1. SKILL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

2. (a) ASSOCHAM :
ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India )
Serving the Nation since 1920
Representative organ of the Corporate India
Articulates the genuine legitimate needs of the Members.
Provides vibrant interface between Govt. and Industry/Diplomatic missions and visiting delegation.
Impacts and help formulate policy decisions to foster conducive environment for the growth of trade and Industry.

3. (B) Apex chamber of 5 Promoter Chambers
Delhi
Chennai
Cochin .
Mumbai

4. (c) NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
ASSOCHAM is incorporated as a Company under Section 26 of the Indian Companies Act , 1913.
( d) DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT /INCORPORATION
ASSOCHAM was incorporated on 11th December and is licensed to operate under
Section 26 of the Companies Act 1913,corresponding to section 25 Act of
( e) OBJECTIVE OF THE ORGANIZATION :
The Chamber is engaged in promoting ,facilitating and protecting the trade,
commerce Industries and manufactures of India.
It’s a Proactive forward looking institution equipped to meet aspirations of corporate India.
300 Regional Chambers.
3,50,000 direct and indirect members from various segment of business.
(Trade/Manufacturing/MNCs/PSUs/Bank/Financial Institutional/Importers/exporters/large
Medium and small enterprise, trade and Industry association, service sector,
professionals etc)

5. ASSOCHAM operates through 80 Expert Committees that provide interactive platform to Members for interacting and aid formulating policy recommendation so as to facilitate Economic, Industrial and Social Growth.
Timely dissemination of information on latest policy. technical know how.
Interactive platform for dynamic dialogue with Central and State Govt. to articulate trade and industry view point.
Have interactive platform through Conference, Seminars, Workshops, Roundtable, Joint Business Councils etc.
Networking with foreign missions in India, Indian Mission abroad, business dialogue with MNCs.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with Chambers & Industry Association abroad.

6. (g) LOCATION OF THE OFFICE/BRANCHES
ASSOCHAM House
47 Prithviraj Raj Road
New Delhi
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)
1, Community Centre, Zamrudpur
Kailash Colony, New Delhi –
ASSOCHAM Southern Regional Office
3524, First Floor, 17th Main,
Service Road, HAL 2nd Stage Indiranagar,
Bangalore - 8
ASSOCHAM Regional Office
4th Floor, Heritage Tower,
Behind Vishnagar Bank,
Ashram Road, Usmanpura
Ahmedabad –

7. (a) EXPERIENCE IN ASSESMENT OF COMPETENCIES
ASSOCHAM has over 18 years rich experience in assessment of competencies .
The Chamber has already imparted various Skill Up gradation training and its evaluation
under various Government Schemes covering about 10,000 persons

8. ASSOCHAM - Skill Upgradation programme in Pithoragarh (UTTARAKHAND)
SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN ORISSA

9. SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN RAJASTHAN
UTTAR-PRADESH

10. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN JHARKHAND
PROGRAMME IN ORISSA

11. INTERVENTION OF REDEPLOYMENT OF RETRENCHED WORKERS IN UTTAR –PRADESH
SKILL UPGRADATION
IN KERALA

13. (b) SKILL ASSESSMENT DONE IN THE FOLLOWING SECTOR
Computers
Electrician
Automobile
Food preservation
Garment designing
Fitter
Plumber
Cook
Steward
Welding pipe fabricator
Welding
Tool & die making
Trade Instrument Technician
Jute & Rexin Bag
Sewing Machine Gas Stove & burner repairing
Inverter ,emergency light making & stabilizer
Screen Printing ,plate making & offset printing
Candle ,Incense ,dhoop
Detergent making

14. (c ) LOCATION OF ASSESSMENT
Kanpur
Lucknow
Kerala
Nagaland
Sikkim
Meghalaya
(d) CERTIFICATION
ASSOCHAM issues Certificate to all trained workers who undergo intensive training on successful completion of the training/Competency level as per the programme .

15. ASSOCHAM EXPERT COMMITTEE
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF :
(a) ASSOCHAM Corporate office has more than 100 employees specializing & having expertise in various field
Management-Finance HR, Legal, Corporate affairs, Communication & Electronics, Telecommunication, Agriculture ,Food processing ,International Relationship ,Automobile, BPO ,KPO& BTO, BioNano Technology, Cement ,Coal & Civil Aviation, Environment & Safety and TQM, Education, Training of trainers.
ASSOCHAM EXPERT COMMITTEE
End user is fully associated at every stage
(b) ASSOCHAM has 80 expert Committees in various fields/trade /Industries .
Their workshops/ facilities along with their trainers /supervisors etc are also available.
(c) ASSOCHAM has more than 80 years experience in workshop ,training , seminar, exhibition etc
Experience of 18 years in assessment .
(d) Full and part time experts

16. INDUSTRY LINKAGES (a) List of our major members:
A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services
Abhijeet Group
Abhishek Industries Limited
Accor Radhakrishna Corporate Services Pvt.Ltd.
ACME Tele Power Pvt.Ltd.
Ambuja Cement Ltd.
Amira Foods (India) Ltd.
Ankita Knit Wears Pvt.Ltd.
Aryan Coal Benefications Pvt.Ltd.
Assam Company Ltd.
Assotech Ltd.
Axis Bank Ltd.
Bank of Baroda
Bertling Logistics India Pvt. Ltd.
BGR Energy Systems Ltd.
Bhushan Steel Limited
BP Ergo Ltd.
BT (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Business Park Town Planeers (BPTP)
Caterpiller India Pvt.Ltd.
Cosmos International
Cummins India Ltd.
DCW Limited
Delhi Assam Roadways Corpn.Ltd.
Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd.
DHL Worldwide Express (I) Pvt Ltd
Dhoot Developers Pvt.Ltd.
DLF Universal Ltd.
Dow Chemical International Pvt.Ltd.
Dozco (India) Pvt.Ltd.
DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd.
Emaar MGF Land Pvt.Ltd.
Era Infra Engineering Ltd.
Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd.
Essar Group
ETA Star Properties Developers Ltd.
Export Import Bank of India
Gati Infrastructure Limited
Geojit Financial Services Ltd.
Gitanjali Gems Ltd. - Last Year
GMR Infrastructure Ltd.
Grasim Industries
Harrisons Malayalam Ltd.
Havells India Ltd.
Hindustan Petrolium Ltd.
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
ICICI Bank Ltd.
India Mart Inter Mesh Ltd.
Indian Aluminium Co.Ltd. ( Hindalco Industries)

17. Industrial Development Bank of India
Infrastructure Development Finance Co.Ltd.
Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Ltd.
I-Nova Solutions Ltd.
Intel Technology India Pvt.Ltd.
IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd.
ITC Ltd.
J.K Paper Ltd.
Jagson Airlines Ltd.
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.
Jayant Agro Organics Ltd.
Jet Airways
Jindal Group of Companies
Jindal Pipes Ltd.
Jindal Praxair Oxygen Co. Pvt.Ltd.
Jindal Saw Limited
Jindal Stainless Ltd.(JSL Ltd.)
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.
JSC Vneshtorgbank (JSB VTB)
JSW Energy Limited
JSW Steel Ltd.
K Sera Sera Productions Ltd.
Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd.
Kwality Processed Food Services & Equip.
Lanco Infratech Ltd.
Lifetree Convergence Ltd.(Technotree)
M W Corp Pvt Ltd.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Mani Square Ltd.
MBL Infrastructure Ltd.
MC Dowell & Company Ltd. (United Spirits)
Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd.
Monsanto India Ltd.
MSD Pharmaceticals Pvt. Ltd.
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
N K Industries Ltd.
New India Mining Corporation Pvt.Ltd.
Nicholas Piramal India Ltd.(Piramal Healthcare)
OCL India Ltd.
Oil & Natural Gas Coprn Ltd.
Oil Field Warehouse and Services Pvt. Ltd.
Ozone Projects Pvt Ltd.
P C Jeweller (P) Ltd.
Pearls Infrastructure Projects Ltd.
Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure Ltd.

18. Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
Power Trading Corporation of India Ltd.(PTC)
Radico Khaitan Ltd.
Raheja Developers (P) Ltd.
Rai Foundation
Rajiv Petrochemicals Pvt Ltd.
Ram Ratna Wires Ltd.
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.
Rasoi Group
Reliance Industries Ltd.
Religare Enterprises Ltd.
Rolta India Limited
RRB Energy Ltd.
RSC Corporate Relations Pvt.Ltd.
S Chand & Company Ltd.
SABIC India Pvt.Ltd.
Sahara Prime City Ltd.
Saipem India Projects Ltd.
Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
Serum Institute of India Ltd.
Shahnez Ayurvedics
Shikhar Properties and Construction P Ltd.
Shivsu Candian Clear International
Shyam Telecom Ltd
Siddho Mal & Sons
Sigron Realties Limited
Skill Infrastructure Limited
SMC Global Securities Ltd.
Sodexo Pass Services (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Sopariwala Exports Pvt. Ltd.
South West Mining Limited
Spanco Limited
Spice Televentures Pvt.Ltd.
Srei Infocomm Services Ltd.
Sri City Pvt.Ltd.
State Bank of India
Steel Authority of India Ltd.
Sunflag Iron & Steel Co Ltd.
Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd.

19. Tata Sons Ltd.
TDI Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
The Godavari Sugar Mills Ltd.
The Place Café
Time Broadband Services Pvt.Ltd.
Trend Electronics Ltd. (Videocon VCR Ltd.)
Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd.
Universal Cables Ltd.
Vakrangee Softwares Ltd.
Vcustomer Services India Pvt.Ltd.
Vigneshwara Developers Pvt.Ltd.
Vijaynagar Minerals Pvt.Ltd.
Vitesse Limited
Wockhardt Limited

20. KERALA-SKILL UPGRADATION
(b) PLACEMENT RECORD
ASSOCHAM conducted training of VRS Employees in Kanpur & Lucknow in various trades as CRR under DPE guidelines.
Most of the persons who underwent training got placed in various organizations in near by companies & factories .
Some of them started their own business .
KERALA-SKILL UPGRADATION
ASSOCHAM is running its Skill Upgradation and Pre-Departure Orientation for potential Emigrant workers in Kerala under the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA).
The Programme (Training & Certification) is designed keeping in focus the trades which are in greater demand in overseas.
The programme has successfully placed 1400 youths as of now.

21. QUALITY CONTROL
ASSOCHAM is an Apex Body and Non Profit making organization having with them well qualified Lead Auditors etc.
ASSOCHAM imparts training on QC/ISO etc. It receives periodically financial support from QCI & various Ministries etc.
ASSOCHAM is accredited to Quality Council of India (QCI) to meet its mission and target.
ASSOCHAM is associated with (member) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Assocham along with GOI plays a role in establishing system to ensure quality .We are equity holder and board member of QCI .

22. BLUE PRINT FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME:
PROPOSED METHODOLOGY :
COLLECTING INFORMATION OF VTP
COLLECTING INFORMATION OF THE CANDIDATES TO BE ASSESSED
SORTING & PREPARING TRADE WISE LIST
SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE TEAM
APPOINTMENT OF TEAM LEADER
DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY
CHALK OUT OF ASSESSMENT PLAN
POST ASSESSMENT PREPARATION
ARRANGMENT FOR TESTING PROCESS
PERSONAL INTERACTION WITH CANDIATES
THEORY & PRACTICAL SESSION
ASSESSING THE COMPETENCY & MARKING
DAY TO DAY REPORTING

23. COLLECTION INFORMATION OF VTP
The very first step will be collecting data of VTP and coordinating workshops and introduction seminars in each RDAT and district headquarters to ensure our presence and motivating stakeholders to produce the best output.
Our team of experts and consultants will meet each VTP personally and let them know about our strength and policies so that they can get accessed by us.
We will be motivating VTPs to improve the quality & infrastructure so the outcome of training can be best utilized in the industry.
In meeting and seminars we will also provide platform to all VTPs to highlight their success and voices the concerned issues and innovations made during the training. These workshop and seminar will also sensitize the stakeholders on the need of SDIS to promote employability

24. Collecting Information of Candidates to be Assessed
Next step of our Assessment process is to collect a list of candidates ready to face the assessment, comprises of complete details of each candidate and training completed. It is essential part of our assessment methodology which help us to collect necessary data of a trainee regarding his background and current status. This also helps us in maintaining a database that we may utilize in future for employability and linkage with industries.
Shorting & Preparing Trade wise List
In next step we will prepare summary containing trade wise information of candidates to be accessed and suitable date/locations, which helps us to make the strategy.
Selection of Appropriate Team
After receiving relative information for assessment, we will depute team of eligible accessers / industry experts who will take care of the whole process according to the guidelines of assessment, nature of assessment and the subjects involved there-in.
Appointing Team Leader
As soon as our selection process comes to an end we select one most eligible team member to lead the entire team and manage the testing process up-to the mark.
Post Assessment Preparation:
On the basis of information received for assessment we prepare all the necessary Attendance Sheet, Assessment Sheet, Data Sheet and Trade-wise Question Bank, Assignment Topics etc.

25. Arrangements for testing process:
Before starting the assessment our team leader assess the arrangements made for testing purpose and after satisfying that according to the nature of training for which testing is being done all required facility is available at venue, he starts the testing.
Personal Interaction with Candidates
During this step our assessor entertains each candidate personally in friendly environment with the purpose to collect the information regarding his training quality, duration and practical etc. This information is very useful to us and helps to compare with the information submitted by the training provider and by this way we try to know the genuineness and quality of training provided to candidates.
Theory & Practical Session:
In this session Assessor asked every candidate few questions randomly selected from the Question Bank already prepared for the testing purpose. Later on some practical assignments given to each candidate if required which depend on nature of training.
Assessing the Competency and Marking
At the end keeping in view the overall performance of the candidate and the objectives of the training programme assessor filled the assessment sheet by giving the appropriate marks/grade and take the signature of the candidate in the attendance sheet. We will also collect the personal feedback of candidates to ensure future rectifications to be implemented as a part of assessment process.
Day-to-Day Reporting
On close of every day during assessment our Team take all papers relating to the assessment completed in their own possession and send the daily report to the respective person by post/ /phone.

26. POLICY WITH REGARDS TO TRAINERS RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCHAM is a team of professionals having specialization in different fields/trades of Educational and Vocational Training. We are in a position to provide quick and reliable services to meet the entire requirement of our clients. We have a long chain of Firms/Institutions/Professionals for taking their latest expertise/Honorary Advice and Guidance as and when required by the institute to qualify the promises.
ASSOCHAM believes in Team-work having broad open mind and a policy based frame work for smooth working. Our Employer-Employee relationship starts with a detailed mapping of the job requirement as well profile assessment. We facilitate all the promises and potential to fructify into performances by various schemes and methodologies. All these provide us strength and energy to work.
ASSOCHAM is very keen about the quality for which our research is always going on. We made proper arrangements with many institutions, industries, colleges for taking views/opinion and sharing experiences of their Experts, Professionals, Faculties/Professors. Workshops/Seminars are regularly arranged on latest issues and techniques for betterment of skills.
To retain the Faculty/Trainer we provide conducive atmosphere and all our helping hands sharing their problems either personally or during staff meetings which is a part of our framework. To optimize the work load and achieve maximum fruitful results we have a work distribution culture with freedom of choice and expertise resulting least drop-outs on account of trainer.

27. CRR ACTIVITY UNDERTAKEN BY ASSOCHAM
In Kanpur & Lucknow following activities were undertaken :
Sensitization Camp were organized at the unit level of different CPSUs to assist, guide ,counsel ,VRS/VSS optees waiting release from CPSUs.
The objective of organizing sensitizing camp is to counsel the proposed VRS workers at the unit of the concerned mill, about the futuristic planning ascertaining his existing skill and the desirable skill.
Door to door survey were conducted of these workers who were effected by the closure or VRS.
Demand driven training programme were organized for the interested workers in order to develop their entrepreneurs or Marketing skill
Sound Monitoring and Evaluation were undertaken during and after the training .
During the post training period escort services and support facilities were provided.
Employment Assistance Centers were established
All the activities were undertaken within the defined parameters and close coordination of D.P.E (Govt of India )

28. THANK-YOU