AISECT’s Endeavors to Empower Semi-urban and Rural India through Placement Linked Skill Development Initiatives
AISECT’s Endeavors to Empower Semi-urban and Rural India through Placement Linked Skill Development Initiatives
Authors : Pallavi Rao Chaturvedi & Siddharth Chaturvedi
This case study aims to showcase the exemplary work that has been done over the last three decades by Bhopal-headquartered AISECT to bridge the skills gap that exists between urban and rural India. In a country where 80% of the population resides in semi-urban and rural areas, it is impossible to have a Skilled India unless the skilling initiatives are executed at the grassroots. This fact was realized by AISECT’s Founder Mr. Santosh Kumar Choubey way back in 1980s and he took the pioneering initiative of empowering the semi-urban and rural masses through quality ICT-based vocational education. The journey of the organization to become the country’s largest skills and ICT based education group, the challenges faced along the way, the innovations that were introduced to overcome the challenges and the impact that the initiative has had on the society are encapsulated in this case study.
Skills and knowledge are considered the driving forces of economic growth and social development for any country. As India moves progressively towards becoming a ‘knowledge economy’, it becomes increasingly crucial that the country should focus on advancement of skills. The institutes of higher education in India have been largely focusing on formal degrees rather than on the vast mass of people outside the formal system requiring some or the other skills training in order to contribute to the bulk of employment at the entry level of each industry. Be it technicians, sales officers, retail staff, banking operations staff, data entry operators or office assistants, the infrastructure required for training such a huge mass is currently not available. Here is where AISECT came as a blessing in disguise.
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