Skill development of poor urban youth

Abstract

Investigating the skill mismatch in the country today, the existing framework of Government institutions and schemes to address this issue, the increasing role of private players in this area and the position of Public Private Partnerships in skill training and development. * Study a few major PPPs in labour and training, analyse the strengths and weaknesses of such models and study in detail the latest PPP of KVTSDC and TeamLease in the state of Karnataka. * To analyse and evaluate this PPP, compare it with ITIs and finally suggest recommendations to improve this model and replicate it in other states There have been a lot of schemes and initiatives by the Govt. throughout the country towards skill development and employment for the youth. Karnataka is a pioneer in this space with several novel ideas and initiatives which are doing considerably well and seem promising. The Public Private Partnership between KVTSDC and TeamLease is the first of its kind in the country. We narrowed down our objective to study this model in detail and analyze its scope and replicability.