Course Content
Although the SDI aims at providing the technical skill, a broad based entrepreneurship component including the aspects relating to Personality Development and business awareness etc. which lead to confidence building of the trainee may be included.
No.of trainees per programme
Each training programme may have a minimum number of 15 trainees. It may however be ensured that costs are worked out accordingly.
Eligible Institutions
Rural Financial Institutions, Civil Society Organisations, Local Self Governing Bodies such as PRI, Training Institutions, Master craftsmen/women, Business Associations (which can provide on-the-job training with the existing units) and semi government organisations will be eligible for support.
Agency's/Trainee's contribution
The agency /trainees shall contribute 10% of the cost as its contribution either in monetary or non-monetary terms. In case the skill development initiative is organised by the agency in association with any other institution, the specific contribution of the agency may be waived.
Sanction/Release of Grant assistance
The grant assistance shall be released in instalments arrived at on the basis of mutual consultation but keeping at least 15% of the amount to be disbursed after 2 months from the completion of training and on receipt of feed back from the agency and comments from DDM/DDO.
Monitoring of SDI
The monitoring of the SDI will be done by the DDM and /or RO Officer deputed for the purpose in the first week and the last week of the class-room training Programme. The visiting officer will submit a report for the purpose.
Within one week of the completion of the SDI, the Agency will have to submit the SDI Completion Report ( SDICR) giving highlights and effectiveness of the Programme conducted. The Agency will submit the SDI Utility Report (SDIUR) on the Programme by taking the on-the job feedback from the individual beneficiaries covered under the intervention. The balance amount of 15% of the Cost will be released only after such a report is received from the Agency by the RO.
Impact Assessment
Impact of the programmes can be measured in terms of number of wage earners and self employment. Besides the statistical data, it will be necessary to conduct quality assessment of the programme either in house or by out sourcing to find out utility and feedback to refine the approach to the training programmes.
Items of expenditure that can be considered under SDI
- Cost of pre-training survey
- Publicity
- Selection of candidates
- Inauguration and valediction
- Rent for the training hall
- Reading material for trainees
- Stationery
- Took kit
- Lodging and boarding, if arranged by the NGO.
- Stipend wherever considered necessary
- Raw material
- Hire charges for machines and other teaching aids, if not owned by the agency
- Electricity charges
- Honorarium for trainer-motivator, guest faculty, coordinator
- Exposure visit of trainees
- Over head cost (10% of the training budget)
- Expenditure on follow up/escort services
Less :
Sale proceeds of the items made by trainees during training
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