The document discusses the issue of youth unemployment in India and provides recommendations to improve employability. It notes that youth unemployment is one of India's largest challenges and that awareness has increased around this issue. Several statistics on unemployment rates in India are presented. The document advocates for initiatives and policies that develop skills, encourage hands-on learning, and link education to employment opportunities to help boost youth employability and reduce unemployment.
Boosting Skillsets to Increase Youth Employability
1.
2. Boosting
Skillsets-‐Increasing
the
employability
of
youth
By-‐TEAM
CHRISTITES
Anusha
Dwivedi
Krupa
Joshi
Bhimanandham
Jaya
Madhuri
Earlu
Sirisha
Santanu
Das
Batch-‐MBA-‐Christ
University
Institute
of
Management(CUIM)
Bangalore,India
3.
4. Introduc)on
Ø The
youth
employability
is
one
of
the
largest
challenging
programme
for
the
citizens
of
India.
Ø Awareness
in
the
development
sector
has
shifted
sharply
towards
two
areas
over
the
past
couple
of
years:
youth
and
employment.
5. Some
say-‐
Ø Most
recently
gone
jobs
cannot
come
back
but
still
there
is
a
future
for
work
in
India.
Ø Jobs
among
youth
could
really
accelerate
the
economic
growth
of
India.
6. Some
sta)s)cs
Ø The
ILO
reported
that
74.8
million
youth
between
15
and
24
years
were
unemployed
in
2011.
Ø It
is
an
increase
of
more
than
4
million
since
2007.
Ø Globally,
the
youth
unemployment
rate
is
almost
13%,
and
youth
are
nearly
three
times
as
likely
as
adults
to
be
unemployed
and
with
no
jobs.
8. Con)nued…
Ø In
the
above
pie-‐diagram
it
is
observed
that
17
percent
of
the
states
and
UT
in
India
the
unemployment
rate
is
less
than
20
persons
out
of
1000
persons.
Ø In
37%
of
states
and
UTS
the
unemployment
rate
is
between
21-‐40
persons
out
of
1000
persons.
Ø The
figures
are
alarming.
9. Why
should
we
focus
on
young
people
Ø Goal
oriented
Ø They
can
change
the
face
of
the
nation
Ø They
are
young,
dynamic
and
energetic.
Ø They
are
methodical
in
their
work.
Ø They
are
motivated.
10. Reason
of
unemployment
Monetary
problem
• Indian
economy
is
not
equally
distributed.
• Monetary
crisis
among
families.
Lack
of
Government
infrastructure
• Lack
of
Government
policies.
• Unequal
distribution.
Initiatives
• Lack
of
unique
initiatives.
• All
the
families
are
not
educated.
11. Some
sugges)ons
Ø Initiatives
needed
from
the
parents
as
well
as
schools.
Ø All
round
development
to
bridge
the
gap
between
education
and
employability.
Ø Only
classroom
studies
is
not
enough.
Ø Learning
through
project
work,
industry
analysis
is
necessary.
12. Na)onal
Skill
Development
Corpora)on
Ø A
non-‐profit-‐company
set
by
Ministry
of
Finance.
Ø It
is
a
PPP
organization
being
set
up
to
upgrade
the
skills
of
Indian
workforce.
Ø Catalyze
skill
development
programs
among
the
youth
through
effective
learnings.
13. Link
the
gap
effec)vely
• NGOs
should
come
forward
to
teach
students
about
innovative
education
skills
NGO
• Ministry
of
HRD,
India
should
come
up
with
innovative
ideas
Government
• Students
should
be
encouraged
to
pursue
hands
on
exercises
along
with
studies
Individuals
14. Some
recommenda)ons
Ø Increase
productivity
among
youth.
Ø Try
to
teach
them
new
areas
of
employability.
Ø Make
them
aware
of
various
job
opportunities.
Ø Create
a
holistic
development
among
them.
Ø It
is
the
youth
who
through
their
employability
skills
can
build
a
nation.
15. Appendix
Ø
website
of
National
skill
Development
Corporation
Ø planningcommission.nic.in
Ø www.unhabitat.org
Ø siteresorces.worldbank.org
Ø www.undp.org