For Establishing One Stop
Career Guidance & Skilling Center (CGSC)
At 115 Aspirational Districts of India.
Concept Plan
Implemented By
FUEL Founder Shri. Ketan Deshpande & Chief Mentor Shri. Santosh Huralikoppi as ''Champions of Change'' for Education and Skill Development with
Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi Ji
With 53.7% of India’s population being below 25 years of age, India has a significant demographic advantage. To ensure that this population is provided with skills and training that will enhance their employability, the Government of India launched the ‘Skill India’ campaign.
The campaign promotes training in vocational and technical skills to ensure better livelihood opportunities for the country’s youth i.e. individuals between 15 and 24 years of age. It stresses on public-private partnerships where the private sector – corporate, non-governmental organizations, civil society and educational institutions – back the efforts of the Government.
Friends Union for Energizing Lives (FUEL) has been contributing to enhance livelihood opportunities for youth and reduce unemployment through formal education and training, especially in the rural and semi-urban areas of India since 2007.FUEL’s experience over the years has highlighted that financial support to students and improving educational infrastructure is just one aspect to addressing the challenge of poor educational opportunities for students from vulnerable sections of society. Another potent concern that needs to be addressed is the absence in students of a self-perception on skills, abilities and career interests.
To fuel this vision, they set up a Career Guidance and Skilling Center (CGSC) at Nagpur in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. The Center provides career guidance and skill development support through individual counseling and guidance and skilling, thus making a student’s transition from education to employment an easier one.
The primary target group i.e. the counselees will be students studying in secondary and higher secondary school, undergraduates, graduates and dropouts from the education system.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ‘Skill India’ launch -
“In the coming years India will be the biggest supplier of workforce to the world”
“I call upon the nation to take a pledge to make india the skill capital of the world”
- Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister, Maharashtra -
Excerpts from Hon’ Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis’s Speech at Convocation ceremony, FUEL’s Nagpur CGSC. (25th March,2018)
In the era after LPG, government has become enabler as opposed to its earlier lead role in job creation.
It is the responsibility of the government now to provide skilled and healthy workforce to the industry.
India is, as rightly said, a nation of youths where 65% of its population is below the age of 35 and 50% is below 25 years.
Harnessing this vast human resource and ensuring that this demographic dividend does not become demographic drag, is utmost priority of any government.
Our Government, both at Centre and State, has accorded highest priority to skill development and launched “Skill India Mission”.
I really appreciate this unique initiative of FUEL along with HDFC Bank. I genuinely feel that this unique model of Career guidance and Skilling Center at Nagpur which counseled and skilled 10,000 youths of Nagpur should be replicated in all the remaining 35 districts of Maharashtra.
Inception : FUEL was started by Ketan Deshpande in 2007 with the main aim of encouraging students to pursue higher education in semi urban and rural areas in an around Pune city.
Ketan observed that one of the major hindrances for students from underprivileged and rural backgrounds faced was not only lack of financial support to pursue higher education; but also poor awareness on higher educational course available, colleges, availability of scholarships and on the larger front which profession would suit their aptitude and interest.
Our experience : Over the last 11 years we have observed that most Indian youth make career related decisions based on prevalent beliefs, availability of jobs, parent ’s knowledge, societal pressure etc. But post FUEL career support through parents and students counselling 86% of the students felt more empowered to articulate the career choices they wished to make, based on their personal interests and inherent aptitude. We have observed in the long run this leads to higher confidence level, greater productivity and job satisfaction among youth.
Through partners FUEL is currently also working toward economically empowering students through providing training in multiple vocational skills training and soft skills enabling underprivileged students in rural districts to undertake explore and undertake suitable employment or self-employment opportunities.
FUEL’s innovation lies in its ability to leverage technology to provide career counselling and relevant educational information support to over 10,00,000 students across 3500+ schools in 11 states on a continued basis.
About FUEL:
Location Outreach
Operational aim
Knowledge and finance partner Implementing body
Nagpur, Maharashtra Nagpur District
10,000 youth counseled and 3,000 youths skilled to take up employment in the secondary and tertiary sector
CSR Partner
Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL) The CGSC at Nagpur was inaugurated by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on the 25th June 2017.
Vidarbha is one of the most drought prone region of India. And subsequently leading to the burning issues - the rising rates of unemployment due to a failure of agriculture and agrarian economy, the primary occupation in this region. At the same time, in the absence of employable skills, transition to secondary and tertiary sector was retarded leading to disguised employment.
Realizing that the largely agrarian economy needs to be supported by the knowledge economy, FUEL established a CGSC at Nagpur in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra to promote and motivate youth to take up alternative careers, develop their skills and secure the gainful employment.
CGSC at Nagpur – Bridging Skill gap and enhancing employability of youths
Serial entrepreneur and Founding President of TiE Hubli (The Indus Entrepreneurs) under the guidance of Dr.
Desh Deshpande. TiE Hubli has impacted over 500 plus entrepreneurs in North Karnataka region.
Chief Mentor of FUEL NGO, which has impacted 1 million youth across India and Africa in the Career counselling and Skilling space. Partnered with large foundations and CSRs. FUEL was selected to represent India at Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016 at Stanford University, USA.
Pavate Fellow to University of Cambridge, UK and researched on Entrepneurial eco-system at Cambridge University and replicating the model in Indian Universities. Taught short course on Social entrepreneurship at IIT Gandhinagar.
Partner and Advisor to Astarc Ventures Fund, investing in technology startups in India, Israel and USA. Currently invested in over 12 companies and couple of them have raised Series A funding.
Education Qualification : B.Tech from NITK, Surathkal, Masters in Management from McGill University, IIM Bangalore, AMP from Wharton Business School, USA Santosh Huralikoppi
Chief Mentor FUEL Advisor Astarc Ventures Pavate Cambridge Fellow [email protected]
Appreciation from APJ Abdul Kalam CII Delegation
Represented India as Social Entrepreneur
& interacted with PM of Poland
About Mentor
Ketan Deshpande is Ashoka fellow & Founder & CEO of a non profit FUEL (Friends Union Energizing Lives) works for Career Counselling & Skilling & has reached upto 1 million students.
Ketan is also Pavate Fellow at Cambridge University, UK &
had represented at Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), 2016 at Stanford University, USA
Fuel is doing Career Counselling to 63,000 children of Army personnel through Edu Raksha project and for police personnel with support of leading CSR like HDFC Bank, Hero Motocorp.
Financial assistance and support for higher education through connects and implementation of scholarship programs for needy and meritorious girl students.
FUEL runs CGSC (Career Guidance & Skilling centers) in India for needy youth and wish to replicate the model in 600 + districts of India.
Ketan Deshpande Ashoka Fellow, Founder & CEO Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL)
Pavate Cambridge Fellow [email protected]
Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-16) FUEL’s solution to the education crisis was selected
as one of the seven best innovations from India at University of Stanford
CII Delegation
Represented India as Social Entrepreneur
& interacted with PM of Poland
About Founder
One to one solution for employment and entrepreneurship, Career fest, Job fair (Entire skill life cycle of the youth - right from mobilization till post placement mentorship)
Flow Chart Of Making @ Career Guidance & Skilling Center (CGSC)
CGSC Center Conducts
Psychometric Test
Students 9 to 12th thGraduates / Undergraduates / Dropouts
Colleges / Universities Students Enrolled in Helpline system For SMS Alerts, Database Provide Career Kit,
Scholarship Kits One on One Career Counseling
Youth is provided list of VTP/ NSDC providers
& linked to various skill development programs
Provide Assistance for Internship or Apprenticeship Opportunities Also handholding in job search
through Job Fairs &
Soft Skill, Training
Skilled for better employability / entrepreneurship tracks
Skilled Youth
What is CGSC ?
Role of CGSC ?
Pursue Higher Education? Enroll In Skilling Course? Job Search?
Pathway of Change
Augmented employability and entrepreneurial ability of youth
Equipped In Professional Skills Equipped In
Soft Skills
Continuous Career Guidance
Higher education
course completed
Trained in a vocational
skill
Employed in a job, internship or apprenticeship
Ahead of Times (AOT)
training
Student helpline
centre
Oriented on institutions, courses that can
be pursued, scholarship opportunities
Linked to vocational
training institues
Encouraged to participate in job/
career fairs and other job placement
opportunities
Beneficiary/counselee identification - communitiy and educational institutions
Psychometric testing &
career counselling
The CGSC has a long-term goal of augmenting the employability and entrepreneurial ability To realize this macro goal the program works towards three primary outcomes of counselees.
through related intermediate outcomes -
Honing professional skills through training on and exposure to soft skills.
Providing post-intervention support and availing job opportunities.
Activities conducted to achieve the desired outcomes are based on FUEL’s ‘Innovation Model’.
This is a 360 degree model which proposes activities right from identifying the most suit able beneficiaries, guiding them thr ough the process of selecting careers, ensuring that they fit professional standards and extending post - intervention guidance to sustain impact.
Building up professional ability and skills through courses on higher education, training in
vocational/t echnical skills or on-the-job experience through employment, internships or
apprenticeships.
Bringing all stakeholders together
Industry – Proper assessment of the skill set required for the industry located in the region with the purpose of enhancing livelihood and job opportunities for the youth.
NGO Partner FUEL – FUEL has expertise in career counseling and career guidance and skill development with 11 years long experience in the field. Before the skilling get imparted, clear identification of student’s aptitude and interest is must for making any meaningful and long lasting impact in his/her life. Based on psychometric test of student, a proper skill mapping will be done and student will be chosen for specific skilling program.
NSDC training and skilling partner – NSDC certified skill partner will bring the quality in skilling program and ensure that a certified skilled workforce is absorbed by the industry.
(job placements)
CSR Partner – What can be done without the availability of adequate funding? Hence the role of CSR Contribution Is of utmost importance. Through the Corporate Social Responsibility Corpus of Company, a sustainable source of finances makes the program more reliable and accountable.
Government – Government both at Centre level and state level have given sufficient thrust on making India a hub of skilled workforce. The government’s role as an enabler will smoothen the process of implementation.
Industry
FUEL
(Friends Union for Energising Lives)
CSR Partner
NSDC Training Partner
Schools are selected from underprivileged
& rural locations in and around
the region.
Step 1 Reach Out to Schools / colleges
Psychometric Test
Career Orientation &
One on one Career Counselling
Skill Development
On-going helpline and SMS Alerts
Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
Psychometric tests are conducted for the students
which asses their Aptitude,
personality and interest.
Career
Orientations are done for the students which introduce
them to different career options and based on
the psychometric test reports students will be
counseled individually.
Based on the career
and skill mapping students will be empowered
with various skills.
Students are given SMS alerts
regarding scholarships
& exam and job opportunities
alerts. Also 12*6 helpline
is available for the students
STEPS at CGSC Center
Our Innovation : Process Flow
Gets Counselling
Roving Career Vans Career Fairs
Voice Call + Helpline Center Ahead of Times - Life Skills &
Rigorous Course for Super 30 @ each School
Applies for Scholarship Applies for Skills Scholarship Applies for Ahead of Times
(Life / Employability Skills) Applies for Career Coaching
Academy Scholarship
Higher Education Skill Development
Skills Courses AOT Career Coaching
Training CGSC Dedicated Trainers
Covering Schools/Colleges
Students (9th/10th or 12th Pass)
FUEL’S Innovation Model
State – wise Distribution of CGSC across India.
FUEL Proposal to CSR Partner
Option 1 - A CSR partner can choose one district and help establish one CGSC.
No of students from each District
Career Counseling
4000 333
Skill Development
Option 2 -
A CSR Partner can also adopt the entire region and establish CGSCsName of the State
No of Districts in
the state
No of students for Career
Guidance
No of students for Skill Development Andhra
Pradesh 3
Arunachal
Pradesh 1
Assam 7
Bihar 13
Chattisgarh 10
District
Kadapa Vizianagaram Visakhapatnam Namsai
Baksa Barpeta Darrang Dhubri Goalpara Hailakandi Udalgudi Araria Aurangabad Banka Begusarai Gaya Jamui Khagaria Katihar Muzaffarpur Nawada Purnea Sheikhpura Sitamarhi Baster Bijapur Kondagaon Korba
Mahasamund Naravanpur
North Bastar-Kanker Rajnandgaon SouthBastar- Dantewada Sukma
12000 999
4000 333
28000 2331
52000 4329
40000 3330
Name of the State
No of Districts in
the state
No of students for Career
Guidance
No of students for Skill Development
Gujarat 2
Haryana 1
Himachal
Pradesh 1
Jammu And Kashmir
2
Jharkhand 19
District
Morbi Narmada Mewat
Baramula Kupwara
Chamba
Bokaro Chatra Dumka
East Singhbhum Garhwa
Giridih Godda Gumla Hazaribag Khunti Latehar Lohardaga Pakaur Palamu Ramgarh Ranchi Sahibganj Simdega
West Singhbhum Karnataka Yadgir
Raichur 2
Kerala Wayanad 1
Madhya Pradesh
Damoh Singrauli Barwani Vidisha Chhatarpur Rajgarh Guna Khandwa
8
Maharashtra
Nandurbar Washim Gadchiroli Osmanabad
Manipur Chandel
4
1
Meghalaya Ribhoi 1
Mizoram Mamit 1
Nagaland Kiphire 1
8000 666
4000 333
4000 333
8000 666
8000 666
4000 333
4000 333
4000 333
4000 333
4000 333
76000 6327
32000 2664
16000 1332
Name of the State
No of Districts in
the state
No of students for Career
Guidance
No of students for Skill Development
Odisha 8
Punjab 2
District
Sikkim West Sikkim
Uttar
Pradesh 8
2
5 Rayagada
Kalahandi Kandhamal Gajapati Dhenkanal Balangir Koraput Malkangiri Ferozepur Moga
Rajasthan
Barmer Jaisalmer Dholpur Karauli Sirohi
5
1
Tamilnadu Ramanathapuram 2
Virudhunagar
Telangana 3
Bhoopalpalli Asifabad Khammam
Tripura Dhalai 1
Chitrakoot Balrampur Bahraich Sonbhadra Shrawasti Chandauli Siddharthnagar Fatehpur Uttarakhand Haridwar
Udham Singh Nagar
West Bengal
Murshidabad Maldah Birbhum Nadia
Dakshin Dinajpur
32000 2664
32000 2664
8000 666
8000 666
8000 666
4000 333
4000 333
12000 999
20000 1665
20000 1665
Photos of Launch of CGSC, Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Lighting the Lamps
Welcome of Dignitaries Shri. Devendra Fadnavis Ji, Hon’ble CM of Maharashtra
Smt. Nusrat Pathan Madam, HDFC Bank CSR Head Shri. Ketan Deshpande, Founder & CEO of Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL)
Shri. Subhash Ghai Ji ,
Renowned Bollywood Director
Launch of
Career Guidance & Skilling Center (CGSC)
Distribution of Career and Skill Kits Founder & CEO of (Friends Union for Energising Lives) briefing about the center HDFC Bank CSR Head Nusrat Pathan Madam
elaborating the CGSC project
Photos of Convocation Ceremony at CGSC, Nagpur (Maharashtra)
CM Tweet
Facebook Post
News Coverage
Various Launch Across India
Hero MotoCorp Launch for Career EduConnect
BPCL Launch for ITI Students
Career Disha Launch for Career EduConnect Citi Foundation Launch of Feeel Program
Empowered lives.
Resilient nations.
Honda Launch for EduMarg ASTARC Career EduConnect
ThyssenKrupp Launch for Career EduConnect
Eaton Launch for Career EduConnect
Edu Raksha Launch
SBI Foundation Launch for Edu Disha
CSR PARTNERS
Fuel NGO Work Has Been Appreciated Across Industry And Government
Appreciation from Shri. Sam Pitroda to FUEL
With Shri. Raghunath Mashelkar, Chairman of National Innovation Foundation
With Shri. Narayan Murthy Co-founder of Infosys
With Shri. Amitabh Kant, CEO Niti Aayog
With Shri. Shiv Khemka With Shri. Nandan Nilekani
Mr. Santosh Huralikoppi with Honorable Cm of Rajasthan - Vasundhara Raje Mr. Ketan Deshpande with Honorable
CM of Jharkhard Mr. Raghubar Das
Mr. Ketan Deshpande with honorable Governor of Uttar Pradesh Shri. Ram Naik
Mr. Santosh Huralikoppi &
Mr. ketan Deshpande with Honorable Governor of Gujrat - Mr. Om Prakash Kohli
Mr. Santosh Huralikoppi & Mr. Ketan Deshpande with Honorable Governor of Assam
Shri. PB Acharya
Shri. Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD),
Government of India
Organisation snapshot :
Name of the organization Registered address Geographical outreach
PAN Card number Telephone number Email / website Contact person Registration details Registered as
Number of years of existence
Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL)
Office no 62, Amrut Ganga Sinhagad Road, Pune 411051 This Programme currently operates across India,
covering Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Assam, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uganda in East Africa AAATF2210M
020-24606451 / 8600035491
[email protected] / www.fuelngoindia.org Ketan Deshpande
E 4913/Pune
Trust with 80-G and FCRA Registration 10 years
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Work and Roll out Plan for CGSC at 115 Aspirational Districts
Launch & Infrastructure Readiness Work Plan - to rollout CGSC
Steps Deliverables Days
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Identifying the Space for headquaters (2500 to 3000 Sq ft) Lease agreement for Rent
Civil work and interior to be completed with installation of lights, fans, table, chair, computers & laptops etc
Printing the Colaterls (career kits, question paper, OMR sheets, banners etc) Manpower Recruitment
Setting up Minimum of 10-12 seater Call center Support to address student queries
Induction program for Employees
Finalizing the date for launch and accordingly taking the Appointment of CM for Digital launching of all the centres by video Conferencing
Once the Date is fixed Sending Invitees and meeting the dignitaries
Awareness about the centres and the concept of CGSC through press release and other Launch prepartions
first 5 days first 5 days 7 - 8 days 3 days first 10 days 2 days 3 days 3 days 5 days 3 days Total 30
Summary of Estimated Budget :
No of students from each District Total Cost for each District
Career Counseling Skill Development Total
4000 333 4333
9996000 (99.96 L) 9996000
Office No. 62, Amrut Ganga Complex, Opp Indian Hume Pipe, Sinhagad Road, Pune 411051
Office Number : 020 24606451 | Email : [email protected]
Web : www.fuelngoindia.com | Helpline No : +91 7709005499|+91 7709005498
Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL) Contact Details
Ketan Deshpande (CEO FUEL)
[email protected] (+91 9890078217)
Santosh Huralikoppi (Chief Mentor FUEL)
[email protected] (+919880765246)
