Generation India Foundation invites RFP from organisations with relevant experience and capabilities to serve as Implementing Agencies for the execution of AMBER, a special project under PMKVY 4.0, awarded to Generation India Foundation. This project is an expansion of the previous successful AMBER initiative, drawing on the lessons learned, and best practices developed during the first phase. These insights have helped create a scalable and replicable model within India’s skilling ecosystem, with a focus on delivering high-quality training and improving employment outcomes.
Objectives Of The Project:
- Achieve 70% placement outcomes, out of the certified learners and 3-month retention rate of 60% of placed learners.
- 51% female participation at the project level.
- Capacity building of stakeholders, enabling them to implement outcome-based and quality-driven programs.
Scope of Work:
- Role in the project: Responsible for project implementation at allocated centres.
- Training monitoring and compliances
- Quality Assurance Job roles and Curriculum Development
- Adhere to SOP
- Conduct Train-the-trainer (TTT) for Trainers
- Provide Infrastructure: Centers set up and Lab requirements
- Data Upload & Reporting, Mobilization, Placement
Project Target: 25,000 candidates until March, 2025. Better performing agencies may be considered for next phase of the project.
Project Lifecycle: Key indicators of this project include the following:
- Enrolment: Number of students enrolled in this period (as per targets allocated).
- Trained: Number of students that complete their training.
- Certification: Number of students that receive their certificates.
- Placement: Number of students that join an organisation/job after completing their training.
- Retention: Number of students who continue to be engaged in their wage employment for 3 months, post their placement.
- Number of centres implemented (vs allocation)
- Adherence to Generation Methodology and PMKVY 4.0 guidelines and compliance. PMKVY 4.0 RFP
Locations: For AMBER, applicants must submit a list of training centres which already exist and can initiate batches within a turnaround of 1 month from target allocation date. The Agencies should select the location of centres from the list of districts shared in the RFP. In addition to the districts given in the RFP, agencies can apply for any district within 100 kms of the districts given in the list. The detailed list of centres is provided in the RFP (Annexure 4) .
Please refer to centre readiness checklist (https://s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/nsdctesttemplates/sdmsknowledgebank/CentreAccreditationAffiliationGuidelinesVersion.pdf ).
Application Process:
- Submit the RFP through the provided Google Form Link.
- Combine all technical proposal technical forms along with annexures into a single ZIP file.
- Name the ZIP file with the organization’s name and upload on the given link.
- PMVKY 4.0 Guidelines – The present project is to be implemented in accordance with PMKVY 4.0 Guidelines. The Agencies must acquaint themselves with the same.
- The statutory and legal compliances shall be as per PMKVY 4.0 Guidelines. The guidelines are placed here: PMKVY 4.0 Guidelines
- GIF Guidelines: In addition to PMKVY 4.0 guidelines, GIF will share Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) document for this project. Implementing agencies are mandated to abide by the SOP for all operational matters in the project.
Payout to Implementing Agencies: The average payout to implementing agencies for Mass employment job roles will be INR 14,500 per candidate and for tech job roles it will be INR 27,000 per candidate. Actual payout for a specific job role may vary depending upon the training duration of the job role.
Mode of Submission: Online
Last Date for Submission: 11th November 2024, 06:00 PM IST
Note: This project is an outcome-based project, stressing upon placements and retention with innovative approaches using Generation’s 7-step methodology.
