200 Vocational Trainers awarded ITAC Certificate through ORMAS-CEMCA-ASD-QSEC Collaboration
Aug 24, 2018, Bhubaneswar: CEMCA in collaboration with Odisha Rural Development & Marketing Society (ORMAS) is working towards building the capacity of the vocational trainers involved in implementing DDU-GKY skill programme in Odisha. This ongoing, additional contribution project, recently felicitated the next lot of 200 vocational trainers, bringing the total number of certified trainers to 400. This project aims to train 1000 trainers, for which International Training and Assessing Certification (ITAC) is being provided by Australian Govt. through their authorized partners, namely, ASD Education Pvt. Ltd. and Queensland Skills & Education Consortium (QSEC). The project started as a small pilot funded by CEMCA which was further adopted by the state under the able leadership of Sri D.K. Singh, IAS, Secretary, Panchayati Raj.
This felicitation programme was held on 24th August 2018 and discussions were held to further strengthen the project. On this day, 200 Vocational Trainers engaged in imparting skill training courses under the DDU-GKY scheme; a scheme sponsored by Ministry of Rural Development and implemented by ORMAS in Odisha; were felicitated. They were presented their ITAC Certificates in the presence of Mission Director Shri S R Pradhan, IAS, SMD-cum-CEO. The Mission Director who has recently joined office appreciated the intervention and urged for its continuation.
Feedback from many trainers were collected which indicated positive impact. Many trainers reported that finding the Language Literacy & Numeracy (LLN) skills of the learners has been a very useful resource in training the learners. They said that this training has given them confidence and motivation to impart better training to the learners. The trainers also pointed out that they are networking with the future employers of the trainees to customize their training for the industry needs.
Speaking on this occasion, Sri B N Das, Executive Director, ORMAS; encouraged the Vocational Trainers to demand better salaries after being ITAC certified, and laid emphasis on the growing need for better trainers in the country, who need better skills and better salaries in order to ensure better learning outcomes and increased employability among their trainees. Mr. Kumar Manish insisted on the importance of knowing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the DDU-GKY programme which was so meticulously drafted by Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). Ms. Sanjogita Mishra congratulated the trainers and urged them to start planning beyond ITAC certification to acquire CEMCA certification for practising “Engage Me” and “Activity Based Learning”.
