Skill Development Training through Community Radio

Jan 10, 2017, Guwahati – A week long capacity building programme on Integration of Community Learning Programme (CLP) in Skill Development leading to sustainability of the Community Radio Stations while transitioning passive listeners to active learners was held from Jan 2^nd to 7^th, 2017 at SVD House, Airport Road, Borjhar. The programme was organized by Dr. Anamika Ray Memorial Trust (ARMT) in collaboration with CEMCA. The workshop was declared open by Prof. Chandrabhanu Pattanayak, Director, Institute of Knowledge Societies and former Advisor to Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship who said, “It is really important for us to understand that skill development and livelihood building are inter-related; hence this workshop is designed to skill the community radio to bring in all-round change in society”.

Altogether 20 representatives from 8 CR Stations from eastern India participated, namely, Radio Luit, Radio Brahmaputra, Radio Jnan Taranga from Assam, Radio Snehi from Bihar, Radio Bulbul from Odisha, Radio Jadavpur University and Salesian Radio of West Bengal and Radio Integrated Community from Manipur. Ms. Devi Leena Bose, Dr. Ankuran Dutta, Dr. Badab Burman and Ms. Sanjogita Mishra were resource persons who gave the participants an opportunity to appreciate Skill Ecosystem of India while doing exercises on Concept Mapping and Message Matrix.

The participants are expected to conduct Baseline Survey of the youth (500-1000 youths) of their community prior to starting production of CLPs. In the week-long training camp, they also designed a questionnaire for the youth in order to understand their aspirations, existing level of education, exposure to avenues of skill development & livelihoods and challenges & threats to their traditional livelihoods. This programme will run for about a year and will include Field Activities in the Community, related to Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Open Schooling, etc.