DDU-GKY is uniquely placed in the skill training eco-system of the country. As part of the Ministry of Rural Development, it caters to the largest potential worker stream in the country, the 57 million strong rural poor youth between the ages of 15 and 35. Through its parent program of Aajeevika, it has access to numerous Self-Help Groups (SHGs) across the country where the members not only facilitate in mobilization but also in ensuring attendance, facilitating village or community level participation and monitoring progress at regular intervals. It is also connected with rural Employment schemes like the MGNREGA, has credible access to Gram Sabhas and Gram Panchayat through its sister agencies and an experiential knowledge spanning over decades of running successful programs in the hinterland. This ensures that DDU-GKY can access and mobilize a large number of committed youth to training centres and facilitate training and transformation.

In addition, DDU-GKY has invested in the making of Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to define minimum benchmarks, systematize processes, define service level standards and build transparency in operations as well as managing delays and defaults. DDU-GKY has also adopted a distributed ERP system, called e-Kaushal and the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) to facilitate programme management, and ensure transparent investments and tracking of fund utilization.

So if you are an educational institute of repute, a large employer with training infrastructure or a large private skill training expert, DDU-GKY is the right partner to grow with.

Who all are eligible to partner with DDU-GKY?

Any registered organization (other than proprietorships or partnerships) can apply to be a Training Partners. If you are already registered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as a partner or work with NSDC as a partner, can also apply directly to us.

At the time of application, a partner should have positive net worth in at least two of the last three financial years and a turnover of at least 25 percent of the size of the project cost. DDU-GKY allows for a consortium of partners to apply.

That said, DDU-GKY prefers the following partners:

• Organizations who can train and place more than 500 candidates in overseas wage employment
• Organizations who can enter into Champion Employer MoU, train and place over 10,000 candidates in 2 years (See employer’s section for more information)
• Organizations who can enter into Captive Employer MoU, train and absorb over 500 candidates every year in their business or in subsidiary businesses
• Organizations with a turnover of more than Rs. 100 Crores per year, who can offer Industrial Internship opportunities for more than 500 candidates
• Educational Institutes of repute (a score of more than 3.5 CGPA on NAAC grading) or a community college recognized by AICTE or invested into by the UGC with the ability to train and place people in wage employment
• Organizations who have completed 3 SGSY-SP or DDU-GKY projects in the last 5 years
• Organizations with skill training experience of more than 20,000 candidates, of whom at least 75% have been placed in wage employment

If you belong to any of the above, it’s time we start a conversation. Click here to send an email to the to DDU-GKY today.

DDU-GKY invests in projects, but it’s our training partners who play the all-important role of becoming the bridge between industry and candidates. Building a project requires partners to complete a proposal, and strategic tasks that involve:

Once the project is approved, the five pillars that lead to success for our training partners are:

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So how do we decide whether the partnership is a good fit? We have identified and notified a 4-stage due diligence process and have set up an Empowered Committee [EC] that convenes for project approvals. The notification can be found in the Resources.

We review each application independently, with a focus on the readiness of the partner and the best interests of candidates and employers.

We look for alignment of values and beliefs, financial and proposed project merits, relevant skilling and placement experiences, team and capacity of the team, transparency and accountability and the readiness to implement the project as key criteria. Based on these, automatic scores are awarded which determine the rating, investment and the extent of investment.

The first step in putting together a project lies in identifying which job-roles or courses would you like to offer. We’d like you to identify and administer training for trade-specific skills [you can look-up the NCVT roles/ SSCs] to meet industry demand. Coming from rural India, our youth require some additional inputs to prove themselves and retain jobs. This calls for training in soft skills, functional English and computer education (basic IT skills) in addition to training for job roles. These are essential ingredients that we believe, will enable our candidates to work and grow in their jobs.

Our training partners are also welcome to propose and submit multiple projects with multiple trades or job-roles. Each project, however is identified to a District and/or to a State. Multi state projects are not accepted.

Together, we want to transform rural poor youth into an economically independent and globally relevant workforce. Together, we are committed to manifesting this transformation and moving people from poverty to productivity and prosperity.

At DDU-GKY we follow a fixed cost model and support training partners that meet eligibility requirements. We also encourage innovations, not only in training and pedagogy, but also in projects on the whole. The investment model follows the preferences indicated earlier?, through a simple process of categorization of partners and projects.

Our investment is on the basis of three different project sizes as highlighted below:

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In case of multiple projects, each project will be limited as above, while the relationship with the PIA can be scaled as needed or possible.

All processes of investment decisions, programme management and monitoring tasks are completed by Technical Support Agencies (TSAs) on behalf of the Ministry of Rural Development. The TSAs are independent entities with adequate resources and past experiences of managing large skilling projects in rural India.

Project funding and investment pattern

At present, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) and NABARD Consultants (NABCons) serve as our Technical Support Agencies.

The four instalments are:

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For information on project grants for skilling and placement, download

• DDU-GKY PIA / Training Partner Brochure 1
• DDU-GKY PIA / Training Partner Brochure 2

Other incentives

Training providers are also give incentives for job retention (staying on the job or labour market for a period of 12 months post placement) and career progression (growth in monthly salary by over 150% of the initial monthly salary as placed) of candidates. Incentives are also given for facilitating foreign placements and conducting live distance training.

Steps to Apply:

1. Complete the eForm for a Permanent Registration Number (PRN). You will need the following:
   • A picture of your organization’s premises/ training facilities
   • Copy of the Certificate of Incorporation or Registration
2. After submission of PRN application form through the website, you will receive a 4 digit Temporary Registration Number (TRN) by email from DDU-GKY as proof of submission of the PRN application form. Keep it safely. This TRN has to be referred to in all your communication. Email here for any queries and further information on your PRN
3. After a verification and validation process by DDU-GKY you will receive a PRN. This will be delivered to you be mail (offline and online).
4. After receiving the PRN, download the Project Application form for ‘DDU-GKY Projects’ or ‘Roshni Projects’, as the case may be, as per details mentioned below:
   www.ddugky.gov.in/>Resources >Application form for new projects under DDU-GKY www.ddugky.gov.in/>Resources >Application form for new projects under Roshni
5. Submit the project application form with complete and accurate details. Also learn about customised application submission formalities of the Action Plan States. Click here to find which States are the Action Plan States (APS)

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We currently have several proposals under review; we will get back to you at the earliest. Write to us to know the status of your proposal.

Related links:

• EC meeting minutes
• List of current partners

The manual of standard operating procedures (SOPs) is provided for those implementing DDU-GKY. The SOPs have been put together after careful considerations and a number of discussions involving different stakeholders.

To refer to the SOPs, download the manual, here

We have also created an E-learning module on SOP, so that there is clarity in implementation, for any queries on the SOP or how to use the E-learning module, click here to write to us.

Related links:

• Link to SOPs downloadable PDF
• e-Learning Portal for SOP
• FAQ’s for SOP

At DDU-GKY we encourage information sharing, and promote innovative practice, stay updated on the closest initiative to you.

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