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EDII REPORTS 125

Skilling to Build Competencies
...Project SPARK supported by Xiaomi India

The project aims at empowering young individuals across districts of Karnataka and
Maharashtra by imparting training in skills and entrepreneurial competencies in selected
trades. Under the project, EDII Xiaomi Skillpreneurship Learning Centres (EXSL Centres)
that are being established, are focussed on imparting comprehensive skill &
entrepreneurship related training in selected key areas to ensure that youths become job
ready and equipped to float small ventures.

Over the last three months, the project team sensitized more than 800 students from ITI
colleges to focus on enhancing their skills and participate in Skill Development Progammes
under Project SPARK.

An initiative - Application Mobilization Programs across ITI colleges was introduced to
provide a platform to students to gain insights into the project's scope and opportunities.

Several Skill Development Programmes (SDPs) were also introduced in various domains to
upgrade the competencies and skills of students in areas which have a large market.
Technical sessions and entrepreneurship related training formed a part of these
programmes. The students also gained hands-on experience, in addition to gaining
financially literacy.

Participants during an industrial field visit.

EDII team also assisted the trained students with essential documentation, registration
processes and Udyam Aadhaar registrations. Today it is heartening to see students
enthused about adopting entrepreneurship as a career.

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