions to a diverse pool of customers. At the National Skill Development Corporation, we create, fund and enable an ecosystem that promotes vocational skills as a means to higher productivity for the industry, upward mobility and lifelong learning for the emerging workforce. NSDC's work pans 21 sectors, including formal and informal sectors. The diversity of this portfolio offers any innovator an opportunity for scale and sustainable growth in the years to come. In line with our efforts to promote innovations that add value to the evolving skilling ecosystem, NSDC has earmarked a special fund to promote such innovations in these sectors. For those innovators who would like to partner with NSDC's training partners, our team has come with the first edition of the Innovation for Skills compendium highlighting over 20 innovations from across the country. This will be an on-going effort. I hope you find this easy-to-use reference guide useful and adopt some of them in your organization. I also welcome you to submit innovative practices within your organization to our team so we can together develop an innovation culture in the years to come. S Ramadorai Adviser to the PM in the Prime Minister's National Skill Development Council Chairman – National Skill Development Corporation 2.0. MESSAGE FROM MD/CEO, NSDC – MR. DILIP M. CHENOY Introduction to the Skills Compendium NSDC's Innovation for Skills Compendium is a first of its kind effort to highlight and present innovations that have the potential to add value to the vocational skilling ecosystem in the country. Innovators have been crowd sourced through different networks, internal references and feedback from NSDC Training Partners. All submissions are voluntary The objective of this effort is to recognize the need for innovations across different activities in the value chain, from sourcing candidates to financing to market linkages and post-training engagement. Over 20 Innovations have been profiled in this compendium, addressing many of these areas, and we have tried to make it actionable. Almost all innovators we have profiled believe that the skilling ecosystem will evolve significantly in the coming years, and that NSDC Partners are best placed to lead and benefit from these changes Role of Skills Innovation Champion We do recognize many of you have found innovative ways to address challenges in your own organization, either through new methods of delivery, strong internal assessment, dynamic courseware, or use of Trainers as Counselors. NSDC is keen to profile these in the subsequent compendium so there is recognition of your work, and also help propagate best practices in the ecosystem We also propose each organization that recognizes an innovation that can add value, to identify an internal champion to steer the innovation piece. This Skills Innovation Champion could be anybody in your organization, the technology person, the finance person, the center manager, master trainer or even senior leadership. This would ensure that any additional effort is best managed with a time-bound and outcome-based mechanism Role of NSDC Innovation Team At NSDC, we will continue to compile and share these innovations, and would request your support in these efforts. To begin with, we have developed a quick diagnostic tool that will help assess your organization's innovation effectiveness based on your internal priorities. The Compendium is structured to address any perceived gaps you may recognize from this effort, and would like to engage going forward. Contact details of these innovators are provided along with a one-page profile of their work Please do mail your suggestions, feedback or innovations you want to be highlighted in the next compendium to [email protected] Dilip M Chenoy CEO & MD National Skill Development Corporation 4 Innovations for Skills Compendium 3.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3.1. Overview – Innovation for Skills Compendium The National Skill Development Corporation (‘NSDC’), operating under the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), has a primary mandate of enhancing, supporting and coordinating private sector initiatives for Skill Development. It aims to promote Skill Development by catalyzing creation of large, quality, for-profit vocational institutions. Presently, NSDC has 40+ active partners and aims to have 75+ partners active by the end of 2013-14 Total Number of Approved Partners Total Number of Centers 84 2577 Number of people targetted to be trained 10 Lakh in FY 13-14 Number of people trained Percentage of people placed 6.32 Lakh 78% Geographical spread Sectors covered 25 States 3 UT's 28 As of April 2013 In the effort to meet the incremental demands in vocational skills, evaluate past efforts and generate new ideas, NSDC under the Innovation and Engagement unit will look at sustainable ideas that can add value to the vocational skilling ecosystem. Also, NSDC gets frequent requests from many innovators to facilitate work with the Partners network. With the means of this handbook, NSDC takes the opportunity to introduce some of these innovations for the Partners network to leverage upon 3.2. Innovation Categories In this compendium, NSDC has profiled over 20 innovations along with a simple diagnostic test to identify the focus area(s). The four major areas identified in this compendium are as follows: Sourcing & Financing (4) Training-toCertification (9) Placement & Linkages (6) PostPlacement Services (2) The compendium is structured as an easy-to-use reference guide with a one-page note on each of the innovations, along with contact details. The compendium will be a running list of innovations that will be updated periodically. NSDC also actively funds innovative products and services through a focused Innovation Fund, as part of its mandate to enable the ecosystem 5 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.0. INTRODUCING AND EVALUATING INNOVATIONS NSDC looks at innovations that can particularly add value to Partners work in a mutually beneficial way, thus making it sustainable and scalable. The various functional area under each innovation category are listed below 01 02 03 04 Sourcing & Financing • Awareness & Lead Generation • Counseling & Conversion • Student Financing (Loans) Training to • Master Training Programs • Training of Trainers • Content Generation • Product Innovations Certification • Content Delivery • Assessment & Certification Placement & • Industry Linkages • Job Portals Linkages • Entrepreneurship Programs & Funding Post Placement • Housing & Transportation • Alumni Connect Engagement • Continuous Learning While all innovations can add value at an organization-level, there are specific constituents that will benefit most from such interventions. Based on our feedback from the Partners and other stakeholders, the target segment is across the organization Target Segment Student Employer Trainer Master Trainer Leadership Team Center Manager A list of innovations is provided in Annexure 1 6 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.1. Innovations – Sourcing & Financing 4.1.1. Milaap Company Milaap Social Ventures Pvt. Ltd. Type of Innovation Student Financing and Industry Linkages Innovation Area Sustainable Financing Mechanisms for Skill Development. An enabler to the Skill Development architecture with financial solutions for Trainees Area of Intervention Building lending programs to make quality Skill Development programs affordable to financial weaker students Innovation Brief Milaap is creating a new asset-class of loans specialized for Skill Development; this includes devising loan structures and processes adapted to the needs of trainees. Milaap is working with Trainers, across sectors and geographies, to deliver such affordable and sustainable loan programs. Our vision is to create a scalable architecture that can integrate the formal financial system into lending for Skill Development Working Partners Talent Sprint Education Services, GRAS Academy, Edulight Careers, Edubridge Learning, MedSkills Working Case Study We have partnered with Talent Sprint Education Services to provide loans for graduate students who opted for courses in software. Such students are placed with highly reputed Indian and muti-national IT firms. These loans are offered for high-end courses which approximately cost Rs. 25,000 – 35,000 We also work with Edubridge learning for entry level courses in retail management, targeted towards students with matriculation or even lower qualification. Such courses are offered at Rs. 2500 – Rs. 4000 Therefore, we are working across sectors and course types to create sustainable loan programs for a wide variety of students with diverse qualifications Impact Millap’s initiative of providing financial support for Skill Development training has enabled rural youth to take the courses and support the NSDC’s cause Pricing Model Milaap offers interest rates comparable with those offered by Banks Geographical Spread Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi – NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra NSDC Funded Yes Contact Information Mayukh Choudhary [email protected], +91 8884209888 Other Information We manage a crowd-funding platform www.milaap.org which allows individuals across the world to lend to our borrowers. This way we have been able to create a unique model of accessing social funds for Skill Development, and therefore make affordable loans to students 7 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.1.2. Springboard Financial Services Company Springboard Financial Services Type of Innovation Student Financing Innovation Area Student loans – affordability of training Area of Intervention Enrolment / coverage of students Innovation Brief Springboard ensures every student is able to get trained by partnering with the training institute to offer a placement linked training loan Working Partners Pratham, IL&FS Skills, Future Sharp, Indiaskills, Pipal Tree, TVS Training, amongst others Working Case Study Springboard has partnered with training institutes across different sectors and geographies over the past 18 months, built a technology platform that allows us to originate and disburse loans within a matter of hours and processes suited the target segment who are extended loans Impact Springboard has substantially increased the enrolment figures of partner institutes by ensuring every student is able to get trained, reduced the hassles related to getting a loan for students and helped bridge the supply gap for trained manpower for employers Pricing Model Interest cost on quantum of loan; zero processing/pre-payment charges Geographical Spread Maharashtra, West Bengal, Rajasthan, MP, AP, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh NSDC Funded No Contact Information Mihir Sheth [email protected], 9821119981 Other Information www.springboardfin.com 8 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.1.3. Mobile Harvest Company Mobile Harvest Solutions Private Limited Type of Innovation Content Delivery Innovation Area Training-to-Certification Area of Intervention Content & Delivery Innovation Brief Mobile Harvest provide applications which can run on mobile devices (android phones and tablets) which provide organizations an opportunity to do capacity building of their workforce or students using audio visual content remotely and users also gets points for accessing the content through inbuilt gamification Working Partners M4ID from Finland for family planning service on top of our platform Working Case Study Tested the platform in Mahboob Nagar district for UN Women, Andhra Pradesh with elected women representatives. Resulting in very active participation of users on gender issues Impact • • • Ease of content delivery Organizations can track content uptake on real time basis through a web based dashboard, and also get analytics on users, to identify “key influencers” on the ground Organizations can get feedback and audio based questions on the content, which helps them improve the content Pricing Model INR 100/user/month for an organization up to 1000 users above which we offer custom pricing Geographical Spread India NSDC Funded No Contact Information Sachin Gaur [email protected], +91 99999 79349 Other Information www.mobileharvest.in 9 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.1.4. Gram Vaani Company Gram Vaani Community Media Pvt Ptd Type of Innovation Lead Generation and Feedback Innovation Area Post-training continued engagement and pre-training lead generation Area of Intervention Feedback and outreach Innovation Brief Gram Vaani has two solutions for the skills development sector: 1. Our vAutomate suite of products provide voice-based applications accessible through regular phones, for social enterprises to undertake feedback surveys, track guidance and support services, and send alerts and reminders to their users 2. Our Mobile Vaani rural network that spans almost 9 states with a listenership of over 2 million people, can be used to create interactive programs to make rural communities aware of skills development programs, generate leads, and engage in placement services Working Partners Our services are generic to be useful to a wide range of partners who offer skills trainings to low-income populations on aspects such as building and construction, healthcare services, furniture and furnishings, organized retail, infrastructure, and logistics Working Case Study • • • Leading social enterprise Shubham Housing Finance is using our vAutomate suite to run feedback surveys for their 2,000+ borrowers Financial inclusion startup Inventure is also using our vAutomate suite to longitudinally profile financial expense and income trends of over 1,000 rural borrowers and create a credit score for them In addition, several organizations working on mobile based services such as English learning on mobile, are using our Mobile Vaani network to get lead referrals for potential customers from rural areas Impact Our solutions bring down the cost of manual engagement and marketing for skills development organizations, by using appropriate technology to automate operations • Our vAutomate survey solution reduces the cost of running surveys from Rs. 200 per person to under Rs. 20 per person • Our lead generation services on Mobile Vaani reduce typical customer acquisition costs from Rs. 50 per person to Rs. 5 per person Pricing Model Per-min pricing for vAutomate, Per-impression and per-referral pricing for Mobile Vaani Geographical Spread Our technical solutions can be rapidly deployed anywhere in the country using our cloud-telephony infrastructure NSDC Funded No Contact Information Ashish Tandon [email protected], 9811561047 Other Information Gram Vaani is a social technology startup based out of IIT Delhi. Our solutions are being used by over 50 organizations in India, Africa, and Afghanistan. We have won several awards, including: • Knight News Challenge in 2008 • Manthan Awards in 2009 • Economic Times Power of Ideas awards in 2010 • Rising Stars in Global Health award in 2012 • mBillionth South Asia Award in 2012 And were profiled as among the 10 most innovative Indian start-ups by Fast Company in 2011 10 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.2. Innovations – Training-to-Certification 4.2.1. Liqvid Company Liqvid e-Learning Services Private Limited Type of Innovation Product Innovation and Content Delivery Innovation Area Enhancing employability through improvement in spoken English and Soft skills Area of Intervention For NSDC identified 15 sectors, we will work with the VTPs to enhance the employability potential of their candidates Innovation Brief We are proposing three major innovations : 1. Sector specific –Bilingual content (15 Sectors, in 7 Indian languages); also called English for specific purpose ESP (English for Specific Purpose) is the technical term for Domain context English learning solution. This is now an established field with proven outcomes in English language learning. In this methodology the entire content is housed in the domain scenario. For e.g. if you are teaching English to a student of IT hardware background, all the scenarios will be based on day to day IT hardware support issues. 2. Tablets based portable Communication & Softskills Lab 3. IVRS and SMS –Mobile based interview preparation program These innovations will together address the five challenges mentioned below: • Limited sector specific content • Unaddressed infrastructure challenges - Inconsistent electricity and lack of classroom space • Lack of confidence to speak English in front of others • Lack of immediate and relevant feedback for learners • Lack of contextual user generated content Working Partners NSDC Funded partners Working Case Study Institute Name Number of students Student Background Product Name Mode of Service Total sessions Duration per session Level of Evaluation Details IWSB – a Career Launcher initiative, Greater Noida 20 students Predominantly from 2-3 tier cities English Communications Skills Tablets in a portable trolley (classroom focussed delivery) 30 Sessions 1.5 Hrs./ session Evaluation based on “Learning Transfer” (Kirk Patrick Level 2 Evaluation) The areas of intervention were - Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Fluency and Listening Impact • • • The overall score moved from 5.22 to 7 i.e. 34.2 % jump in the overall scores The bottom 7 students showed improvement of 50.9% in their scores Even the top 7 students showed improvement of 16.5% in their scores Pricing Model Learner Licensing Geographical Spread Pan India NSDC Funded Yes (signing formalities under progress) Contact Information Manish Upadhyay [email protected], +91 9811511550 11 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.2.2. Tata Consultancy Services – Ignite Company Tata Consultancy Services – Ignite - Velu the Welder Type of Innovation Product Innovation and Content Delivery Innovation Area Skills acquisition through innovative methods of training Area of Intervention Content & Delivery Innovation Brief Velu the Welder is an interactive technology platform that can be used to train youth in basic welding skills. The product simulates the welding process through a rich visual interface, thus making learning an engaging experience Working Partners NA Working Case Study The innovation is part of the nation-wide Skill Development initiative. Several pilot programs to use technology for welding skills training with government and non-government entities are in the pipeline Impact Welding is a core skill with a huge demand. Learning this skill requires hundreds of hours of practice. The high cost of electrodes, raw materials, industrial gases, and electricity makes it difficult, if not impossible, for a novice welder to get the required hours of practice for development of employable skills. Velu the Welder reduces the cost of training by 50% by allowing unlimited practice hours Pricing Model NA Geographical Spread Nation-wide NSDC Funded No Contact Information [email protected] Other Information Innovations by TCS: 1. Weave - Weave is a powerful digital medium that connects traditional craft skills with contemporary designs. An interactive design canvas helps create personalized fabric designs that can be seamlessly transferred to a pattern template for artisans. Helps direct connects between the weaver community and designers. Design improvements initiative to help Indian craft-workers connect to mainstream markets. Can also be a powerful multimedia tool for youth 2. Community Engagement Platform - This is a collaborative problem solving & networking platform for nonprofit organizations and members of the civil society. This works on low-cost mobile devices and is designed to be used by grassroots level workers. This is currently being field tested within our network of 700+ nonprofit organizations distributed across the country 3. SkillNet - SkillNet is an Employment Exchange for the informal sector. Apart from the job search functionality that matches the right talent with appropriate opportunity, it allows job seekers to publish professional portfolios that can be viewed on the Internet or as an app in a smartphone - SkillNet is an Employment Exchange for the informal sector. Apart from the job search functionality that matches the right talent with appropriate opportunity, it allows job seekers to publish professional portfolios that can be viewed on the Internet or as an app in a smartphone 12 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.2.3. Taco e-learning (Tata Group Subsidary) Company Tata Autocomp Systems Ltd- Supply Chain Management Type of Innovation Content Delivery Innovation Area Training-to-Certification – E- Learning Area of Intervention Industry oriented Content & web based delivery method Innovation Brief Tata Autocomp E-Learning solution is a web-based, practical industry oriented knowledge delivery system which is delivered through an engaging & interactive story based animated mode. It also provides mandatory online assessment mechanism for checking the effectiveness of learning Working Partners Internal experts for course development and international server for hosting Working Case Study Tata Autocomp E Learning solution has developed 3 modules in the manufacturing domain (Quality and Logistics area of expertise) and is currently working on Sourcing, Maintenance and Manufacturing areas of expertise. More modules under planning Impact Tata Autocomp E-Learning solution has reduced the learning cycle for new entrants to manufacturing industry, lowered the cost of training and provided an opportunity to the industry for calibrating the skills of resources. It has reduced the gaps between college education and industry needs. It will have indirect benefits of better quality of products which may boost exports, raise morale of employees and increase customer satisfaction Pricing Model Content delivered on web, Welcome kit, Certificate & ready reckoner sent by courier Geographical Spread Global (on Internet) NSDC Funded No Contact Information 1.Sudhir Gupta [email protected], 9922409532 2.Pankaj Narang [email protected], 9922939484 Other Information Target group is Engineers with 0 to 7 years of experience in manufacturing industry and engineering and diploma graduates aspiring for manufacturing sector. Program is currently in English language 13 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.2.4. Microspin Company Microspin Machine Works Private Limited Type of Innovation Product Innovation and Training of Trainers Innovation Area Cotton Value chain Area of Intervention Cotton Spinning Innovation Brief Small scale spinning operation Working Partners Cotton growers and weavers’ cooperatives Working Case Study Spinning unit installed at Buldhana Urban Credit Care Pvt Ltd to enable farmers in the forward integration into textile value chain Impact The value addition from conversion of fibre to fabric can be enjoyed by the players themselves. This also helps to set up other value chain players and create more skill up and employment oppurtunities Pricing Model Cost of Machine, Stipend paid for Trainees Geographical Spread Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra NSDC Funded Yes Contact Information Revathi Kumar [email protected], 044 4266 9368, 9444398621 14 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.2.5. Raxa (Healthcare) Company Raxa Health Information Services Type of Innovation Product Innovation and Training of Trainers Innovation Area Training-to-Certification Area of Intervention Content & Delivery Innovation Brief Raxa is a mobile-based Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system for trainers to train healthcare providers (compounders, quacks, pharmacists, doctors) and patients in an interactive way. It will also provide assessment opportunities Working Partners Google, Bharti Airtel Working Case Study Raxa tied up with Jan Swasthya Sahyog in rural Chhatisgarh and now with Sir Gangaram Hospital's Dept of Surgical Gastroenterology and the many others to deliver its software Impact Raxa has decimated the cost of record-keeping and retrieval, up skilled the users and improved the quality of care between healthcare providers and patients Pricing Model No. of content pieces delivered on tablet Geographical Spread Delhi (NCR) at first, soon Global NSDC Funded No Contact Information Dr Surajit Nundy [email protected], +91 11 26530142 Other Information Check us out on raxa.com, raxa.io and raxa.org! 15 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.2.6. Mettl Company Mettl Type of Innovation Assessments Innovation Area Assessments Area of Intervention Entry & Exit level Competency Mapping, Cloud & Mobile Based Assessment Solutions, Remote Test Management Innovation Brief Training companies can greatly benefit using Mettl’s innovative assessment formats, using our technology to solve logistic issues, standardize assessment processes, measure skills vs knowledge Working Partners ASDC, Laqsh, NIIT, Pearson Working Case Study ASDC (Auto Skills Development Council) - They conduct online post training assessments on the Mettl platform. These assessments are conducted pan India and different trainers across the country have the flexibility to create a variety of tests (Laqsh Job Skills Academy-NSDC Affiliate)- They use Mettl platform to conduct pre and post training assessments. They are also using the Mettl platform to conduct an entrance test for their scholarship program Impact The Mettl platform has provided a lot of flexibility to the training companies and our technology, design formats and robust platform have led to significant improvement in the overall quality of assessment process Pricing Model Number of assessments (cloud/mobile based) Geographical Spread Pan India NSDC Funded No Contact Information Chaitanya Jha [email protected], 9990626115 Other Information We can develop custom assessment solutions as well 16 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.2.7. Institute of Productivity - MDF Limited Company Institute of Productivity (IoP) Type of Innovation Content Delivery Innovation Area Improving profit through improved productivity via Skill Development. The alignment of productivity Skill Development to performance transition Area of Intervention Diagnosis and Development Innovation Brief IoP works with a company to identify a series of performance levels from current to ‘operational excellence’. We then help identify the characteristics of the workforce that would define each of those levels and the gaps between current worker performance and these defined levels. We then design training and development programmes based around practical Skill Development that bridges these gaps and enable to company to cross each performance level in turn. This process is supported by our own software tool that assists in performance measurement and ‘level definition’ Working Partners NOCN (a major UK accrediting/awarding body) plus one or more partners based in India (to be determined) Working Case Study IoP has used this approach with a number of major companies in the UK – most recently with a major food manufacturer/processor Impact Major improvements in productivity and profitability, with associated reductions in energy consumption Major improvement in employee satisfaction Pricing Model Consultancy fee plus training/accreditation fees for each training programme Geographical Spread Based in Karnataka, headquartered in Bangalore NSDC Funded No Contact Information Mie Dillon [email protected] 17 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.2.8. Air Jaldi Company AirJaldi Network Academy AirJaldi Research and Innovation Type of Innovation Content Generation and Delivery Innovation Area Practically-oriented training courses for rural broadband internet networks. Hands-on one month training courses. Certificate. Network setups in certain cases Area of Intervention Entry & Exit level Competency Mapping, Cloud & Mobile Based Assessment Solutions, Remote Test Management Innovation Brief The AirJaldi Networking Academy delivers hands-on one month courses on the basics of wired and wireless networking in rural areas, with the aim of enabling graduates to solve PC hardware and software issues, and set up and maintain simple wired and wireless networks The courses, based on AirJaldi’s own work in designing, building and operating rural broadband wireless networks, consist of daily theory and practical lessons carried out over four weeks for about eight hours per day. We presently offer two courses: Wireless 108 – a basic introductory course; and wireless 216 – a more advanced course on wireless networking. Further courses focusing on rural applications are planned Working Partners Tibetan Vocational Training Center, Selakui. Dalai Lama College, Bangalore Working Case Study The academy has been in operation since 2009 and has given courses in Himachal and Uttarakhand. In early 2014 we will begin offering courses in Karnataka Impact Many of our graduates have been able to find meaningful employment as system/network administrators in small and medium enterprises in rural areas and with rural internet service providers Pricing Model Course fees charged in order to partially cover the costs of delivering and delivering the courses Geographical Spread HP, UK, Karnataka (as of 2014) NSDC Funded No Contact Information Michael Ginguld [email protected], 981-604-5880 Other Information For further information on courses and other academy activities please visit - www.airjaldi.org 18 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.2.9. IFC Business Edge Company International Finance Corporation Type of Innovation Content Delivery Innovation Area Content Delivery and Master-training Area of Intervention Content Delivery and Training of Trainers Innovation Brief IFC offers two innovations (1) SME Capacity Building: Providing solutions to companies to enhance business performance and competitiveness. Business Edge is IFC’s international range of management training products and services, designed for owners and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises across five themes: Marketing Management, Human Resources Management, Production and Operations, Finance and Accounting, and Productivity Skills IFC provides its Business Edge product range to local providers selected by IFC based on their track record in training and willingness to serve the SME market. These training providers use the Business Edge products as a core in designing their own innovative programs specially designed for SMEs. IFC certifies the training providers, builds their capacity and monitors their performance, ensuring that consistent quality standards are upheld (2) SME Trainer Capacity Building: IFC has partnered with the National Institute of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD), an apex training body under the Ministry of MSME, to develop and implement an enhanced Trainer Capacity Building program which aims to build the capacity of Entrepreneurship and Business Skills Trainers in India IFC leverages its Business Edge Training of Trainers (ToT) methodology which is a unique value proposition.The methodology includes a comprehensive and effective approach for equipping trainers with key facilitation skills which correlate with trainer success. It has also established objective standards by which to evaluate the performance of Trainers in terms of the results they have on trainees IoP works with a company to identify a series of performance levels from current to ‘operational excellence’. We then help identify the characteristics of the workforce that would define each of those levels and the gaps between current worker performance and these defined levels. We then design training and development programmes based around practical Skill Development that bridges these gaps and enable to company to cross each performance level in turn. This process is supported by our own software tool that assists in performance measurement and ‘level definition’ Working Partners S Chand & Company (Management Company for Business Edge) Working Case Study Corporate Value Chain Training: Delivered Customer Care and Financial training to 60 Apollo Tyres Dealers to enhance the productivity and efficiency of the SMEs and to increase loyalty in Apollo’s distribution network. Entrepreneurship Training: In partnership with the Government of Gujarat 134 agri input entrepreneurs were trained in business planning, management skills, communication and marketing skills. The training program included interactions with bankers, agri input companies and local farmers for live feedback and linkages. Trainer Capacity Building: Through the NIESBUD Partnership so far 79 Trainers and 14 Assessors have been successfully trained. The program is being scaled up across the country Impact SMEs: SMEs that have been trained by Business Edge have seen improvements in business management skills, quality of customer care, credit history, customer reach and business performance Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurs that have been trained by Business Edge have been equipped with business skills, business plans and linkages to successfully establish their own businesses Trainers: Trainers who have been trained through the IFC-NIESBUD Training of Trainers (ToT) have seen improved skills and knowledge transfer from trainers to learners Pricing Model (1) Training Firms: Franchisee Fee to become Business Edge Training Partners (receive access to 51 Business Modules across Marketing Management, Human Resources Management, Production and Operations, Finance and Accounting, Productivity Skills and Hotel Management) (2) Trainers: Participant Fee to attend IFC-NIESBUD ToTs Geographical Spread Pan India NSDC Funded No Contact Information Sarina Bolla [email protected], 011 - 4111 1000 19 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.3. Innovations – Placement & Linkages 4.3.1. Baba Jobs Company Babajob.com Type of Innovation Job Portal Innovation Area Digital job search Area of Intervention Employment/ Placement Innovation Brief Babajob.com connects employers and informal/ entry-level formal sector job seekers by leveraging mobile and digital technology. Job seekers primarily interact with the company through their mobile phones. They use these technologies to create profiles, search for better jobs, and receive premium updates about job opportunities. At the same time, Babajob.com engages with employers through our call center and the web, encouraging them to post job openings relevant to these sectors, and then digitizing those job posts so they are available to job seekers via SMS, PC, and Mobile Web Working Partners N/A Working Case Study Babajob.com partners with NSDC training academy to enable all academy graduates to register on Babajob.com, create interesting profiles, search and apply for jobs and also be showcased to interested employers who use Babajob for their informal sector hiring. This will then be rolled out across all of training centres in major metros Impact Babajob.com has reduced the cost and time for placement for training institutes by giving both the placement counsellors and the graduating students digital tools to empower their job search.These digital tools are easily accessed by anyone with a mobile phone. Additionally, the database of jobs that Babajob has created is updated dynamically, and provides graduates the ability to choose between jobs on the basis of salary and location preferences Pricing Model Free registration and digital job search for vocational training graduates Geographical Spread Major metros, starting with Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi-NCR NSDC Funded No Contact Information Maya Chandrasekaran [email protected], +919845998600 Other Information In partnering with vocational institutes, Babajob.com will create unique school home pages with special mentor access. This will allow the placement counselor at the institutes to create profiles on behalf of graduating students, apply for jobs on their behalf and follow up when an employer contacts a candidate. Babajob will also provide training materials for the job seekers so that further down the line, they are empowered to search for jobs on Babajob via the internet or mobile phone 20 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.3.2. Justrojgar Company Justrojgar India Pvt. Ltd. Type of Innovation Job Portal Innovation Area Hub-&-Spoke Model for low cost skills training delivery and placement and outsourcing Area of Intervention Business Model (B2C + B2B) Process (Offline + Online Integrated employability platform) Technology (web-based solution viz. www.justrojgar.com synchronized with mobile apps and SMS) Sourcing, skills training, placement and outsourcing of the under-educated and under-skilled women and youth at the BoP Innovation Brief Justrojgar is India’s first integrated employment exchange for the informal sector jobs offering market-aligned skills training, placement and outsourcing of the under-educated and under-skilled women and youth at the BoP through a hybrid business model of digital application integrated with its skill centres viz. Rojgar Academies based in the cities and small towns through and through public-private partnerships Working Partners NGO’s, Government, Corporate Sector and Delhi Police Working Case Study Justrojgar has trained and placed over 2000 under-educated and under-skilled youth and women at the BoP in the last 32 months of its operation from its 3 Rojgar Academies in Delhi and will expand to 7 states in the next 3 years Impact Justrojgar innovations has reduced the cost of training and, trained and placed over 2000 under-educated and under-skilled youth and women at the BoP in housekeeping and facility management services. The income of the trained candidates has been increased by 40%. 33% of our candidates are become the sole bread-winner of the family. The number of women candidates increased from 2% to 18% in the male dominated housekeeping industry since last one year of our intervention Pricing Model Free registration and digital job search for vocational training graduates • Annual membership fee from employers/ corporates/ industries/ RWAs/ service providers for sharing database and providing manpower w.r.t. informal sector jobs • Onetime fee for sharing database with employers/ recruiters • Monthly service charge to corporates/ industries/ RWAs for manpower outsourcing w.r.t. housekeeping, facility management services and to households for domestic workers • Placement fee from employers/ recruiters for providing candidates (Skilled and unskilled) • Advertisement and classifieds at justrojgar.com • Revenue generated through fees from candidates for skills training Geographical Spread Delhi (NCR) NSDC Funded No Contact Information Ajaya Mohapatra [email protected], 011 46028268 21 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.3.3. Human Data Solutions Company Human Data Systems Pvt. Ltd. (HDS) Type of Innovation Job Portal Innovation Area Placement & Recruitment. Free of Cost Placement Services for Skilled and Semi-Skilled Job Seekers Area of Intervention Content & Delivery: Access to Information on available Job Opportunities Innovation Brief Human Data Systems provides an integrated web and call centre based platform to help employers and job seekers connect with each other Working Partners Directorate General of Resettlement, Department of Ex Servicemen Working Case Study HDS has tied up with the DGR to help provide ex-servicemen information on available jobs in and around their location as per their trade and qualification Impact The HDS information platform helps job seekers find and search for relevant information on available job opportunities in line with their aspirations. The impact is further magnified as job seekers are able to call the HDS call centre for job search assistance Pricing Model Services are free of cost for Job Seekers. Employers pay a nominal sum per transaction and can choose from a range of cost effective services/subscriptions Geographical Spread Pan India NSDC Funded No Contact Information Aman Kumar [email protected], Mobile: +91-9818180295, Phone: +91-11-26536351 22 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.3.4. Saral Rozgar - Tech Mahindra Company Saral Rozgar - Tech Mahindra Type of Innovation Job Portal Innovation Area Job creation – Blue collar / Semi white collar. Mobile VAS based employment solutions Area of Intervention Placement / Self employment Innovation Brief Saral Rozgar is a mobile VAS based application which helps in reaching out to the millions of job seekers across rural and urban markets and connects them with employers. It use an unique combination of IVR and OBD tools with on ground support in job creation Working Partners Tech Mahindra Working Case Study Saral Rozgar is working with the NYKS volunteers and other social organizations to reach out to the target job seekers and connects them with the pool of registered job providers Impact Cost effective placement solutions for the NSDC partner companies and ability to create entry level jobs at the vicinity covering SO-HO, SMEs and Households Pricing Model Job seekers subscription fees, Job provider. Packs sold on quarterly / half yearly and yearly basis Geographical Spread Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi (NCR), Rajasthan, Haryana, M.P, T.N, A.P, Karnataka, Orissa and Punjab NSDC Funded No Contact Information Mayuk Dasgupta, Director B.D, M – 9560003761, Email: [email protected] Other Information Also provides candidate acquisition services for training partners and Tracking services as per standard guidelines of various central / state govt. Funded Skill Development projects 23 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.3.5. Flexing it Company Flexing It (www.flexingit.com) Type of Innovation Job Portal and Industry Linkages Innovation Area Our platform provides an organised way for the demand and supply of short-term, flexible and part-time skills to be made transparent and connect – this is a white space in India today Area of Intervention Human Resources service delivery Innovation Brief Flexing It is an online platform that connects professionals and organisations for projects, consulting assignments and other short-term, part-time and flexible work structures Working Partners 150+ organisations are already using our platform • Range from exciting start-ups, to PE/VC firms, to industry leaders and development and social enterprises • Diverse spread of industries including professional services, education & training, banks/financial institutions, healthcare, FMCG/retail, amongst others Working Case Study Some examples of projects /roles we have helped organisations find skills for include • Consultants for short/defined durations • Part-time/freelance faculty for content development or actual training and course delivery • Market research support e.g., to understand new businesses/channels • Part-time functional resources e.g., CFO’s , Marketing heads, HR heads • Support to manage peak workload e.g., short-term recruiting support • Remote-assignments e.g., content writing Impact Organisations have benefitted from the following • Access to a large pool of qualified professionals who are looking for short-term, flexible assignments • Ability to structure the assignments at the pace and intensity they need • Direct access to a large number of qualified applicants within a short period of posting on our platform • Power to retain a flexible cost structure while not compromising on quality Pricing Model Propose to introduce a subscription model based on use. Expected launch later in 2013 – currently free to access Geographical Spread Pan India with an urban focus; Established presence in the top 15 cities, still growing in others NSDC Funded No Contact Information Ms. Chandrika Pasricha [email protected], +91 9811701902 24 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.3.6. OysterConnect.com Company OysterConnect.com (by Oyster Learning) Type of Innovation Industry Linkages Innovation Area Industry Engagement Area of Intervention Assessments Innovation Brief OysterConnect.com is an online Industry-Academia Engagement Platform. It has over 3000 Industry Experts across a large number of domains all over India. We work primarily with Higher Educational Institutes. Institute representatives as well as students can connect with these Industry Experts online. They can invite them to campus to assess their students on Industry relevant skills or even carry out Industry based workshops Working Partners WLCI, ITM Group of Institutes, JIMS, BIMTECH, Indira Group of Institutes Working Case Study OysterConnect.com has been working with WLCI for the past 18 months providing them guest faculty for subjects like: Retail , Digital Marketing, Corporate Finance, Costing, Financial Services, Research & Analytics, IT Skills, Financial Accounting, Talent Acquisition, HRM etc. We have serviced their campuses in Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Lucknow, Mumbai, Noida, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Nagpur, Goa In the last 18 months itself, we have provided more than 75 Industry Experts to them Impact The impact of the tie-up with OysterConnect.com was visible in the following areas: • Quality of industry faculty increased manifold • Speed of getting visiting faculty was higher • Backend support from OysterConnect.com staff improved reliability • Reduction in cost of recruiting and managing faculty • Ability to hire faculty across cities in India, including small towns Pricing Model Number of Industry Mentors sourced Geographical Spread Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune NSDC Funded No Contact Information 1.Rimy Oberoi [email protected], 9818216588 2.Juhee Garg [email protected], 9717088332 25 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.4. Innovation - Post Placement and Engagement 4.4.1. Awaaz De Company Awaaz De Infosystems Pvt Ltd Type of Innovation Content Delivery Innovation Area Pre-and Post-training Area of Intervention Content & Delivery Innovation Brief Awaaz De works with simple phones, voice telephony and real world user behaviour to allow groups to receive, send and share information using voice SMS. Analytics data is available online Working Partners Development Support Centre, Galli Galli Sim Sim, Logistimo, others mentioned at http://awaaz.de/users/ Working Case Study Streams by Awaaz De allows educational initiatives to send voice messages to all parents of students in schools it operates, or subgroups that they create. Parents receive messages as a phonecall, and can provide touchtone or voice responses. Anyone who wants to hear an archive of messages can give a missed call to the group’s phone number. The group and analytics are managed through a simple online interface Impact EI has been able to engage better with parents at several pilot schools and is now expanding the scope of streams to cover more parents Pricing Model Per minute of content served Geographical Spread Current deployments in 6 languages in 8 States, field operations in Gujarat, MP and Bihar NSDC Funded No Contact Information Bhaumik Shah [email protected], 07405 123455 Other Information This year Awaaz De was awarded both the Grand Prize at the Sankalp Forum and the Action for India Growth Prize, for innovations in process and technology implementation. We seek to work closely with implementation partners to help improve information flow within the livelihoods sector 26 Innovations for Skills Compendium 4.4.2. Myguesthouse.com Company www.myguesthouse.com Type of Innovation Post Placement and Engagement Innovation Area Low budget accommodation across India Area of Intervention Hospitality and Business Innovation Brief www.Myguesthouse.com can provide low cost budget accommodations across India Working Partners Individuals Working Case Study Myuesthouse.com works with partners of NSDC to provide low cost accommodations across India for the students that pass out of the education programs Impact One point contact for all the budget accommodation needs of the NSDC partners Pricing Model Pricing based on the required accommodations Geographical Spread Across India NSDC Funded No Contact Information Bookings Team [email protected], 01204001700 Other Information Myguesthouse.com is a leading name in space of budget accommodation. We have over 7000 plus properties over 450 cities we have pan India presence Innovations for Skills Compendium 27 5.0. Annexures Annexure 1: Contact Details of Innovators S.No. Company Name Website Area of Innovation 1 Microspin www.microspin.co.in Training-to-Certification 2 Gram Vaani www.gramvaani.org Sourcing and Financing 3 Awaaz de www.awaaz.de Post Placement Engagement 4 Mobile Harvest www.mobileharvest.in Sourcing and Financing 5 Human Data Solutions www.humandata.in Placement & Linkages 6 Milaap www.milaap.org Sourcing & Financing 7 Springboard Financial Services www.springboardfin.com Sourcing & Financing 8 Raxa (Healthcare) www.raxa.com Training-to-Certification 9 Liqvid www.liqvid.com Training-to-Certification 10 Babajobs www.babajob.com Placement & Linkages 11 Justrojgar www.justrojgar.com Placement & Linkages 12 Saral Rozgar - Tech Mahindra www.canvasm.com Placement & Linkages 13 TACO e-Learning www.tacogroup.com Training-to-Certification 14 Flexingit www.flexinit.com Placement & Linkages 15 TCS Ignite ignite.tcs.com Training-to-Certification 16 MDF Ltd, UK www.mdf.co.uk Training-to-Certification 17 IFC Business Edge www.ifc.org Training-to-Certification 18 Mettl www.mettl.com Training-to-Certification 19 Oyster Connect www.oysterconnect.com Placement and Linkages 20 My Guest House www.myguesthouse.com Post Placement Engagement 21 Air Jaldi www.airjaldi.org Training-to-Certification 22 Pradan www.pradan.net Development Models 23 Digital Empowerment Foundation www.defindia.net Development Models 24 Indigram www.iskills.net Development Models 25 Selco Incubation Center www.selcoincubation.org Development Models 28 Innovations for Skills Compendium 5.0. Annexures Annexure 2: Innovation Diagnostic Tool Area of Operation Parameter Awareness & Lead Generation Sourcing & Financing Pages- Counseling & Conversion Student Financing (Loans) Master Training Programs Training of Trainers Training-toCertification Pages - Content Generation Product Innovations (SectorSpecific) Content Delivery Assessment & Certification Industry Linkages Placement & Linkages Pages - Job Portals Entrepreneurship Programs & Funding Housing & Transportation Post-Placement Engagement Pages- Alumni Connect Continuous Learning Importance [1-5] Effectiveness [1-5] Target Segment Contact Details [email protected] Ì®¿²-º±®³·²¹ ¬¸» -µ·´´ ´¿²¼-½¿°»