Kota, 24 July, 2019: Bhartiya Skill Development University (BSDU) today organized a conference in Kota to promote and brief about skill development and its requirement in India. At the conference, the university’s Director of Admission, Dr Ravi Goyal talked about how skill-based courses benefit youth looking for jobs and professional fields to settle in. The conference was held with the purpose of promoting skill development in Kota, where many young candidates are looking for jobs. According to NSDC, Kota is the top third city in the state of Rajasthan in terms of skilling initiatives. In 2016-17, the city’s semiskilled workforce was reported to be 66,841, whereas the skilled workforce was estimated to be 34,921. BSDU is helping other state governments in establishing skill universities and replicating its unique model of skill development in other states. BSDU helps the youth to get skills education, training and get jobs in different manufacturing fields.
Dr. Ravi Goyal, Director of Admission, BSDU says, “Kota had the highest literacy rate in Rajasthan, at 77.48%, according to Census 2011. The employable population in the city is around 1.01 lakh out of the total 2 lakh, whereas, the working participation rate in Kota is only 35%. Trained staff is the desire of every organization. Today’s world is revolving around some professional career options which are functional in nature than relevant, like Management, Administrative, Accounting, Technical etc. In such functional areas, practical training is never predefined. We at BSDU have created training modules that enable the students to go through all machine learning and function learning. Skill degrees like B.Voc and M.Voc would prove to be a boon for every graduate, paving a right career path. In addition to general education content, these graduates will have strong knowledge of skills and shall be capable of resolving challenges pertaining to industrial exposure. Employability of such talent will be much wider leading to the lower unemployment rate in the Country”.
Comm. Anil Rana, Principal of the school of Carpenter, BSDU says, “We would like to help the state government by providing the best advice and support with our ‘Swiss-dual-education-system’ to eradicate the skill gap prevailing in today’s youth. We have recently extended the support to the Government of Rajasthan.”
According to India Skills Report 2019 by WheeBox, the overall employability in India is 47.38% and the Indian workforce consists of 473 million people. The employability in ITI sector is 29.46% and in the Polytechnic sector the employability is 32.67%. Male employability in the country is 47.39% whereas the female employability is 45.6%. The organized workforce in India, however, is only 8%. Rajasthan has the fourth-highest employability in the country and is the 7th and 6th highest in male and female employability respectively. The state is the 6th most preferred for work among all states of the country.
BSDU offers every alternate semester in the industry where the student gets an opportunity to additionally get industrial exposure. BSDU offers an opportunity for every student to ‘Earn while they learn’ were on the job training offered gives them an opportunity to earn a stipend ranging between Rs. 7000 to Rs. 15000 per month during their internship. BSDU is the first University that offers multiple entries and exit points, where the student has the flexibility of returning to his program where he had left while being offered a job in the industry or if he is placed. The university offers scholarships with 100% waiver on tuition fees for girls scoring over 75% and boys scoring over 80%. The university offers special scholarships for those students whose fathers have been martyred in their regime of Indian Military Services.
BSDU has many industry collaborations and has been associated with these organizations which offer industry exposure to its students. Some of the Industry leaders where students avail the training are Daikin, Mahindra, Apex Hospitals, Cadd Centre, Arden, Sabal Bharat, Rigel, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, Lupin, ITC, Pepsico, LG, L&T, Nestle and Pfizer.
BSDU has signed MoUs for establishing Centers of Excellence (CoE) the purpose which is to impart specific skills training relevant to industry and help in up-gradation of skills of employees that will help them to improvise on industrial production. Daikin India is the First Japanese Company to sign an MoU with BSDU and establish it’s a CoE the University. BSDU has also created its own Fabrication Laboratory ‘FabLab’ where students learn processes such as laser sintering process, components, machine & accessories, Data Preparation demo using Magics, Supports, slicing, Part screening methodology introduction, Discussion of Pain Point & AM Potential Value, and Screening & evaluation of parts. BSDU frequently organises workshops to nurture creativity and innovation in youth.
BSDU has signed over 30 MoUs in the skills sector with companies and educational institutions. An MoU has been signed with Govt of Rajasthan for Establishing a Skill Development University based on the Swiss Dual Model of Skills Education. Likewise, it has signed an MoU with Govt of Rajasthan & Photonic International Pte. Ltd, Singapore for Collaboration and Support for Establishing Photonics Training and Research Centre. The University has entered into a collaboration with Institute of Sustainable Communities, USA in Skill Development, Training, Placement, R&D and Related Services, with Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, The Employers’ Association of Rajasthan and Bhardwaj Foundation, FLEECA, Jaipur for Skill Development; outcome-based trainings, placement, R&D and related Services. Companies with which BSDU has signed MoUs, offer students of the university internships, trainings and job opportunities.