Manthan Topic : BOOSTING SKILLSET

Increasing the employability of youth

Team Details

TEAM NAME - “NAVYUG”

Team Coordinator – Akanksha Singh

Team Members –

1. Garima Kapoor 3.Sucheta Rai

2. Rajni Yadav 4. Varsha Doharey

The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of the YOUTH –

Erasmus

According to UNESCO “Youth” is best understood as a period of transition from the dependence of childhood to adulthood’s

independence. However, age is the easiest way to define this group, particularly in relation to education and employment.

According to the Census of India 2001 , the total population of India was 1,028.61 million .Nearly 40% of the population was in the age group 0f

13-35 years , the number of youth aged 15-24 years accounted for 19.0 % of the whole population.

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1.The first National Youth Policy was formulated in 1988 in India. In 1985, the international year of the youth, the Department of Youth

Affairs , Ministry of Human Resource Development , Government of India initiated a proposal to formulate a National Youth Policy.

Removal of unemployment had been recognized as the most important component of this youth program .

1.2 Some of the need and concerns for youth according to this National Youth Policy , 1988 were –

• Developing an identity - Encourage youth to explore themselves and try to establish their own identity.

• Inability to pursue education – many adolescents drop out of school because of poverty. There is inadequate opportunity to continue

education and upgrade vocational skills.

• Lack of skills to face the challenges of life.

•There is also an urgent need to strengthen power of volunteerism to engage young people.

Medium to long-term trends of unemployment

indicate that all through the 1990s and the

following period of five years, there was a

steady rise in unemployment rates, measured

either in terms of person-days or in terms of open

unemployment rates. (Figure 3)

Figure 3: Unemployment Rate (in %) over the Years

The National Youth Policy - 2003 is designed to galvanize the youth to rise up to the new challenges keeping in view the global scenario, and

aims at motivating them to be active and committed participants in the exciting task of National Development.

The NYP 2010 is a step forward from the earlier Policy formulated in 1988 and, later, in 2003. It reaffirms commitment of the nation to the

holistic development of the young people of the country, keeping in view the changing scenario in the country due to globalization it mainly

focuses on the Youth in slums; migrant youth,rural youth ,tribal youth, Youth at risk substance abuse, human trafficking, working in hazardous

occupations, bonded labour, Youth in violent conflicts participants or victims, Out of school or dropouts from formal educational mainstream,

Groups that suffer from social or moral stigma, Youth in observation homes, orphanages or prisons.

Ajay Makhen unveils Draft National Youth Policy 2012

Proposes Nine Youth Target Groups; Reduces Age Bracket & Prescribes for Youth Development Indices In addition, the Draft Policy proposes

to change the target age group from the existing 13-35 years to 16-30 years. It aims at empowering youth through skill

development for enhancing employability and providing entrepreneurship opportunities through convergence with other

Ministries/Departments.

Shrinking the target age group defining youth from the existing 13-35 years to 16-30 years and inclusion of groups —

transgender, gay and lesbians along with those infected with HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis who suffer from social or moral

stigma — in a new category are some of the salient features of the draft National Youth Policy (NYP) 2012.

CHALLENGES FACED BY THE YOUTH IN INDIA FOR

EMPLOYMENT 1. Low literacy level

• According to the 2011 census ,82% of youth in India are literate . Compared to the adult literacy rate here the youth literacy rate is

about 9% higher. Which may seem to be very good achievement but we need to take out that lens and come to the world of

reality that still 18% Indian Youth cannot read and write .Despite Right to Free and Compulsory education there is a failure to

ensure cent percent enrolment of children in schools.

Solutions

Educating people in own locality vicinity.

Voluntary teaching during

holidays and vacations.

Developing a network of volunteers

including eminent person at taluka

level.

Proper implementati

on of PEP*

* PEP stands for Primary Education

Program

SOME OF THE MINISTRIES FROM 17 MINISTRIES THAT PROVIDE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SKILLS:

Health and

Family Welfare

• Promotional Female health training centres

• Basic Training to health workers for women

• Family Welfare Training Centre for

men

Agriculture

• Training in agriculture implements and machinery.

• Soil conservation training centres.

• One central agricultural university

Small Industries

Development

Organization

• Entrepreneurship Development Programme

• Skill Development Programme

• Management Development Programme

Tribal Affairs

• Vocational Training Centres(VCT) in tribal areas

Women and Child developm

ent

• Support to training and employment program for women

• Women Empowerment Programme in collaboration with IGNOU

Key elements to the Youth

Development approach are :

Morally

• Youth are viewed as a valued and respected asset to society

• Policies and programs focus on the evolving developmental needs and tasks of adolescents, and involve youth as partners rather than clients

Academically

• Families, schools and communities are engaged in developing the surroundings that support development of youth.

• Adolescents are involved in activities that enhance their competence, connections, character, confidence and contribution to society

Skills

• Adolescents are provided an opportunity to experiment in a safe environment and to develop positive social values and norms

• Adolescents are engaged in activities that promote self-understanding, self-worth, and a sense of belonging and resiliency

Logical framework for youth development

The developed sense of responsibility and volunteerism amongst the direct group which will lead to partial reduction in petty crimes ,drug abuse and family violence in the area .

Develop a youth group through various measures , eg -: group work ,screening of movies in

demand as well as giving moralistic message and making sports accessories available to

them .

Formation of a close group ready to participate in welfare

programs .

Awareness towards issue affecting their lives .

Academically improve youth group and motivating them to

work effectively.

Reduction in medical problem of youth.

Certified participants of some programs should be preferred in

the job opportunity .

Exposing the youth to different job opportunities according to

their skills and knowledge.

Wage level and

contractual Conditions.

Excessive labour market

regulations and inefficient social security system

Lack of labour market information

Lack of self employment opportunities

Mismatches between skill set and labour market demand

Reduction of wage costs and flexible contractual Conditions.

Right mix of passive and active labour market policies Less rigidity in the labour market

Policies promoting youth Entrepreneur-ship

Policies and programmes on school to work transition Revision of the school curricula

Improve the labour market information system

Lobbying for

Direct involvement: Labour market information and career advice, Matching workers with jobs

Direct involvement: Technical assistance to young entrepreneurs

Direct involvement: Education business partnerships, Skills collaboration

Causes

Possible solution

What can employers

do?

Quantitative Young people supply

> young people

demand

Qualitative Supply of skilled

labour < demand skilled

labour HIGH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

• Compatibility of unemployment benefits with the start of self-employed

activity

• The aim is to promote collective entrepreneurship and encourage the

inclusion of young unemployed persons aged under 30 in Social Economy

enterprises.

• Reduce non-wage labour costs to increase employment prospects for young

people.

INCENTIVES FOR JOB GUARANTEE

• . Ensure that efforts to improve talents and skills include ICT or digital training and

raise the category of vocational knowledge and skills, guaranteeing that study

courses and ICT certifications are in line with comparable international standards.

•Introduce courses for taking in concern of the youth like courses for becoming

DJ,RJ,photography ,music ,dancing and fashion should be introduce as an proper

course for the youth interested in it.

•Increasing languages diplomas courses and disseminate its importance.

“WORK ,EARN & ENJOY”

• To initiate programmes which employ people to help the environment clean.

• Employ youth in protection of flora and fauna by giving jobs in Biosphere

Reserves and wildlife Sanctuaries.

• Employment of person for cleaning rivers in India like Clean Ganga Action Plan.

“ EARN WHILE HELPING YOUR

MOTHER EARTH”

SURE SHOT ACHIEVABLE TARGETS

• Increase investment in agriculture development. • Making agriculture as an profession not just considering as an age old

practice by educating them with techniques to develop agriculture as an

profession.

“RETALIATE OUR

GOLDEN BIRD” • Disproportional representation of the administration and technical skill

holders and counterpart deserving post

• The requisite up scaling and downscaling of appointees so as to emerge the

latent vacant post

CREATING VACCUM IN ALREADY

EXISTING SECTORS

• Supervisory and regulatory board/positions to ensure nepotism free and

redtapism free-professional and workplace environment.

• We need to promote the senior ones as per their capabilities so that new

places can be vacant ,aspiring and the deserving youth can be employed on

that post

TRANSPARENT AND DEMOCRATIC

MECHANISMS FOR SELECTION OF THE

NODAL/BODIES

• Early exploration of productive and profit rendering talents and mandatory

guidance of the career trajectory so as to earn and live by it.

• Professional, social and psychological enhancement in the form of training

and work shops media,etc, form the very early stages in order to streamline

of potentially talented shapers of India into a sure way

JOB WITH SUITABILITY

Appendix

References

• Census of India , 2001

• Final Report of the Working Group on Youth Affairs and Adolescents’ Development for formulation of 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012).

• National youth policy 2003

• National Youth Policy 2010 (NYP 2010)

• Exposure Draft National Youth Policy 2012 (NYP 2012)