Chandigarh : The Government of Punjab accords highest priority to the Skill Development of its youth and to make them employable. The State Government accordingly has set up Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM) in line with the National Skill Development Policy. The Mission would be a single point within the Government to formulate and steer various skill development schemes.
Currently the Mission is implementing the following schemes and projects:
1. ESTP Component of NULM (A skill training program for urban youth)
http://nulm.gov.in/
2. BOCW (A skill training program for wards & dependents of construction workers)
http://bocw.punjab.gov.in/
3. DDU-GKY (A skill training program for rural youth) http://ddugky.gov.in/
4. PMKVY -2.0 (A skill training program for urban &rural youth)
http://pmkvyofficial.org/
5. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Projects
6. Special Projects: The Special Projects shall include:-
a) Skill Training in Traditional Crafts such as Terracotta, Phulkari, Wood Inlay, Crochet, Fabric Printing, Punjab Jutti, Dari/Khes, Basketry, Artificial Jewellary, Hand Painting, Jute and Best Out of Waste.
b) Skill Training targeted for specific segment of the society such as Border Area Residents and Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
c) Skill Training for Entrepreneurship Development and Self Employment.
PSDM invites the Expression of Interest (EOI) in categories A & B as listed below, who are interested and eligible for submission of proposal for empanelment to undertake projects under above mentioned skill training schemes in the State of Punjab. In case PSDM runs any other scheme, the Training Partners may be considered for the same. The training partners must apprise themselves with all aspects of the detailed guidelines of the schemes mentioned above before applying.
Eligibility Criteria :
The Training Partners will be 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 Experience
This 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, Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM)
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).
In case of negative feedback or feedback on poor Performance received from any competent authority with which the agency has worked with in past, it will be liable to be rejected/terminated at any stage of empanelment process, before or even after empanelment at the discretion of PSDM without giving any notice.
Note: Preference shall be given for running Residential Courses. Training Partner Affiliation: The agencies who are not affiliated with any centralized system for DDUGKY & PMKVY etc., and want to apply for DDUGKY & PMKVY etc., are advised to get themselves registered simultaneously for the same as per below mentioned links:
For NSDC: https://www.nsdcindia.org/New/invitation-proposal
For DDU GKY: http://ddugky.gov.in/prn/outerAction.do?methodName=showIndex
For PMKVY: http://pmkvyofficial.org/BecomeaTrainingPartner.aspx
Tender Cost & Proposal Processing Fees (Non-Refundable)
All applicants are requested to submit a non-refundable Tender Cost of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) and non-refundable Proposal Processing Fee of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only). This will be paid in the form of a Demand Draft Payable to ‘Punjab Skill Development Mission’ payable at Chandigarh, drawn on any scheduled commercial bank and must accompany with Covering Letter in cover of the Proposal Document. Proposals that are not accompanied by the proposed Tender Cost & Processing Fee shall not be considered.
Note: 1. Please write the details such as Name of the Agency, Contact Person Name, email and mobile no etc. at the back of each demand draft.
2. Only demand draft to be considered for tender cost and processing fees, cheques submitted in this regard to be rejected without giving any 2nd chance.
Indicative Timelines
Proposals received up to 20th July 2018 (4:00 pm) would be accepted i.e. Proposal received after 4:00 PM would be rejected straight away. PSDM proposes to conduct an orientation work shop for prospective Training Partners, which is scheduled on 2nd July 2018 at 11:00 am in the PSDM Office. Any clarification/corrigendum will be updated on www.psdm.gov.in. Interested People should continuously visit PSDM website for updations. However, if cutoff date/orientation workshop falls on any holiday the next working day shall be taken into consideration.
Duration of Empanelment
The duration of the empanelment will be of 3 years and may be extended based on Training Partner’s performance. The PSDM reserves all the rights to discontinue Training Partner any time in case of nonperformance without any notice. PSDM shall follow a 3-level structure and alerts/signals shall be issued as mentioned below:
Type of Alert/Signal Reasons
Yellow Alert Minor Default
Red Alert Major Default
Green Signal Performance above standards
Cost Norms
Skill Development training costs would be paid as per the respective Scheme Guidelines, Common Cost Norms and PSDM Guidelines.
Training Infrastructure
To be provided by the Training Partner as per PSDM/scheme/Sector Skill Council (SSC) Guidelines.
Employability Potential Assessment
The agency shall conduct the Employability Potential Assessment of the area for which they propose to conduct the training. This shall include mapping the local industry demand & aspirations of the target beneficiaries.
PSDM prefers that the placements shall happen in the same district or adjoining district where the training is being imparted at the minimum wages prescribed by the Department of Labour, Punjab (as amended from time to time). Relocation shall be allowed, only with the explicit consent of the candidates.
For complete information, read EOI document ( Click Here )
For Application Form, download Annexures
Click Here for Category A
Click Here for Category B
Click Here for General Annexures (applicable to both categories)
