BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE PROJECT.

Presented byEcoHomes Pakistan Pvt. Ltd.

Contact Person Mustafa Ahmed Sarfaraz

Postal Address:

Suit 1, Secod Floor, Plaza 3, Central Avenue, Phase 6, Bahria Town, Rawalpindi.Telephone: +92 51 5731613

Email: Mustafa@ecohomes.com

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SECTION 1. PROFILE

1.1 Background.

The current economic slump has drastically affected all the industries of the country, especially the industries that are directly related to the fuel, financial institutions and agriculture. Moreover, the recent crackdown in the tribal areas of the country and suicide bombings in the rest of the country has socially as well as economically destabilized the country. The oil in the fire in such a situation is rising unemployment rate. This has dampened the scope of earning for the un-educated, un-skilled person. Consequently, this has led to breakdown of cultural, traditional and moral values and support structures as well as a dramatic increase in the number of women and child-headed households.

As the Bahria is getting itself involved in different welfare works for the provision of assistance to such families in terms of providing them meal twice a day as well as some financial assistance, we want to introduce the project that will not only be a good way for helping the people socially as well as economically but also will leave an eternal mark of social well being by the Bahria. The project to be introduced is the establishment of “Vocational Training Institute” for the local labor and well as the labor countrywide that would include the skilled, unskilled, educated and uneducated labor of the country. Serving such people by giving them some competitive skill that is inevitable for the market, especially the construction industry, will economically support the people and hence a source of income for their family’s daily living will be generated.

1.2: IntroductionEcoHomes Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. has come up with a solution for devising the ways of income for the unskilled and uneducated as well as skilled and educated persons by furnishing them those skills that pertain to construction sector.

1.3 Vision:“An institution where uneducated and unskilled people will have the opportunity to maximize their potential of work and to equip themselves with the skill for their earnings”.

1.4 Mission:“To teach the people latest techniques of working in the field of construction with utmost perfection and use of modern instruments for construction to make them have best possible access to opportunities in the market”

1.5 Overall goal of Vocational Training and Life Skills Education.To improve the economic and social wellbeing of uneducated and unskilled people through giving them competitive skills in the field of construction and involving them in income generating activities.

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SECTION 2. KEY STRATEGYAND OPERATING PRINCIPLESOur technical education programs will be designed in accordance with the level of education of the candidates and their skill level. Therefore, different types of programs will be introduced according to the following education and skill level of the people:

a) Uneducated and Unskilledb) Uneducated and Skilledc) Educated (Matric Pass and above) and Unskilledd) Educated (Matric Pass and above) and Skilled

a) Training programs for uneducated and unskilled In today’s epoch, no one becomes willing for giving work to an uneducated and unskilled person. This is because no one can leave work on the stake of a person who does not even know about it. We will introduce the local culture, indigenous knowledge and positive values for equipping the candidate with different skills so that he may be hired for working at base level and giving him the knowhow of the corporate culture so he may become cooperative with the superiors. The following programs will be introduced for such a class of people:

Construction of Foundation PCC and RCC construction Brick Masonry & Plaster MEP Building Finishing Machines Handling

b) Training programs for uneducated and skilled The technically sound but uneducated people will be given chance to polish their capabilities so that their level of working may be ameliorated. The following programs will be introduced for such a class of people:

Foreman job Specialized MEP Installation of Electrical and Mechanical devices Selection of the finishing material for the building. Troubleshooting

c) Training programs for educated (Matric Pass and above) and unskilled The educated (Matric Pass and above) and unskilled people, who do not have opportunities in the market, may be given a hope in form of providing them different competitive skills required in the market. The following programs will be introduced for such a class of people:

AutoCAD (2D Structure Modeling) Material inspection Site Supervision Store Keeping Heavy Mechanical Vehicle Driving DAE (Civil)

d) Training programs for educated (Matric Pass and above) and skilled

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The educated (Matric Pass and above) and skilled people will be equipped with advance techniques, use of modern tools in construction and the IT based courses will be introduced for them so that they may grow as per their capabilities. The following programs will be introduced for such a class of people:

DAE (Civil) AutoCAD (2D and 3D Modelling) (At least Intermediate or preferably DAE

Required) Revit (3D Architecture) (At least Intermediate or preferably DAE Required) Project Engineering(At least Intermediate or preferably DAE Required) Green Architecture (At least Intermediate or preferably DAE Required) Green Construction (At least Intermediate or preferably DAE Required) Roof Top Garden Construction (At least Intermediate or preferably DAE

Required) Energy Efficient Buildings construction (At least Intermediate or preferably DAE

Required) Energy efficient appliances installation (At least Intermediate or preferably DAE

Required)

SECTION 2. RESOURCE POOLING FOR THE PROJECT

a) Financial ResourcesEcohomes Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. is striving to make a joint venture for pooling the investment in such a social welfare of the unemployed people, so that they may support their families financially, mainly from two sources. First, Bahria, that would be allocated for the establishment of basic infrastructure of the institute as well as for the preliminary expenditures and Second, the funds from the prince of Syria, that would be utilized for meeting operational expenditures of the institute. The operational expenditures of the institute would include:

o Monthly Salary of the teachers and administrative staff.o Utility Bills.o Administrative Expenses (e.g. Printing, Stationery, Books purchasing etc).o Training of the teachers for different courses.o Marketing of the institute for:

Admissions of students & hiring of teachers. Charity from different individuals and companies to meet the

expenditures of the institute by looking at a broader perspective and long scope of running the institute. This will transfer the burden of running the institute in going on concern from the above stated sources to multiple sources instead.

b) Fixed Asset Resourceso Furniture and fixture

The expenditure for furniture and fixture of the institute will be borne by Bahria.

o BuildingThe Land grant and construction of the building for the institute will be done by Bahria.

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o Plant, Equipment & MachineryThe Plant, Equipment and Machinery will be utilized that would be owned by Bahria, by following ways:

By arranging a site visit of the students on the pre-settled schedule for operating the plant and heavy machinery.

By borrowing the equipment from Bahria for some pre-scheduled time so that the training for the use of small equipment may be done in the institute.

o Computers with accessories:The computers with all accessories will be furnished by Bahria. Two different types of computers will have to be furnished. One for 2D Modeling that would require simple desktop computers and other for 3D Modeling that would require specialized computers with 3D graphic card.

SECTION 3. MARKET SELECTION

a) Target peopleThe target people will be the existing labour of the Bahria as well as the labor country wide. Such labour will be trained to polish their skills in the respected field of their expertise. Moreover, different classes of educated, uneducated, skilled and unskilled people will be given training in accordance with class they are falling in.

b) Criteria for selectionThe criteria for induction of the students in different courses will be according to the classification in which the student is falling. No other criteria will be kept.

SECTION 4: MANAGEMENT

Human Resource Needs

1. AdministrationPosition NumberChairman 1

Accounts Manager 1Admin. Manager 1

Examination and Faculty Manager(HR) 1Charity Collection Manager 1

Security Officer 1Faculty

Instructors-Civil (All Courses) 5Instructors DAE 5

IT Skills 2

Operations ManagementParticipatory and team management style is applied during implementation. Collective management will be encouraged to do the following. Devising course syllabus and setting schedules for exams and assessments. Help staff members set standard for productivity and quality. Monitor performance.

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Meet with staff members regularly to review progress and provide support and feedback.

Deal with things that are going wrong. Corresponding with Bahria Scheduling the Plant, Machinery and Equipment training.

SECTION 8: CONCLUSION.In summary,We are presenting this business plan to you hoping that you will support us in establishing Vocational Training Institute which will provide training to those people who do not have any source of income.- We believe that the context in which we are operating makes such project an imperative.- The emphasis on community based vocational training makes it likely that the project

will be sustainable. Looking forward to work in partnership with you towards this noble cause.

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