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ower Sector Skill Council in its endeavour to move ahead in skilling with scale, speed and stability, has been taking a variety of measures. One such initiative has been collaboration with organisations that promise synergy. In this quarter we partnered with Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) a credible organisation engaged in vocational training across states. We also entered into fresh MOU with Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) a patron organisation for us. The new collaboration will enable us scale up our skilling initiative significantly supported by IEEMA. From the CEO’s Desk FromCEO’s the We are also happy to inform that because of skilling initiatives under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) an ambitious scheme of Govt. of to ensure Universal Household Electrification, PSSC, through its training partners has reached out to more than 22,000 youth in 7 states. In , every district has PSSC training centre. In and Odisha we have covered about 80% and 60% of the districts with our training centres respectively. Assam and are hovering near 50% coverage, while Madhya Pradesh is close to 40%. In Rajasthan we have begun skill training in one district. Our team is working tirelessly to work on the three point agenda of increasing outreach, optimising cost and improving quality of vocational education and training for job roles of Power Sector. We are proud of the fact that we are one amongst the Sector Skill Councils that provides Media Enabled Learning CONTENTS content to our Training Partners for improving learning outcomes for our participants. We strongly believe that literacy is not a bottleneck for building a skilled nation. Committed to From CEO’s Desk - 1 encourage learning in regional language, our Participant Handbooks and learning SAUBHAGYA Skilling Initiative - 2 resources are available in more than 10 languages today. We have been supporting the  Certificate distribution - 2 cause of making the youth of the country economically productive. We organize Job /  Training delivery - 3 Rozgar melas for providing employment to young aspirants and school dropouts. This Key Performance parameters - 4 quarter we participated in 4 Job Melas, 3 in Bihar and one in Delhi. Photo Gallery - 5  Certificates given at Arrah - 5 We express our heartfelt gratitude towards, Hon’ble Union Minister of Power, Shri R K Singh, who through his inspiring presence and address encouraged the PSSC certified  IEEMA Exhibition - 5 youth in Arrah, Bihar. It was indeed a great experience for all the stakeholders present on  MoU with the occasion with whom he shared his vision and thoughts for the growth of power sector.  CIDC - 6  IEEMA - 6 In the coming financial year we will focus more on expansion of skilling initiative through  Rozgar Mela/ Exhibitions - 7 new age Job Roles, Occupational Health and Safety and integration of technology in our  Chapra, Bihar - 7 training. With our newsletters we have been making an effort to reach out to our stakeholders highlighting our work, while seeking their continued support and  Gaya, Bihar - 7 encouragement.  Naubatpur, Bihar - 8  New Delhi - 9 Happy reading!!  Arrah, Bihar - 9 Vinod Behari CEO, PSSC E G A P L A H S U A K T U Y D I V 2

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Saubhagya Skill Training Delivery Saubhagya Skill Training

Total No. of Youth Trained & Assessed Across Various States

Assam, 1,807 Uttar Pradesh, 7,847

Bihar, 7,209

Rajasthan, 35

Odisha, 1,868

Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, 1,710 1,498

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Key Performance Parameters of Power Sector Skill Council

Parameter FY 15-16 FY 16-17 FY 17-18 FY 18-19 Cumulative Since Inception Trainers Certified 0 560 594 422 1,576 Assessors Certified 0 190 338 64 592 QPs 9 18 8 2 38 PSSC Progress Chart Curriculum 0 20 12 2 34 Content 0 8 19 4 31 Industry Members 10 8 85 2 105 Demand Aggregation( For Job 0 0 1,003 4,000 5,003 Roles)

Partcipants Assessed STAR, PMKVY 1 & 2 4669 340 15,398 29,737 50,144 Other Govt. Funded 0 92 1,126 2,704 3,922 Non Govt. Funded 0 1,684 10,199 8,490 20,373 Total Assessed 74,439

Placement 0 1,104 4,169 10,563 15,833 Training Delivery And Assessment

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60000 50144 50000 Star, PMKVY 1 & 2 40000 NON PMKVY 33508 30000 Participants Assessed 20407 24295 20000 6785 13101 10000 4669 5009 4669 1776 0 0 FY 15-16 FY 16-17 FY 17-18 FY 18-19

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Minister for Power, Shri R. K. Singh addressing the skilled and certified

youth. PSSC Snapshot

Minister for Power, Shri R. K. Singh awarding skill certificate to a successful candidate.

Shri Vinod Behari, CEO, PSSC awarding skill certificate to a successful candidate.

Minister for Power, Shri R. K. Singh awarding skill certificate to a successful candidate.

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Power Sector Skill Council participated in IEEMA exhibition

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edition of India’s only exposition on Hi-Tech Power Distribution held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (E), Mumbai from from 4th – 6th February 2019.

Hon’ble Energy Minister, Govt of Maharashtra, Shri. Chandra Shekhar Bawankule inaugurated the Exhibition on 04th Feb. 2019

MoU Executed with Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC)

Power Sector Skill Council executed the MoU with Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) on 29th Jan. 2019.

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MoU Executed with Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturing Association

IEEMA executed an MoU on Partnerships

28th Feb. 2019 with Power Sector Skill Council (PSSC) for skilling initiative under their CSR project. The agreement was signed by Mr. Sunil Misra, Director General, IEEMA and Mr. Vinod Behari, CEO, PSSC as part of IEEMA’s CSR activity”

Participation in Skill Exhibitions and Job Melas

Rojgar Mela at Chapra 21, 22 January 2019 Power Sector Skill Council participated in Exhibition and Job Mela held at Chhapra Job Mela, Bihar on 21 & 22 January 2019. Inauguration by Honble MP, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy & others at Chhapra Rozgar Mela.

Hon’ble, Dy. Chief Minister, Bihar, Sh. Sushil Events / News Kr. Modi, and Sh. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, M. P. Chhapra (Bihar) distributed the certificates to successful candidates on 21st January 2019. P A G E 8

Participation in Skill Exhibitions and Job Melas

Gaya (Bihar) Rozgar Mela: ITI Gaya 28,29,30 January 2019 Power Sector Skill Council participated in Exhibition and Job Mela held at Gaya Bihar on 28th, 29th and 30th January 2019. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav, Hon’ble Minister of Rural Development, Govt. of India inaugurated the Job Mela.

Naubatpur Bihar Job Mela from 18th to 20th Feb. 2019 Honble State Minister of Rural Development , Govt. of India, Inaugurated the Rozgar Mela on 18th Feb. 2019.

Power Sector Skill Council participated in Exhibition and Job Mela held at Naubatpur Bihar.

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Participation in Skill Exhibitions and Job Melas

New Delhi Rozgar Mela held on 24th Feb. 2019 Power Sector Skill Council participated in Rozgar Mela held at New Delhi on 24th Feb. 2019 Events / News Shri Parvesh Verma Member of Parliament (West Delhi LS) was the Chief Guest.

Arrah Rozgar Mela on 28th Feb & 1st March 2019 Power Sector Skill Council participated in Job Mela held at Arrah Rozgar Mela on 28th Feb & 1st March 2019

Shri R. K. Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Govt. of India distributed the Employment letters to the aspirants.

Power Sector Skill Council Plot no. 4, CBIP Building, Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110021 Contact no. 011 – 40793153, 41643346 Email:- [email protected], [email protected]