Education At Doorsteps: Vol-EAD/04

Education At Doorsteps
Volume: EAD/04
November 13, 2008

Training and Employment Exchange Programme (TEEP)
Ark Foundation, New Delhi

Friends,

Please find concept note of Training and Employment Exchange Programme (TEEP) for educated unemployed youth of Okhala, New Delhi. Ark is developing this programme with the help of Shakeel from Aman Biradari.

Yesterday we had a meeting with Youth Reach for strategic support. They have agreed with the idea and open to support us. We will be meeting them again for develop a concrete programme to execute this project. This project will be a pilot project and depending on our experience we will be replicating it in other areas also.

The purpose of this project is to map the unemployed youth and train them for employment. We are also contacting prospective organizations including corporate bodies for placement of trained youth. We are planning to provide customized training as per the requirement of organizations.

We shall be grateful for your comment, criticism and suggestion to make this programme successful. We are also looking for other organization to join us in this initiative.

Thanks and regards,
Shaheen
011-46061518, 9312838170

Project TEEP
What is TEEP?

* A livelihood exchange programme
* Programme for educated first time seekers by providing access to
i) Livelihood opportunities through staffing service
ii) Providing employability skills
iii) Support for training programmes

Problem Statements and Opportunity



* Job Seekers:
i) Limited access to jobs and training
ii) Few source for financing training
* Employers:
i) Shortage of suitable candidates
ii) Growth will accentuate shortage
* Solution:
Provide a platform that links job seekers with jobs by addressing 3 needs
i) Information about opportunities (Across various sectors)
ii) Access to relevant skill building programmes
iii) Access to scholarship or loan for paying fee for professional courses
* Execution:
i) Mapping candidate pool and livelihood opportunities.
ii) Alliance with organizations.
iii) Making the connect by:
a) Providing counseling to candidates based on available career opportunities.
b) Providing skill building programmes
c) Making the link with livelihood providers.

Earlier issues:

Vol: EAD/03
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arkitectindia/message/5325

Vol: EAD/02
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arkitectindia/message/5227

Vol: EAD/01
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arkitectindia/message/936

Introduction:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arkitectindia/message/5195