Green Skill Development Programme

Drawing from its experiences at the grassroots level, TERI recognized the need for capacity building, training, and skill development of a category that matters most in the whole value chain, namely, technicians and rural entrepreneurs. The severity of the problem can be gauged considering that India currently faces a severe shortage of well-trained, skilled workers. It is estimated that only 2.3% of the workforce in India has undergone formal skill training as compared to 68% in the UK, 75% in Germany, 52% in USA, 80% in Japan and 96% in South Korea (Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship). TERI, therefore, focuses on scaling up skill development efforts to drive livelihood generation and economic growth. In alignment with the objectives of Government of India, TERI has been providing programmes for Women Entrepreneurships and Green Skills Training. In all such customized initiatives, gender-balance remains one of the key considerations.

Project Approach-- As part of EIACP programme funded by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), TERI had already successfully conducted 25 residential Green Skill Development Programmes (GSDP) – each spanning 240 hours or 300 hours - for over 750 students on “Sustain and Enhance Technical Knowledge in Solar Energy Systems” and Waste Management in Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Jharkhand. Unemployed youths including standard 10th and 12th dropouts, ITI, and graduate students were given a chance to learn about solar energy and waste management technologies. The course involved training by subject experts and hands-on exposure to technologies and applications.

Project Interventions- The project interventions were designed keeping objectives of these trainings. TERI ensures proper logistics arrangement, hygiene and safety with support from its local training partners.

• The course curriculum approved by National Skill Development Agency. Based on the location, demand and language; TERI modifies the module.
• Special emphasis is given on more hands-on training with practical exposure to the real-life problems in the field.
• Practical exposure includes dealing with solar and waste management technologies and techniques, electrical equipment like solar lanterns, charge controller, solar home lighting systems, biogasifier, LED bulbs, improved cook stoves, solar Pump, and solar water heater etc, with the students learning about their installation, maintenance and repair protocols. Such practice sessions are carried out around actual systems.
• Organize Industry meet for the participants under which brochure has been prepared for distribution to the waste and solar industries with trained candidates’ profiles.
• TERI has created industry linkages for the students using our existing network and placement brochures.
  • Start their own business.
  • Got jobs.
  • Joined advance courses etc.
  • Few Participants were engaged as Master Trainers in awareness programme as well as in other TERI trainings in future.