PROGRAMMES DEVELOPMENT FOR

ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT

Presented by:
Jyoti Mishra
Rajpreet Kaur

Institute of Rural Management,Anand

 Contents
 Background
 Decision problem
 Research problem
 Research objective
 Scope of the study
 Limitations
 Methodology
 Observation
 Recommendation
 The Program
 Sustainability
 Background
 SIFFS objective
 Present activities
 Need for alternative employment
 Increasing pressure on fishing
 Avg. annual growth rate: in 7th plan 6.25
 Avg. annual growth rate: in 8th plan 5.17

 Avg. annual growth rate: in 10th plan 2.5 targeted

 Increasing number of graduates

 Decision problem

To look for the best possible training

alternatives that can be imparted to the
graduates and equip them with them so as to
make them competent in attaining jobs in the
current market.
 Research problem

To identify vocational and technical training

that can widen the job opportunities
available.
 Research objective

 To identify needs, interests and trends

among graduates for jobs.
 To identify the training opportunities
available in the most preferred sector and to
assess its market potential.
 To suggest suitable training programmes
that are implementable.
 Scope of the study

 Graduates
 Fishing community
 Areas of operation
 Southern-west coast
 Area of operation of SIFFS
 Limitations

 Restricted to southern-west coast

 Trend of education and non fishing
occupation changing
 Limited time
 Lack of documentation
 Methodology

 Data collection: primary & secondary

 Primary data:
 Sampling – snow ball sampling of graduates
 FGDs
 In-depth interviews
 Secondary data:
 Available literature
 Internet
 Observations – Supply side
 Problems
 Quality of education
 Economic constraints
 Socio-cultural factors
 Psychological factor
 Lack of guidance
 0.87 importance index
 25.2% reason

 The “Gulf” factor

 Low awareness – 0.855 index
 Trends observed
 Tendency of taking additional training – high (68%)
 IT related training – first choice (52%)
 Preferred job sector
 Teaching first – 43%
 IT second – 22.5%
 Job searching tendency – 63%
 Newspaper – 49%
 Friends and relatives – 33%
 Extra preparation done – 86%
 20% took coaching
 Trends observed (contd.)

 Recruitment procedures faced

 Interviews most difficult
 56% did not made any extra effort to overcome the
difficulty
 Job possibilities
 After graduation – 0.77
 After PG – 0.815
 After technical or vocational training – 0.905
 Mindset for technical training
 Mixed response – 20%-27%
 Trends observed (contd.)

 Factors affecting job possibilities

 Confidence – 0.9
 Guidance – 0.87
 Awareness – 0.855
 Quality of education – 0.81
 External support – 0.78
 Need for placements
 Low index number – 0.59
 Expected remuneration
 Average Rs. 5000/- Data
 Observation – Demand side

Consultancy services Software and

Programming
Returns

IT Enabled Services

Investments
 Present scenario

 Requirement
 In software development and programming
 B.Tech and MCAs preferred
 In ITES
 Graduates preferred
 Basic computer skills

 Communicative and written English

 Listening comprehension
 Indian scenario - ITES

 Emerging industry
 54% growth rate in 2003-04
 2,45,000 personnel engaged
 1.2 million demand by 2008

Source: NASSCOM – McKinsey study

 Kerala scenario - ITES

 Large pool of English speaking population

 Low cost of operations
 Other infrastructural advantages
 Enabling government policy

Source: Kerala IT Policy, 2000

 Recommendation
 The program
 ITES related
 Advertising
 Affiliation
 Trainers
 Entrance tests
 Loan
 Courses should go hand in hand
 Practical training
 Placements
 Follow up
 Recommendation (contd.)

 Guidance center
 Different subjects and their scope
 Jobs available
 Qualification required for jobs
 Directing students to proper institutes or centres
 Information about student loan
 Keeping track of all the students
 Working with the churches
 The Program

 Duration: 1 year
 Strength of batch:
 Maximum 20
 From both member and non member of fishing
community
 1 month practical training- at end of 9
months
 The Program (contd.)

 Course content
 MS office
 Internet
 Communicative and written English
 Comprehension skills
 Personality development
 Business skills
 Inter-personal skills
 The Program (contd.)

 Course handling
 Regular group discussions
 Debates and extempore on diverse issues
 Mock interviews before placements
 Simulation games
 Interaction with personalities working in this
field
 Regular assignments
 Sustainability of program

 Challenges
 Prove its credibility among the students and in
the industry also.
 Success in providing jobs in the initial years is
imperative.
 Keep on revising the syllabus according to the
changing demand of the industry.
 Sustainability of program
(contd.)
 Strengths
 Name of SIFFS
 Word of mouth a major player
 Increasing demand in the industry
 High familiarity with English
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