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AP State Skill Development Center - Overview

ANDHRA PRADESH STATE SKILL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (APSSDC)

EMPLOYABILITY SKILL CENTRE (ESC)

Brief Description of Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC)

Introduction to Skill Colleges

Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC)aim is to improve skills in everybody. It is having Academics and Non-Academics training centres in A.P of 26 districts. In Alluri Seetharamaramaraju  having training centres like Naipunya Vikasam Schools program (social and tribal welfare schools), Employability Skill Centres (ESC) Degree Colleges, Engineering Colleges Programs, CM Skill Excellence Centers (Siemens), Dassault Systems, ITIs, Youth Training Centres (YTCs), Job Facilitations, Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDP).

            In Employability Skill Centres (ESCs) of APSSDC. In the Degree Colleges providing courses in mode of online & offline classes and Certification courses like Tally with GST, MS Office, Python, Hardware & Networking, Soft skills and Communication skills, Aptitude and Resoning etc.

Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporations (APSSDC) is one of the biggest ‘Skill Missions’ in India. APSSDC is a nodal agency to promote Skill Development & Entrepreneurship activities in the state and to standardize & monitoring of the skill development activities being implemented by various corporations/departments of Andhra Pradesh. The corporation serves as the ‘Executive Agency’ for the newly formed ‘Department of Skill Development and Training’. APSSDC will serve the important tasks of providing high quality skilled manpower to the industries through various central funded and state funded skill development activities/programs. APSSDC covers wide range of beneficiaries starting from school students, graduates, post-graduates, unemployed youth, and dropouts for creation of better employment and livelihood opportunities. APSSDC has set out on a mission to meet skilled manpower demands of all Missions and shape AP as the skilledworkforce and knowledge hub for the world. Apart from the various skill development initiatives/activities, APSSDC has been assigned task of establishment of 23 ‘Skill Colleges’ across the state.

Objectives of Skill Colleges

 The following are the broad objectives of the Skill Colleges but not limited to. Train the youth in industry relevant skills.  Impart employability and technical skills and will create new learning opportunities to students who pass out from ITI, polytechnic, engineering, degree colleges and provide alternate livelihood skills for dropouts from school and higher education.  Develop strong industry linkages for on-the-job training (OJT) and apprenticeships.  Develop a strong pool of quality teachers/trainers for imparting skill education.  Act as institution that handholds and guides other higher educational institutions in bringing skilling into mainstream education.

Features of Skill Colleges:

The following are the features of the Skill Colleges but not limited to Each skill college will be established with state-of-the-art lab facilities, high quality trainers, industry aligned curriculum and content and deep industry engagement.  Each skill college is proposed to have six (6) classrooms, two (2) state of the art labs, one (1) workshop one (1) Start-up centre and rooms required to house administrative and teaching staff.  The skill college is proposed to have a residential capacity of 120 students and an overall training capacity of 1920 students per annum.  The maximum capital expenditure for each skill college is capped at Rs 20 Crs. inclusive of all costs. The apex will be in form of loan from schedule commercial banks.  Each skill college is envisaged to operate in self-sustainable mode

Developing Self-Sustainability model for skill colleges:             

Skill colleges are envisaged to operate in a self-sustainable model (i.e. skill colleges must be able to run its operations without any dependency on the government for funds.).  G.O. Ms. No. 10 issued by Govt. of AP briefly elucidates the operational and other modalities of establishing and implementing the skill colleges. It further emphasises the roles of various stakeholders who shall work towards achieving the self-sustainability of skill colleges.  The bidder shall develop the operational, financial, and governing models for skill colleges in line with the expectation of the Government and GO issued.  The brief contents of GO