EOI for Consulting Services-Firm Selection for Garhwal Region

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EOI for Consulting Services-Firm Selection for Garhwal Region

About the Organization:

Uttarakhand Skill Development Mission (UKSDM) has been providing free skill development training to youth over all 13 districts urban and rural sectors of state. In order to address the challenges of unemployment and ensuring gainful and sustainable employment to the youth of the state, Hon'ble Chief Minister created Uttarakhand Skill Development Mission UKSDM in February 2013. Their mission is to empower all individuals through improved skills, knowledge, and nationally and internationally recognised qualifications to gain access to decent work and gainful employment, and ensure the state’s competitiveness in the global market.

Objectives:

To scale up the placement performance of ITIs under Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project. UKWDP intends to identify and select suitable firm as Placement agency/firm who can provide placements to skilled manpower trained through Govt. ITIs and perform their role as prescribed below effectively.

Through this Expression of Interest, UKWDP invites Proposals for the Identification and selection of Placement agency/firm. The Placement agency/firm are expected to play one of the most critical roles in providing placement to skilled manpower.

Broad Roles and Responsibilities of Placement agency/Firm:

The selected Placement agency/firm will facilitate the outcomes of the scope of services mentioned below using the best of its global knowledge base for benchmarking, domain expertise to place the Trainees trained across sectors. The broad Scope of Services include the following, but not limited to:

a) Pre-Placement Activities

• Preparation and approval of time bound “placement plan” along with the details of geographical and sectorial coverage for placing the Trainees and in consultation and agreement with the Project Director, UKWDP
• Trade wise finalizing the number of Trainees to be placed across sectors and geography within defined timelines
• Finalizing the reporting format as per the requirement of UKWDP
• Liasoning with prospective employers for the placement of skilled manpower
• Map the Skilled Trainees with the Employment Opportunities
• Coordinating with UKWDP/ Deputy Director Apprenticeship at DTEU Haldwani /Respective it is (as applicable) for the placement of the Trainees trained by them as per demand of employers
• Assisting Trainees through the recruitment process (train students on job hunting skills including social and professional networking skills and help the students improve CV writing and interviewing skills)

b) Placement Activities

• Organizing Placement Melas/Job fairs, campus interviews and other modes of placement drives at various locations at Kumaon Region, ensuring participation of employers and Trainees Identifying suitable Trainees with the help of ITIs and connecting the suitable Trainees with the employers (provide job matching service i.e. identify relevant job roles for specific group of trainees and connect them with the employer)
• Ensuring successful placement of Trainees
• The firm should focus on Female pass-out trainees and provide them equal employment opportunities in their specialization area
• Coordinating with employers, ITIs and Trainees for facilitating smooth joining process of the selected Trainees

c) Post-Placement Activities

• Coordinating with employers to provide the mandatory documents of selected Trainees such as appointment letter/letter from the employer/offer letter with acceptance of Trainee etc. The documents must be aligned to the list of documents considered as valid proof of employment as per UKWDP guidelines which shall be communicated to the agency from time to time.
• Coordinating with employers to periodically provide pay slips and other necessary documents to UKWDP/DTEU/ITIs as proof of employment
• Conducting 1st Level placement verification, as agreed with UKWDP
• Resuming channel for communication with Trainees who quit their jobs and provide alternate employment if the Trainee wishes to work further
• Supporting career counselling and retention management for Trainees by constant dialogue with Trainees and employers

The broad roles and responsibilities of UKWDP/ DTEU Haldwani include the following but not limited to:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitoring the operations and results of placements through the support of Placement agency/firm, in accordance with the guidelines and defined rules and regulations
• Formulating and releasing the Operating guidelines to be adhered to by the Placement agency/Firm which is empanelled. The Guidelines shall be framed under the guidance of DSDE.
• Provide necessary guidance and supervision to the empanelled Placement agency/Firm for any procedures/guidelines/rules/regulations with respect to the skilling schemes implemented by UKWDP/ DTEU Haldwani

Desired Qualification and Experience:

Project Leader Garhwal:

• MBA/PGDM/PG with at-least 10 years of total work experience. Demonstrated experience of at-least 6 years working on state/central govt. placement-oriented programs in a managerial capacity with entire project management responsibilities.
• Experience of working with the Industry for skill development/TVET ecosystem enhancement is required.
• Should have experience of working in Uttarakhand and should have considerable experience of TVET space (ITI/Polytechnics)

Placement coordinator:

• Bachelors’ degree with at-least 4 years of development sector experience (central / state Govt. funded skill development /TVET / Higher Education programs on project design/implementation and monitoring aspects).
• The Trainee should have demonstrated experience of working with the industries and should understand the skill development/TVET ecosystem in the country. Experience in similar geographies shall be preferred.
• They are expected to undertake regular interactions with the industry, facilitate visit of ITI staff/trainees to Industry, conduct placement drives and vice-versa.

Research Analyst:

• B.Tech /BE/MCA or other relevant degree in analytics / data with at-least 5 years of work- experience in data analytics field.
• Working knowledge of data analytics tools / mobile and other technology applications that concern learning & development/placements would be highly desirable.
• The Trainee should have strong technical report writing experience in the past.

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