United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Riccardo MesianoProgramme Officer

Skill Development in Unorganized Sector

International Workshop on Skill Development

Reducing poverty through employmentIncreased employability Multi skilling avenues through vocational trainingHigh yielding skills acquaintanceSelf employment opportunitiesCreating self help groups or formation of clusters

Fostered objectives

Identification of needs for skill developmentDemand analysis & supply matchingFair wage negotiationsChanging the mind sets to take up alternate trades & undergo trainingTraining infrastructure & experienced trainersInstitutional support

Challenges

Cluster approachInstitution buildingPolicy support by federal & provincial governmentsSupport through privileged financial schemes: micro credit, deferred credit etcNGO & Private networksAwareness & Trust buildingSome international experiences

Suggestions for consideration

Shantiniketan handicraft clusterTuli bamboo cluster

Examples from the field

Training by Unido consultant Follow up training by FREYA New linkage to the market Self help group and cluster

Shantiniketan handicraft cluster

NBDA Self help training groups!

Tuli bamboo cluster

Thank you