ESTP Component of NULM (A skill training program for urban youth)

Under the Employment Skill training and Placement component of the National Urban Livelihood Mission there are currently 45 Operational training centres across the State. More than 10000 candidates have been trained and around 2500 candidates placed in wage or self-employment. These training centres are mostly located in urban/ semi urban areas and cater to the urban poor. The target for training under the NULM Scheme is 25000 candidates in the year 2018-19. The details of the scheme www.nulm.gov.in. are available at.

Who can be a TP under the Scheme
Punjab Skill Development Mission has floated a rolling tender for empanelment of Training Partners under the ESTP Component of National Urban Livelihood Mission. Interested agencies may apply in response to the EOI and submit the proposals accordingly. A special committee has been constituted at the State Level for conducting the evaluation of the proposals. The window for submission of proposals is periodically opened at timely intervals so that interested agencies may apply in response to the EOI. Interested Agencies may regularly check the website of PSDM for relevant updates in the Tender section at the bottom of the Home page.
The Training Partners are empanelled with PSDM under the following two categories:
Category A – Agencies having Skill Training Experience
This category is applicable to agencies which have prior experience in implementation of Government Sponsored (Central/State) Skill Training Schemes in India.
Category B – Agencies having no Prior Skill Training ExperienceThis category is applicable to agencies which don’t have prior experience in implementation of Government Sponsored (Central/State) Skill Training Schemes in India. All the agencies mentioned above should:

Be a registered legal entity
Apply under only one category mentioned above,
Will not involve into franchising/subletting/outsourcing of any activity related to training,
Not blacklisted by any donor agency/ State Government/ Central Government/ any competent authority,
Will adhere to PSDM and respective schemes norms(as amended from time to time).

The maximum cost support provided for training under EST&P is Rs. 15,000/- per candidate (Rs. 18,000/- per candidate for North-East and Jammu & Kashmir States). However, the cost of training may vary based on the course curriculum, infrastructure and materials needed for the course, course duration, etc. The training cost will include cost of candidate mobilization, curriculum design, trainer’s fees, raw materials required for training, assessment & certification, placement linkage, MIS and post-placement tracking of the candidates and are in accordance with the Category wise Common Cost norms issued by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entreprise. No infrastructure development cost is supported under this component. The terms of payment is in 4 instalments, details of the same are given below :

The STP shall track the candidates provided with support for microenterprise development and candidates provided with job placement for a period of 6 months. The amount mentioned above is the maximum support per candidate provided under NULM. However, if the training cost is higher than the above, then the additional cost may be borne by the State Government or by the Skill Training Provider..
Who can be a trainee
If you are between 15 and 35 years of age, and have the commitment and discipline to work hard and change your life, you are welcome.
Anyone who has completed even a little bit of schooling is welcome. If you are unemployed or work as labour in fields, you are welcome. If you earn a daily wage doing odd jobs, you are welcome. If you belong to a family where at least one person has worked for 15 days in the MGNREGA scheme in the last year, you are welcome. If you belong to a family where one person belongs to a Self-Help Group (SHG), you are welcome. Older than 35 years, there is a relaxation for women, persons with disabilities, victims of human trafficking and other vulnerable groups. If you belong to any of these groups, you are welcome.
You just need to be willing to step forward and work hard every day to change your life. You need to attend classes every day. You need to complete all your tasks & assignments every day.
The programme is especially geared towards diversification of incomes of disadvantaged groups, including the following,

• Women
• Persons belonging to particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs),
• Persons with disabilities (PWDs),
• Transgender and other special groups (rehabilitated bonded labour, victims of trafficking, manual scavengers, trans-genders, HIV positive persons amongst others)
At the national level, social inclusion is ensured through the following: 50 % funds earmarked for SCs and STs,
15% for minority groups,
3% for Persons with Disabilities
In each training program, 33% are to be women

1. Get enrolled with your Gram Panchayat or Gram RozgarSewak, who in turn will recommend the nearby Training Centre or its mobilization staff to meet you and offer you counselling and guidance
2. Find a nearby training centre and contact them directly
3. Find a trade you want to learn, and the contact information of the training centre teaching the trade
4. Click on Apply now and fill the Application Form, you will need a passport size photograph of yourself for this
5. Register yourself on http://kaushalpanjee.nic.in ਤੇ ਰਜਿਸਟਰ ਕਰੋ.
   
   Whichever way you choose, we will reach out to you, visit you in your home, talk to you, your parents, friends and others. We will then take you to the nearby training centre and be with you till such time that you enrol.

• Completely free food and accommodation in a residential training program.
• Reimbursement of to & fro and meal cost, transferred directly to your bank account.
• Free uniform, books and learning material.
• Free access to a computer at the computer lab with working internet, one computer per person.
• Free access to a tablet PC at the training centre to use and learn.
• DDU-GKY Skill Training Certificate from NCVT or SSC upon successful completion of the training
program.
• Job Interviews and placement opportunities at no cost. And a job with a minimum salary of Rs.6,000. ,
• Post Placement salary top-up every month for 2-6 months ->If you are placed in your State of Domicile, in a town smaller than your District HQ, then for 2 months, directly transferred to your bank account
  -> If you are placed in your State of Domicile, in the District HQ or larger towns, then for 3 months, directly transferred to your bank account
  -> If you are placed outside your State of Domicile, then for 6 months, directly transferred to your bank account
  Free counselling and guidance from the training centre or Migration Support Centre. In case of Industrial Internships, you will get:
  Rs. 4,500/- one time for travel to or from the placement to or from your home, directly transferred to your bank account.
  Rs. 5,000/- per month Stipend for 12 months from start of job directly transferred to your bank account. This will be paid only when your employer submits proof that you are working in the job.
  After 12 months of successful training, a job with a minimum salary of Rs. 10,000/- per month. You could also be placed in a foreign job, with a minimum salary of US$500 per month (Rs. 30,000/- approximately).