Lok Sabha Question No. 459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Short Term Training to Persons with Disabilities
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 459

ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

## SHORT TERM TRAINING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

459.    DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a)       the objectives and Goals about the project aimed at developing a pool of PwD (Persons with Disabilities) professionals as trainers for the short-term training ecosystem;
- (b)    whether the SCPwD play any role in identifying, training and certifying PwD professionals as trainers;
- (c) the  criteria  for  certification  and  assessment  of  PwD  trainers,  the  number  of  trainers enrolled and trained at Composit  Regional Centre (CRC) Lucknow; and
- (d)             the  measures  are  in  place  to  ensure  the  quality  and  effectiveness  of  their  training skills?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Under the Govt.  of  India's  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM),  delivers  skill,  re-skill  and  up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres/schools/colleges/institutes etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY), Jan Sikshan Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and  Craftsmanship Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). Benefits of these schemes are available to all the sections of the society across the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

Further, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in association with Skill Council for Persons with Disability (SCPwD), is implementing a project to create a pool of PwD as Trainers for short term training in skill eco-system.  The project aims to achieve following main objectives:

- i. To  identify    Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwD)  professionals  and  provide  them  with training  to  become  trainers  and  Master  Trainers  for  short-term  skill  development programs, thereby enhancing the quality and expanding the reach of skill development efforts for PwDs.
- ii. The project focuses on delivering training tailored to the specific disabilities of the candidates,  thereby  enhancing  their  learning  experience  and  skill  outcomes  to better meet the needs of the target audience.

The Goal under this project is to Train 150 PwD professionals as trainers (ToT) and 25 (15 Non PwD + 10 PwD) professionals as Master Trainers (ToMT).

- (b) The role of SCPwD as implementing agency is to identify the PwD professional, provide training and certify them as trainers post necessary training and assessment.
- (c) A  total  of  67  Trainers  have  been  trained  and  certified  at  Composite  Regional  Centre (CRC)  Lucknow  till  31 st December,  2023.  The  Certification  criteria  followed  is  as  per  the Certification parameter of domain by the respective Sector Skill Council (SSC) as approved by National Council of Vocational Education and Training.
- (d) The followings are the measures in place to ensure the quality and effectiveness of their training skills:
- i. This unique training of trainer (ToT) programme has been designed combining Domain Skills, Platform Skills and PwD sensitization including 30 days of On The Job training (OJT) to ensure the quality and effectiveness of their training skills.
- ii. To  ensure  holistic  learning,  the  training  is  being  conducted  in  residential  mode  at Composite Regional Centre Lucknow, which is an accessible training centre for PwDs.
- iii. Feedback from candidates is collected following the training sessions and evaluated for future course corrections.

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