NEWSLETTER Issue Issue 8 9 October-December January-March 2018 2017 Total Employees 1,192 Total Skilled 1, 87,000 911 281 12,6,654 60,346 780 17 962 SKOCH Award 2018: B-ABLE Receives "Order-of-Merit" for Two B-ABLE was awarded SKOCH Order of Merit Award 2018 for its two flagship projects- State Institute of Capacity Building & NHPC and Market Led Programme. Both the programmes were recognised for their contribution in uplifting rural youth from poverty through skilling. In the past one year, both the projects have trained around 3500 candidates in total, belonging to economically weaker section of the society. It was an honour for B- ABLE to receive such a prestigious award. B-ABLE Project Manager (NSQF) - Ms. Jot Prakash Kaur & Senior Manager (BD-CSR) Team B-ABLE Receiving the Award Ms. Richa Aggarwal were there to receive this prestigious award. The SKOCH award is given to individuals, projects and focus institutions that go extra mile for betterment of the nation. Ms. Jot & Ms. Richa with the SKOCH Award As part of the two days summit, a parallel workshop on Digital literacy / financial literacy was also organised which was attended by Ms.Guneet Sethi-Manager Quality Assurance, Mr.Vikash Kumar-Senior Executive Quality, Mr.Om Prakash Saini-Project Co-ordinator (Govt.Programs), Ms.Neha Saini- Executive (Proposal Writing), Mr.Tekchand Verma-Executive(MIS), Mr.Abhishek Chahalia- Executive(Project Support), Mr. Anil Sharma-Trainer (Retail). From the Founder s Desk The year 2017-18 has ended well for B-ABLE as we have been able to train a record number of youth 54,500 under different skill training programs, 41,326 under the NSQF vocational schools program, 1,922 informally skilled workers under Recognition of Prior Learning, and prepare 1,276 youth for self-employment as Eye Mitras. I want to applaud the hard and smart work put in by the team, the guidance from the management and the Board, the support of the NSDC, the government agencies we work with and our field partners, which together has enabled us to achieve this. Having said this, several of our founding purposes are yet to be significantly addressed. We would like B-ABLE to train many more rural youth, particularly girls, in green Mr. Vijay Mahajan skills like sustainable agriculture, renewable energy recycling and eco-tourism. We made a great beginning for this in Sikkim five years ago. We would like to train many more urban youth in selfemployment, not as struggling "lone rangers" but as micro-franchisees of big brands, like Eye Mitras are for Essilor. And we would like to do many more employer funded programs, under CSR or otherwise. Of course, we need to do this in a manner where both quality and profitability are ensured. I wish the Team B-ABLE a great year ahead and let s hope we can make a breakthrough in the areas I indicated above.
B-ABLE Signed MoU with RMSA Telengana. On January 20, 2018, B-ABLE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with RMSA Telangana to implement vocational training School Programs in 16 additional schools in the trade of Agriculture. RPL Training under Legrand CSR Initiative Under CSR Initiative of Legrand (Global specialist in electrical and digital building) B-ABLE conducted RPL training for 275 candidates in the job role of Electrician Domestic Solution. The trained candidates were certified by Power Sector Skill Council. The training was conducted for two months (January 2018 to February 2018) in Allahabad and Varanasi. RPL Legrand Training, Allahabad Job Mela at B-ABLE Jakaram Centre, Telangana Students Attending Job Mela Mr.Kondal Rao, JDM Addressing the Students BC Jindal Foundation CSR Initiative From March 2018, B-ABLE started conducting a 45 days Gardner cum Nursery Raiser training. The training is supported by BC Jindal Foundation, New Delhi. Candidates were trained on best practices in gardening & nursery raising along with life skills required for the job role. On March 17, 2018, B-ABLE under Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Telangana conducted Job Mela at Jakaram Centre. Over 250 candidates participated in the job fair. 175 candidates were selected and placed out of which 49 were trained by B-ABLE. This job mela was organised for introducing drop outs students to various skill training programs and associated employment opportunities. Mr. Kondal Rao, Job District Manager of Jayashankar Bhupalapaly, & Mr. Venu Gopal Rao, Centre Head, B-ABLE attended the mela. B-ABLE s Jakaram Centre is located in Mulug, Telangana and is considered as one of the best performing YTCs among the 14 available YTCs in the region. Here skill training is imparted in Mobile Phone Hardware Repairing, Computing and Peripherals, Quality Seed Grower, Self Employed Tailor and Beauty Therapist. The program aims to produce skilled gardener to fulfil the industry demand. Kuldeep Singh, Project Manager and Trainer Imparting Gardening Skills to the Candidates Bhagwan Pandey, Project Co-ordinator along with their dedicated team are working towards the successful completion of the project.
B-ABLE Exhibited At Deccan CSR Summit 2018, Hyderabad On February 22, 2018, BASIX Group participated in Deccan CSR Summit 2018 which was hosted by NGOBOX & supported by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). As part of the Group, B-ABLE also made its presence felt in one of the biggest skill development summits organised in South India. The summit saw participation of leading skill development companies, NGOs, Social Enterprises, Advisory Firms and relevant government departments. It was focused on exchange of ideas and exploring collaboration opprounities among the various stakeholders of skill development industry. The states that participated in the summit were Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, B-ABLE Participated In 31st Garden Tourism Festival Ms. Richa Aggarwal, Mr. R. Solanki & Mr. Venu Gopal Rao at CSR Summit Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. Ms. Richa Aggarwal, Senior Manager (BD-CSR), Mr. Venu Gopal Rao, Centre Head & Mr. Solanki represented B-ABLE and BASIX in the summit. Ms. Kriti & Ms. Sangeeta with Mr. Manish Sisodia-Deputy CM B-ABLE participated in 'Green Urban India' at 31st Garden Tourism Festival from February 16 to 18, 2018 at Garden of Five Senses, New Delhi organised by Government of Delhi. Green Urban India is an initiative taken to create awareness amongst the people, regarding environment and importance of our contribution for safe guarding this fragile environment. Mr. Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister - Delhi, visited B-ABLE s stall there and praised company s Gardner cum Nursery Raiser Skill training concept. The festival aims to offer visitors and tourists with numerous ideas on enhancing landscaping in their vicinity despite limited space. Training for PWD (Person with Disabilities) Candidates With a vision of bringing the Person with Disabilities (PWD) into the main stream, B-ABLE collaborated with SIMON INDIA CSR Project an initiative by NSDC for skilling the PWDs. As part of the initiative, 46 PWDs were trained in CRM Domestic Voice for a period of three months (November 2017 to January 2018). The successful candidates were placed in well established companies like Aegis, Competent Synergies Pvt Ltd, Telwaves, CareTel Infotech. B-ABLE In-House trainer Mr. Chetan Agarwal conducted the trainings under the guidance of training implementation team led by Mr. Chandan Kumar. PWD Candidates at the Completion of Skill Training
EyeMitra Annual Review Meet From January 18 to 20, 2018, Eye Mitra team conducted a project meeting at BASIX Guest House, Kailash Colony, Delhi and offsite at Village Bail Pairao, Ram Nagar (Uttrakhand). The three days meeting was attended by Center Heads, Cluster Coordinators and Project Managers of EyeMitra. The Project was critically evaluated and planning of next financial year was concluded in the three days, both the activities were led by Mr. Vedprakash Sharma, Project Head, EyeMitra. Team EyeMitra at Ramnagar B-ABLE & TMI Group Join Hands for Broader Skill Training B-ABLE and TMI, NSDC s two leading Training Partners came together to collaborate for expanding their geographical reach. Both the companies have around 10 years of collective experience in skilling and have trained over 2 lakhs candidates. The aim of the collaboration is to impart skill training to rural and urban aspirants across India in blue collar as well as white collar jobs. Commendable Placements of DDU-GKY and ELSTP Students 70 successfully trained candidates under the schemes of DDU-GKY and ELSTP projects in Rajasthan were placed in several reputed companies in early 2018. All the candidates hailed from hospitality sector. Forty candidates of DDUGKY and thirty of ELSTP project were placed. DDU-GKY candidates were placed in Radisson Blu, Hotel Inder Residency, Hotel Cambay in Udaipur and ELSTP students got selected at Barbeque Nation-Delhi and Hotel Country Inn & Suites-Udaipur. B-ABLE DDUGKY and ELSTP Projects Placed Candidates
Alumni Meet & Certificate Distribution Skill Training for Transgender Community B-ABLE organised Alumni Meet & Certificate Distribution Ceremony for Nalanda Project students at Opsan Angira Panchgaon centre (a renowned CNC Training Centre in NCR region with recommendable training and placement record) on April 1, 2018. Mr. Kuldeep Singh-Project Head, Mr. Bhagwan Pandey - Coordinator, and Mr.Naresh Kumar-Centre Manager were also present to grace the occasion. Nalanda Project is a CSR initiative of Nalanda Foundation whereby students are provided with two month residential training. Candidates from states like Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttrakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi NCR have been trained through this initiative. On the occasion of International Women Day, March 8, 2018, B-ABLE in association with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) launched SWABHIMAAN, an initiative for skilling transgender community, at Kolkata. SWABHIMAAN is first of its kind program which has a potential and reach to bring this marginalized community into the mainstream with equality and dignity. Dr. Santosh Giri (Secretary Kolkata Rishta), Mr. Bikram Das (State Engagement Officer- NSDC), Ms. Juhi Yasmin (NSDC), Mr. Chetan Agarwal (Trainer, B-ABLE) and Mr. Shome (Project Coordinator) and about 20 transgender were present during the launch program. The training started in March 2018 for the job role of Assistant Beauty Therapist. Digital Literacy has been made an integral part of the training program to empower them with the technical knowledge. B-ABLE aims to use this platform to transpire change. Mr. Kuldeep distributing the Certificates Transgender Candidates with Project Team Reliance CSR project Successfully Completed B-ABLE has been implementing a skilling project funded by Reliance Foundation since August 2017 in retail sector. The project was completed in March 2018. B-ABLE under Reliance Foundation's Skilling Initiative project, conducted training classes in Rajasthan, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi NCR. 1430 students were enrolled and 981 were successfully placed. Some of the companies where B-ABLE candidates were placed were Reliance Jio, Reliance Fresh, Big Bazar, Vodafone, Reliance Mart, Caliber India etc. The client appreciated the training quality. INSEAD Social Impact Summit 2018 On March 8, 2018, BASIX Group hosted INSEAD Social Impact Summit 2018 in New Delhi. The summit was focused on Hyper-Urbanisation: Challenges & Opportunities for Impact, more specifically issues of migration and labour, Health & Ageing and Energy. Each year INSEAD s Social Impact Initiative brings together leading practitioners, thought leaders and innovators in a different part of the world for discussion and deliberating some of the pressing issues faced by the community. The Summit was attended by Mr D Sattaiah, Chief Executive Officer, BASIX Group and CEO & MD, B- ABLE along with senior team members.
Vocational Trainers Field Visit at ICRISAT, Hyderabad On January 22, a field visit for Vocational Trainers of NSQF Telangana was conducted at ICRISAT. ICRISAT is an international organization which conducts agricultural research for rural development. This visit was conducted as a part of Training of Trainers programme organised for newly inducted vocational trainers. Mr Jesse Peram, State Vocational Coordinator, led the vocational trainers in their visit. NSQF National Skills Qualifications Framework Ms. Jot with NSQF VTs Guardian Awareness & Students Orientation Program, West Bengal Mr. Bikash Pandey & Mr Partha Das at Retail Lab Convergys CSR Training Started From March 2018, B-ABLE started skill training under Convergys CSR project in Gurugram. B- ABLE s sister organization ILRT is supporting in this skill training initiative. The training will be conducted for 45 days. The candidates would be trained for Domestic Data Entry Operator and BPO Voice. PWD candidates will also be reached out for this program. B-ABLE participated in Guardian Awareness & Students Orientation Program at Ramakrishna Sikhsa Parishad Boys High School, Darjeeling, West Bengal. The Chief Guest of this orientation program was Mr Partha Das, OSD, DVET, Government of West Bengal. Mr Das delivered speech on CSS VHSE Scheme Convergys CSR Training of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and visited B-ABLE s Retail Laboratory. Mr Bikash Pandey, State Vocational Coordinator, West Bengal along with HR Head and Store Manager of Big Bazaar also attended the orientation program. EyeMitra Certificate Distribution Ceremony at Meerut EyeMitra Team distributed certificates to successfully trained candidates at their Meerut Centre. The candidates hailed from nearby areas of Meerut. The event marked the inauguration of Meerut centre. EyeMitra Team was represented by 30 EyeMitras along with Mr. Vedprakash Sharma, Project Head; Mr Anees Qureshi, Project Manager; Mr Amit Sharma, HR Personnel. 2.5 NVG was represented by Mr Gaurav Chauhan, Manager and Mr Vipin Mahajan The centre cum classroom is well equipped with with optical store, screening room & counselling room. This new centre started with 20 enrolled candidates. Meerut Centre Inauguration by EyeMitra Team
Commendable Placements by DomesteQ DomesteQ, B-ABLE s initiative for regularizing the domestic workers, provided creditable placements in the months of January, February and March 2018. Some praiseworthy selections are: Ms Tulsi Pricellia was hired as house keeper with Durga Raghunath, Chief Executive Officer, Digital, Indian Express Group Ms Ms Deepali Chakraborty was hired as Cook at Priyanka Gill s (Founder & CEO Popxo) residence Mr Pramod Singh & Ms. Jhutika Jit were placed as Cook & Household with Mr Rahul Kanwal Anchor, India Today Ms Priyanka Sawan was placed as Housekeeper with Ms. Jacinta Zonunthari, an expat ITDA Project Officer (PO) & IAS visit at B-ABLE Jakaram Centre Mr. Chakardhar Rao, Project Officer, Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Telangana and Mr. Santosh Kumar (IAS) visited Jakaram Centre. They were impressed with the quality training and response of students. They assured students with entrepreneurial acumen of financial assistance in the form of soft loans. 157 EyeMitra and 3 lakhs refractions in Last Quarter In the last quarter, Eye Mitra team conducted more than 3 lakhs refractions and around 9 lakhs people received vision care services. In the same duration, 157 new Eye Mitra shops were opened making the cumulative figure to 3281. Essilor is the funding partner of EyeMitra Program which ensures sustainable livelihood and eyecare solutions to a population which does not have access to economical eyecare. At present, there are 15 operational EyeMitra centres; 11 in Uttar Pradesh & 4 in Rajasthan. Mr. Chakardhar & Mr. Santosh Kumar at B-ABLE Centre EyeMitra Shop Opening-EMO Sameer Mansuri, Jaipur B-ABLE Project Manager-NSQF School Visit in West Bengal In February, 2018 Ms Jot Prakash Kaur, Product Vertical Manager, NSQF visited schools in West Bengal with an aim to check the progress and development of the students. She shared her retail experience as a customer & an employee with retail trade students. Mr Bikash Kumar Pandey, State Vocational Coordinator accompanied Ms Kaur in her visit. Ms Jot & Mr. Vikash at a B-ABLE NSQF School in West Bengal
Tripura NSCFDC RPL RURAL MASON Training at Dharmavaram Assam Nagaon NSCFDC RPL Assessment at Seethampeta Centre, AP
NSQF Prize Distribution in West Bengal District level prize distribution ceremony was held for NSQF schools in West Bengal. Mr Sabuj Sarkar and Mr Pritam Nath from Kaijuri High School received second and third positions respectively. B-ABLE is implementing NSQF Project in Kaijuri High School. B-ABLE NSQF Winners with Chief Guest and Teachers B-ABLE NSQF commenced full operations in J&K B-ABLE started its operations in Jammu & Kashmir under the Schools Program from November 2017 in 43 schools. From February 2018, B-ABLE started working in all the 64 schools allotted by RMSA J&K for implementation of NSQF Project, hence commencing its full operations. This is a creditable step for B-ABLE. B-ABLE s DomesteQ Participated in Job Aggregator and Training Partner Meet B-ABLE s DomesteQ participated as and Industry Partner in Job Aggregator and Training Partner Meet on March 15, 2018. The meet was organised by Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC). Through this meet a platform was created for Ms. Sethi invited as Guest Speaker at Lady Shri Ram College Ms. Guneet addressing the Students Ms. Kriti and Mr.Sudheer Attending DWSSC Meet Capacity Building exercise for the NSQF VCs in Jaipur On February 26, 2018 a Capacity Building exercise for the Vocational Coordinators of Rajasthan was conducted in Jaipur. The meeting was led by Mr Shivam Trivedi, Field Manager, NSQF Project. The capacity building exercise was designed to build career counselling trades among the Vocational Coordinators (VCs). VCs are the face of B-ABLE on the ground & as the project has progressed in its fourth year, children in Class 12 th require counselling about their career options. deliberating issue of this sector and fostering collaboration among various relevant stakeholders. DWSSC is a relatively new Sector Skill Council which is striving to create opportunities for training partners for making domestic work dignified. Ms. Guneet Sethi, Manager Quality Assurance was invited as a Guest Speaker at the Annual Youth Convention of Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University. She spoke on The Catalyst for Change: Youth and the Social Sector. She also interacted with the students and guided them on various career options. VCs with Ms Jot Kaur & Mr. Usmaan Khan However with limited information bright students are unable to pick right career/ higher education courses for themselves.
Training of Trainers by RMSA B-ABLE participated in the Training of Trainers arranged by RMSA Telangana on January 19-22, 2018 in Hyderabad. On January 21, 2018, Mr Reddy, Agriculture Expert took a special session on irrigation techniques prevalent in India. Ms Jot Prakash Kaur, Product Vertical Manger took a special session on streamlining the activities across all the school & developing entrepreneurial skills among students. Distribution of Blankets by B-ABLE In January 2018, B-ABLE staff pooled in funds for distribution of blankets to homeless. The pooling of funds and distribution of blankets was initiated by the Accounts Department. Mr Asif Ansari and Mr Ankush Taneja distributed blanket, warm clothes and food at Bhogal and Pushp Vihar areas of Delhi at midnight. The intention of choosing Bhogal & Pushap Vihar was to reach the needy, as the pedestrian of these areas at midnight are full of homeless and migrant labourers. Mr Ankush Taneja Mr Asif Ansari It was a heartwarming gesture. Content Related Survey For NSQF Project In HP Mr P. Veeraiaha, Content Development Associate Professor, PSSCIVE spearheaded a content related survey for NSQF Project implemented in Himachal Pradesh. Students and principals were asked to review the project and provide written feedback on aspects of improvement. Mr Veeraiaha visited four schools where B-ABLE is implementing the NSQF Program; GSSS Sunni (Retail trade), GGSSS Portmore (Retail trade), Gsss Kunihar (Retail, trade) and GSSS Rajarijabli (Retail trade). He went through charts and models prepared by the students and participated in the activities of the day. Mr Guresh Kumar, State Project Coordinator, HP accompanied Mr. Veeraiaha in his visit. Life skill & Housekeeping training to the Resident staff B-ABLE s DomesteQ & Quality Assurance team conducted Life skill & Housekeeping training for Resident staff of Rhea Jay Singh, a renowned designer. The training was imparted to the domestic help such that she is professionals in dealing with the clients. Ms. Kriti Bhalla, Project Head DomesteQ and Ms. Chaarvi Mohan, Senior Executive-Quality Assurance Training made these trainings commendable with their diverse support. Mr P. Veeraiaha with B-ABLE NSQF Students at Himachal Pradesh PSSICVE Meeting attended by NSQF VTs in Bhopal Eight Vocational Trainers from NSQF Punjab were selected to participate in a special training organized by Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education-PSSICVE in Bhopal. The content of the training was to impart knowledge on pedagogy and enhance the subject related knowledge of the trainers. The participated Vocational Trainers got a completion certificate. VTs at PSSICVE Meeting
Orientation Program for Kashmir Trainers and Principals From March 12-16, 2018 J&K RMSA conducted five day orientation program for the vocational trainers of Srinagar Division. On March 15, 2018, B-ABLE conducted orientation program for its VTs engaged in the trade of Travel & Tourism and Agriculture. VTs were oriented on the NSQF program, the course curriculum, activities to be conducted for the students and the role of various stakeholders.on March 17, 2018, J& K RMSA conducted a one day orientation program for the principal of Srinagar Division. B-ABLE was invited in the capacity of VTP to orient the principals about the program and their crucial role in its successful implementation.b- ABLE was represented by Ms. Jot Prakash Kaur, Ms. Jyoti Sharma and Mr. Muzzafar Sheikh. Vocational Trainers and Principals SOME OF THE B-ABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH CAMERA Assessment NEEPCO CSR, Meghalaya EYEMITRA Shop Exposure Visit Bharat Chawla Head NVG Sales Visit Tailoring Class at Jakaram Models by NSQF Students Ramgarh Banswara-Rajasthan EMO Mobilization, Behraich
Women s Excellence Award to B-ABLE s Staff Member It is an honour to B-ABLE that on the occasion of International Women s Day, Ms. Guneet Sethi, Manager, Quality Assurance received Women s Excellence Award. The award was conferred by Bharat Nirman Foundation in an event organized by Arya Bharat, a Non-Profit organization. The event was held at India International Centre, New Delhi. Women s Day Celebration at B-ABLE On the occasion of Women s Day, male employees treated the ladies with lunch in NEC office. HR Team organised a fun game wherein the male colleagues were asked to guess likes and dislikes of their female colleagues based on the information submitted by their female colleague. This was followed by cake-cutting ceremony by all the women colleagues. The day was celebrated with full zeal at B-ABLE other centres. EyeMitra Centre, Bareilly NEC Delhi Ms. Chaarvi Mohan Amar Ujala National Daily-March 2018 B-ABLE S WOMEN CAPTURED PRINT MEDIA
Holi is a cheerful occasion and it definitely calls for a grand celebration, regardless of where you celebrate it. This year too B-ABLE team celebrated Holi festival with full zest and zeal. HR Team made special arrangement of food, Dhol and dancing. At Regional Offices of B-ABLE Holi was celebrated with equal enthusiasm. SHAMA PARVEEN Physical disability cannot be a hindrance in success, if right guidance and firm determination is there. B- ABLE s Simon Project trainee Ms. Shama Parveen has proved this. Shama completed her intermediate from Delhi. Her family s income comes from book binding. Shama, has good academic credential and her interest towards learning new skills makes her stand out from the crowd. However, she could not continue her further studies due to financial crunch. She came to know about B-ABLE s training program for Persons with Disabilities and immediately registered for it. Proactively, she started preparing herself for the program by updating her knowledge about various facets of customer service executive. She never let her physical inability come in way, she proved to be passionate about the role and training. Post completion of the training she was successfully placed in Aegis, a leading Business Process Outsourcing and Transaction & Payroll management processing company. She was placed with a starting salary of Rs 10000. She is now a confident and self- dependent girl. Kabbaka Srilaxmi Kabbaka Srilaxmi belongs to Govindaraopet (a village in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana). Her family income is around 1,00,000 per annum. She got Quality Seed Grower training at B-ABLE s Jakara Centre. She got selected in a campus interview at Swakrushi Farm Producer Company Limited, Warangal as Field Officer with a starting salary of Rs 12000. This income is a great support to her family. She has expressed her gratitude to B-ABLE for the trai i g. O Jakara Ce ter, Srila i said Stude ts at the ce ter are highl motivated and are taking great interest in learning all types of skills on offer. There are various kinds of training imparted at Jakaram Centre; Mobile Phone Hardware Repairing, Computing and Peripherals, Quality Seed Grower, Self Employed Tailor, Beauty Therapist etc. The trainers focus on equipping learners with not just job specific/ technical skills, also encourage them to learn entrepreneurial skills for sustainable livelihood.
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