Project CatalystPPP between Gov of Delhi NCT, Lend A Hand India & JPMorgan Chaseto scale up vocational education in Delhi Gov Schools

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Government of Delhi NCT – Deptt of Education

- 1019 Gov High Schools within 1484 square KMs

- 714,300 students in 9th – 12th Grades

- Introducing Vocational Education as part of Secondary

School Curriculum

The Partners

Lend A Hand India

- NGO focused on integration of vocational education

with mainstream education in 9th-12th Grades since 2006

- Currently working in 22 states/UTs across India covering

4500+ schools in partnership with state governments

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

- Focus on Workforce Readiness / School to Work

Transition

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3 – Way Public Private Partnership

Policy Making Power

Large Scale Funding

Catalytic

Risk Capital

Vocational Education

Domain Expertise

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Operating Model: Lend A Hand India employees with background invocational education are deployed / co-located with the State GovVocational Education team to provide project management and technicalsupport at No Financial Cost to the state

PMU established by Lend A Hand India at State Level to Scale Up Vocational Education in the State

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Project Management and Technical Support for

vocational education including

• Preparation of annual plan

• School and trade selection

• Vocational trainer selection & training

• Orientation of HM, state/district/block officials

• Developing Industry linkages (internships)

• Support quality control, monitoring

• Development/translation of course material

• MIS and reporting

• Coordinate assessment and certification

• Third party evaluation

Project CatalystProvide ‘catalytic’ project management and technical support (with no financial cost)to the State Department of Education to scale vocational education

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Scale Achieved• 82,435 students covered from 273

high schools• Girls-Boys Ratio : 65% - 35%

Vocational Trades• Automobile• Financial Markets• Information Technology• Retail• Travel & Tourism• Security

Lend A Hand India

Achievement So far

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Internship During 11th/12th Grades• 4,563 students (20% of students)• 100 Hours duration• Full time / Part Time

Extended Internship• Focus on SMEs• 74 Students

Employers• Suzuki Workshops (Auto)• ShareKhan (Finance)• Big Bazaar (Retail)• My Wings (Tourism)• Rapicon (IT)

Lend A Hand India

Innovations - Internship

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Payment Processing• Reduced the time by more than half

resulting in timely payment of salaries

Pre-assessment of Vocational Trainers• 500+ on sample basis• 30 Master Trainers identified• 15 poor performers let go

Mini Labs• Concept of Mini-Labs to mitigate

delay due to lengthy tender process

Assessors• Inputs to CBSE for empanelment of

Assesors

Lend A Hand India

Selected Innovations - Process

Picture of Mini Lab

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Replication

Model replicated in 21 states/UTs across India covering 4500+ Schools

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Sharing of the templates• Work with other states/civil society

organizatioins to implement similar partnerships

Sharing of Experience• Working with the Government

Support to Replicate Internationally• Introducing the model outside India

Financial Support• Scaling up of the vocational education• Innovations – Internships, Application of

Technology etc

Collaborations Opportunities and Support Needed

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Thank you !

Raj Gilda+91 95525 79653

raj.gilda@lend-a-hand-india.orgwww.lend-a-hand-india.org

Abhishek Gupta+91 99718 71560

abhi2912@gmail.comwww.delhi.gov.in