Saturday, September 30, 2023
National Skills Network
  • Home
  • Skill Story
  • Skill Talk
  • News
    • Events
    • News digest
    • NSN Newsletter Archives
    • NSN PDF Newsletter Archives
    • Other Newsletters
  • Resources
    • E-books
    • Glossary
    • How To’s
    • Learning Videos
    • National Education Policy 2020
    • Reports
    • Skills for Schools
    • Upcoming webinars and virtual events
  • Skill2Jobs
    • Apprenticeships & Internships
    • Employability Skills
    • Jobs
    • Projects
  • About us
    • Advertise with us
    • Our Clients
    • Our Services
    • Our Team
  • Success Stories
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Skill Story
  • Skill Talk
  • News
    • Events
    • News digest
    • NSN Newsletter Archives
    • NSN PDF Newsletter Archives
    • Other Newsletters
  • Resources
    • E-books
    • Glossary
    • How To’s
    • Learning Videos
    • National Education Policy 2020
    • Reports
    • Skills for Schools
    • Upcoming webinars and virtual events
  • Skill2Jobs
    • Apprenticeships & Internships
    • Employability Skills
    • Jobs
    • Projects
  • About us
    • Advertise with us
    • Our Clients
    • Our Services
    • Our Team
  • Success Stories
No Result
View All Result
National Skills Network
No Result
View All Result

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana – DDUGKY

by Team NSN
August 4, 2016
in Reports, Resources

The Ministry of Rural Development, in an effort to address two big challenges – economy of the country and the progress of the youth population in the country, launched a ‘placement-linked skill training wage employment’ program, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY). The program is a part of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).

Under the DDU-GKY, the Ministry of Rural Development  (MORD) invests in several skilling projects, free of cost to trainees as well as employees. It also tracks the progress of the trainees over a period of 12 months.
The program primarily focuses on the rural youth from poor families who fall under the age group of 15-35.

”All you wanted to know about…” is a knowledge series on skill development and employment brought to you by LabourNet Services India Pvt Ltd in partnership with National Skills Network (NSN).

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana DDUGKYDDU-GKY initiatives

  • The DDU-GKY not only provided the youth with skill based training but also provides them with bank accounts and insurances.
  • It supports each candidate registered for the training by transferring benefits directly to their respective bank accounts.
  • It also gives incentives to the registered candidates for getting placed internationally.
  • Trainees are taught how to use technology to a good effect, which helps them reach the global standards.
  • Functional English, basic IT skills and soft skills are a part of the training program.

How does a trainee gain experience?
Training partners from the leading organizations in the industry, reputed educational institutions and NGOs, who have an affiliation with the program offer internships to the trainee, which helps them, get hands-on experience. Also, several industry partners help the trainees gain knowledge of the latest technology and trends.

NCVT (National Council on Vocational Training) or SSCs (Sector Skills Councils) of NSDC on the other hand, asses the trainees and certify them through their curriculum framing and Assessments.

Keys to success

The program ensures availability of human resources, strengthens assessment and certification affiliates and assures a placement to 75 per cent of the registered candidates.

 Affiliations

DDU-GKY provides special partnership programs that support Industry to collaborate with the program to meet their own internal HR and talent requirements. These include: A Champion Employer Policy whereby organizations that need 5000+ people per annum can tie up with DDU-GKY. While Café Coffee DDU-GKY and promises to recruit 13,000 youth in 2 years, Apollo MedSkills has committed an intake of over 10,000 trained candidates in Health Care in and Manpower Group and Shivashakti Bio Technologies, have committed to train and place 10,000 rural poor youth each in the next 2 years.

DDU-GKY also gives preference to training agencies, which have proven experience in providing overseas placement in jobs starting at a minimum of US$ 500 per month.

Achievements

With nearly 1,100 approved Training Centers in 20 States and UTs across 568 districts, the DDU-GKY is currently training 270,000 candidates for 82 sectors and over 134,744 candidates have already been placed.

Hiring from DDU-GKY

DDU-GKY transforms the rural Indian youth into skilled productive employees and is a key provider of right manpower pool for success and growth of industries by investing in training of a job-ready, skilled workforce. Recruiting from a pool of trained and skilled workers is very easy. All one needs to do is to fill the form on the website and DDU-GKY will contact you with various profiles.

It works in PPP mode and follows a three tier implementation structure:

  • The National Unit (NU) at the Ministry of Rural Development acts as the investor, policy maker and technical support provider.
  • State Skill Missions manage and monitor implementation and,
  • Training Partners (called Program Implementation Agencies or PIAs in our parlance) implement projects in specialist trades in compliance with norms and standards set by DDU-GKY.

DDU-GKY subscribes to the National Occupational Standards (NOS), covering a wide range of industries and sectors such as Agriculture, Automotive, Beauty & Wellness, Construction, Electronics, Gems & Jewellery, Healthcare, Logistics, Retail and Tourism & Hospitality amongst many others.

What’s in it for the candidates?

You can join DDU-GKY to reach your aspirations as it invests in skill training to ensure you move from poverty to prosperity. It gives you an opportunity to change your life for good by:

  • Get face to face counselling and guidance
  • Find out what you are good at, get selected for a trade based on your aptitude
  • Learn new skills and new technology in modern fully-equipped training centres
  • Earn a government recognized skills certificate upon successful completion
  • Get placement opportunities and interact with potential employers
  • Find a job that pays you a minimum salary of Rs. 6,000/- per month (at least 70% of all those who successfully complete training will be placed)
  • Get support to shift to a new city and job
  • Progress steadily in your career.
Tags: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY)mobilizing candidates for skill developmentMORD Ministry of Rural DevelopmentNational Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)placement linked training in rural Indiarural skill developmentSkill India
Previous Post

ASCI takes the lead for skill development in poultry sector

Next Post

4 Essentials of implementing short term training under PMKVY 2.0

Next Post
Short term training under PMKVY 2.0

4 Essentials of implementing short term training under PMKVY 2.0

Comments 5

  1. REKHA AGARWAL says:
    5 years ago

    HOW A PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY CAN BE BENIFETED BY DDU-GKY

    Reply
    • Madhuri Dubey says:
      5 years ago

      Hi Rekha, DDUGKY is implementing various special schemes for all the people including physical disability persons also, for more information please check their website and contact the correct person for full details http://ddugky.gov.in/content/contact-us
      we have a special sector skill council for physical disability people, please visit the below website.
      http://www.scpwd.in/

      Reply
  2. Involute says:
    5 years ago

    Thank you very much for providing helpful information related to DDU-GKY. Here is the best institute for corporate related training and technical training i.e. Involute Institute of Technical Training. We train our students related to industry requirements. For more info kindly visit our website.Thank you.

    Reply
  3. Panna kotla says:
    6 years ago

    Hi,
    May i know contact number of DDU- GKY

    Reply
  4. Pingback: MSRLM signs MoU with 5 PIAs to scale up skill development under DDU-GKY

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe to our E-magazine and newsbytes

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Siemens Technical Academy STA

Siemens Technical Academy (STA), Mumbai – German Dual VET transforms the lives of youth in India

October 8, 2018
10 best online learning portals in India for students and teachers

10 best online learning portals in India for students and teachers

June 26, 2020
Skill development government schemes in India

Top 10 organizations, missions and schemes for skill development, livelihoods and gainful employment

May 29, 2016
Mahatma Gandhi on craft-centric education

Mahatma Gandhi on the importance of vocational education and skill development

October 1, 2017
Siemens Technical Academy STA

Siemens Technical Academy (STA), Mumbai – German Dual VET transforms the lives of youth in India

285
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra PMKK

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra – PMKK

98
Recognition of Prior Learning RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning – RPL

81
B.Vocational Degree

B.Voc Degree Courses: What do they offer and who can apply?

79
MSDE and MoE collaborate with IBM to equip digital skills training in India

MSDE and MoE collaborate with IBM to equip digital skills training in India

September 29, 2023
NSN Quiz on Mahatma Gandhi’s concepts of education and crafts

NSN Quiz on Mahatma Gandhi’s concepts of education and crafts

September 28, 2023
Australia-India Education Researcher Forum

Webinar Report: The Third Australia-India Education Researcher Forum on “Skills and Professional Education”

September 28, 2023
EV industry

Top 3 reasons why the EV industry must embrace industry-driven skilling and curriculum modernization

September 27, 2023

About us

National Skills Network (NSN) captures and shares the positive impact of various training, skill development and vocational education initiatives in India.

To know more about Our Team: Click here

Follow us

Address

National Skills Network – NSN
NSN Digital Solutions Pvt Ltd.
Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500032
Email us: contact@nationalskillsnetwork.com

Subscribe to our E-magazine and newsbytes

  • About us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact

Copyright © 2023 National Skills Network - NSN

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Skill Story
  • Skill Talk
  • News
    • Events
    • News digest
    • NSN Newsletter Archives
    • NSN PDF Newsletter Archives
    • Other Newsletters
  • Resources
    • E-books
    • Glossary
    • How To’s
    • Learning Videos
    • National Education Policy 2020
    • Reports
    • Skills for Schools
    • Upcoming webinars and virtual events
  • Skill2Jobs
    • Apprenticeships & Internships
    • Employability Skills
    • Jobs
    • Projects
  • About us
    • Advertise with us
    • Our Clients
    • Our Services
    • Our Team
  • Success Stories

Copyright © 2023 National Skills Network - NSN

loader