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Skill Letts CEO Speaks….. VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2 I’m delighted to write this at a time when the ASAP Summer Skill Skool 2017 has been whole heartedly received by the educational institutions of the INSIDE THIS EDITION State. The high numbers – student enrol- ment for skill courses that crossed 18,000 and more than 300 institutions that expressed interest for the De- DISTRICT VIEW PAGE 2 mand, Operate and Train (DOT) Scheme, show the acceptance of ASAP as a credible skill facilitator. The bench- CAREER POINT PAGE 5 marks in skill training set by ASAP during the last four years due to our deliberate and sincere efforts are here to stay and guide the future en- deavours. Let us all be proud about this. SECTOR VIEW PAGE 8 Increased acceptance translates into greater responsibilities. Rolling out viable skill batches from the applications and preparing our SDCs, On-the-Job Training centres and Internships centres for success- ARTICLE PAGE 10 ful completion of the Summer Skill Skool should be top on our agenda for the next few months. We need to reciprocate the faith reposed up- on us by our partners. THOUGHT WAVES PAGE 12 The increased demand offers us learning opportunities as well. The preference of stakeholders towards the Summer Skill Skool mode of Skilling should prompt us to strengthen both –regular and SSS – REFLECTIONS PAGE 13 modes of skilling delivery to reach the target population. This insight comes at a crucial point in the growth of ASAP when Community Skill CLUSTER NEWS PAGE 14 Parks, are soon going to become our major operational facilities in ad- vanced skill training. Also, I take this opportunity to share with you my joy in the arrival of the latest generation of Programme Managers to strengthen the existing vibrant and committed pool as well as the sterling perfor- VIEWS, VOICE & WAYS OF SKILLS mance of the ASAP-driven Trainers Training Academy that successfully trained more than 700 Skill Trainers during the current academic year. ASAP’s contributions to the state, I’m sure, will only keep in- An in house journal of creasing in the days to come with the sincere commitment being Additional Skill Acquisition shown by our team. Programme With love and respects Reju M T Skill Letts VIEWS, VOICE & WAYS OF SKILLS An in house journal of Additional Skill Acquisition Programme Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala's capital is a relatively compact but lively city and an easy going intro- duction to urban life down south. The economy of Thiruvananthapuram is predominantly based on the tertiary or service sector. The city is a major IT hub and exporter of software with over 250 companies employing more than 40,000 professionals with Technopark being the epicentre. It also contributes nearly 80% of the state's soft- ware exports. Tourism is the next major contributor to the economy of the city. Thiruvananthapuram is an academic and research focal point too. Thiruvananthapuram was listed as one of the top 10 cit- ies in India on Vibrancy and Consumption Index by a study conducted by the firm Morgan Stanley re- cently. There are around 20 Government owned and 60 Privately owned medium and large-scale in- dustrial units in Thiruvananthapuram. There are also about 30,000 small scale industrial units employ- ing around 115,000 people. Traditional industries like Handloom and Coir are also prominent in the city. Future prospects of the city include Vizhinjam Port, LULU mall and Techno city. ASAP Thiruvananthapuram - Journey of ASAP started here on November 6th 2012 with the launch- ing of the programme by the then Chief Minister Shri Oomen Chandy at Govt. Womens College. Starting with 21 batches in 2012 ASAP Thiruvananthapuram has had its own ups and downs. The District has maintained a consistency in its performance, with many noteworthy activities like UMANG ( ASAPl Fest) , SKILL EXPO’s, Regular Placement drives, In- dustry linkages with companies like Allianz, RRD, Skempco and SBT . Thiruvananthapuram District has 9 Skill Development Centres. ASAP District Team has vibrant Programme Managers with experience both in managing sector and field ac- tivities. It also has an excellent team of Skill Development Executives and an active SDE Forum led by Shri Vinod Ponnan & Smt. Indiramani . ASAP Coordinators and Principals of Institutions are the pillars of the programme in the district on which ASAP is built . The Team members are Basil Amanullah ( SDC Attingal college), Ruby Ismail ( SDC Venjaramoodu), Lekshmi VR ( SDC Sreekaryam High School), Shameema Hameed ( SDC Thycaud), Deepthy S ( SDC Kamaleswaram) , Lakshmi Mohan ( SDC Venganoor), Nimmy George ( SDC Neyyatinkara), Anjali ( SDC Kattakada) and Binoj Ku- mar ( SDC Nedumangad) , Steaphen Alexander ( DPM Unit ) and Sreevidya ( DPM Unit ). February 2017 Page 2 Skill Letts VIEWS, VOICE & WAYS OF SKILLS An in house journal of Additional Skill Acquisition Programme ASAP VIBES -Thiruvananthapuram UMANG a skill festival to show case student talent was started in the district with the blessings of Dr.K.M. Abraham IAS, the then Additional Chief Secretary for Higher Education during 2013-14, a transformational year for the district . Students got opportunities to exhibit skills acquired through ASAP in competitions which were designed keeping in mind syllabus and skills acquired through the ASAP Skill and Foundation modules. The competitions were multilevel starting from institutions and was a great opportunity and motivation for Students, SDEs and ASAP Coordinators. The Event turned out to be a milestone event for ASAP in Thiruvananthapuram. Umang is being conducted annually in the district ever since its inception and is eagerly looked upon by the academic fraternity. FUTURE READY PROGRAMME- Skilling will never be whole- some with out industry support. Thiruvananthapuram being an IT Hub, it becomes inevitable to have a liaison with IT indus- tries. Initial connections with ACIS, a leading BPO / FPO in the capital started for field visit for engagement and ACIS be- came a partner institute for Skill training. ASAP signed a MoU with , ACIS ( Allianz Cornhill)– for the `The Future Ready Programme` to train and provide placement support for stu- dents who are interested to join BPO industry. The pro- gramme provided excellent opportunities for soft skill develop- ment for students and offered training modules in the areas of accent neutralization, improvements in communication and articulation skills; management tips for interview performance ; personal grooming and basic corporate etiquette ; improving confidence levels and team skills. Mr. Shine , an ASAP student of KNM College, Kanjiramkulam and Mr. Jayakrishnan from Govt. Arts College who got maximum benefits from this programme and are presently working with the Allianz. Allianz have trained 30 students so far. February 2017 Page 3 Skill Letts VIEWS, VOICE & WAYS OF SKILLS An in house journal of Additional Skill Acquisition Programme PLACEMENT DRIVE : Out come of skilling process is that students acquire employable skills leading to employment. Thiruvananthapuram Team has always accorded high priority for student development including their placement. Engag- ing students in skill competitions and providing them grooming sessions are part of this commitment. Success stories are numerous but few are worth mentioning. “ I would have become a coolie or a driver , if there was no ASAP in my life. ASAP was a God-sent messiah for me . I am ev- er indebted to ASAP and will continue to fol- low the values that ASAP had instilled in me.” Shameer was a student of Govt HSS Poovachal. His father is a coolie and mother a homemaker and the family struggles hard to make both ends meet. He was not a studious student and had no plans to join for a degree programme as he wanted to support his family. He was plan- ning to follow the footsteps of his father when ASAP intervened in his life. After getting selection he chose Plumbing as his skill course. Successful completion of internship helped him to get select- ed as a technician in CERA during the ASAP Place- ment drive. He now earns close to Rs 20,000 and other benefits and has already drawn a road map for the next 10 years . “I wouldn’t have got all these opportunity if Anjali outperformed in her work and is the STAR I had not joined ASAP, ASAP is a blessing for performer in the organisation .The company en- me”. couraged and supported her to join for distance As any teenage gir, Anjali of GHSS Neduveli, also education for further studies. Salary increment dreamt of good education and comfortable life. and incentives were showered followed her as But the poor family of five struggled hard to live result of achievements. Also she got promoted to with the daily wage income of her father. the post of Senior Customer Relation Anjali badly needed employability skills to become Executive. job ready and to start earning to support her fami- ly. She completed the ASAP Front Office Opera- tion Skill course under Hospitality Sector and par- ticipated in the ASAP Placement drive. Happiness knew no bounds when Glue Tech Technologies of- fered her a position as Customer Relation Execu- tive February 2017 Page 4 Skill Letts VIEWS, VOICE & WAYS OF SKILLS An in house journal of Additional Skill Acquisition Programme CAREER POINT CHALLENGING CAREER IN DEFENCE……………. Dr.S. Rajookrishnan, State Coordinator ASAP (Colleges) CDS: An entry to the Defence forces for Graduates A career in defence forces offers challenge, excitement and adventure. If that be as a Commissioned Officer, it gives more challenge, excite- ment and adventure and also an opportunity to take out one’s leadership qualities. It is a position of prestige and respect. It opens up a golden opportunity to serve the nation and know the nation. The Defence forces offer several opportunities to Graduates to join the armed forces in the Officer cadre.