NSDC tie-up for entrepreneurship development

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, has collaborated with deAsra Foundation, a not-for-profit  organisation, for capacitating training providers with sustained entrepreneurship development of the trainees. The collaboration would support the establishment of ‘Entrepreneurship Support Programme’, which is intended to equip placement cells of training providers with self-employment/ entrepreneurial assistance for the skilled candidates. 

The association would facilitate training of counsellors/ trainers (termed as 'UdyogMitras') of the envisioned Entrepreneurial Cell, who will handhold skill trainees to nurture their entrepreneurial action plan. This would include various aspects of developing a business model, seeking financial guidance, availing services of banks/ agencies for loans and other statutory requirements. The counselling provided by these UdyogMitras is proposed to help aspirants in exploring new avenues and facilitating financial support for enhancing employability.

NSDC’s affiliated training centres would also get access to the deAsra platforms, tools and knowledge resources such as the deAzzle mobile app, business guides across industries, trackers, templates, checklists and proposed Interactive Kiosks.

deAsra's Entrepreneurship Support Programme is emerging as one of the key support modules which focuses on identifying the budding entrepreneurs across sectors. It will help Skill India trained candidates to acquire right guidance, facilitate business plans and provide allied services for establishinga new business. deAsra's alliance with banks will enable mediation with financial institutions for facilitation of funds successfully.  — TNS

Focus on life skills

Skill India’s current training programmes comprise a 40-hour module on Employability & Entrepreneurship Skills focusing on life skills, digital and financial literacy. It’s a research-based guidance to establish, manage and grow a business through all the stages — de-risking entrepreneurship to a large extent.