Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme - Assisting the Needy Ones

Background

Earlier known as Shramik Vidyapeeth, Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme works to provide first hand and practical skills to uneducated people, people belonging to economically weaker sections of the society, and to the people who failed to accumulate educational opportunities due to the financial crisis. Not only do they help and support people falling under the BPL and EWS category, but they also provide aid to the school dropouts by recognizing and identifying the skills they have, which can be used as a tool of their strength to survive and grow in the market.

In July 2018, the Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme was moved from the Ministry of Human Resource Development to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Since March 1967, Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme has been executed and applied by a group of NGOs in the nation.

Authorized by the Bombay City Social Council Education Committee, the first Shramik Vidyapeeth was established in Mumbai. Then, Jan Shikshan Sansthan was involved in the sphere of Adult Education. After the successful impact of this project, the government of India established a scheme for building up and creating a network of such institutions.

Gradually, the government of India expanded the Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme in the other parts of the country also.

Objective

A few points concerning the objectives of the Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme are mentioned below-

To groom the professional competence and the professional qualification.
To provide technical knowledge to the neo-literates.
To grant vocational skills to the needy and under-privileged people.
To uplift the efficiency, enhance the job opportunities and increase productivity.
To recognize the skills of the beneficiaries and help them grow and succeed in that particular area.
To manifest and create productive teachers and trainers who have the abilities to work in a vocational skill-orientated program.
To cooperate with the other agencies and departments who are working in the same domain or the same field of skill development.
To broaden and expand the range of knowledge and study the political, social, and economic systems to create environmental awareness.
To nurture and develop the value of self-employment amongst the needy people
To target the group of neo-literates and help them in stepping out of their struggling phase.

Highlights of Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme

Below-mentioned are the highlights of this scheme:-

Shramik Vidyapeeth was renamed Jan Shikshan Sansthan in the year 2000.
As per the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-2012), the number of Jan Shikshan Sansthan was increased, covering 27 States and 02 UTs.
For the socially economically backward classes, people falling under the BPL and EWS category, the Jan Shikshan Sansthan’s are communicating and transmitting the firsthand and vocational training programs at their doorsteps.
These vocational training courses are provided with a minimum cost and infrastructure.
Not only does the Jan Shikshan Sansthan provide vocational training, but also involves life skill segment training.
To provide the best results to all the beneficiaries, the Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme works with merging programs with various departments.
In the last five decades, the Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme is being executed with private and public partnerships.
This is being done for boosting, brightening, and exhilarating the growth of women, SC/ST/OBC, and other backward classes in urban and rural slums.

Features of the Scheme

Following are the features of the Jan Shikshan Sansthan scheme:-

A multivalent approach is considered, and the learning needs of the students are taken into account.
Planned educational programs, courses, syllabus, duration, financial and instructional arrangements (Corporate social responsibility supported/Fee-based training).
Availability of teachers, leaders, and convenience of learning space and infrastructure.
Encouraging the beneficiaries to learn, become skilful, and employed.
Developing and enhancing the capabilities of people to make them self-reliant and also help them in becoming wage employed.

Program of Study

Vocational training or skills development training plays a crucial role in nurturing the beneficiaries, making them learn and grasp the skills required to earn a livelihood.
Since the foundation of the scheme, priority has been given to the soaring need for job training, professional development, and skill training courses that are appropriate for indigent and needy people.
Approval for 30 vocational curriculums of DAE in compliance with NSQF norms has been granted by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
To target the group of Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme, appropriate MES courses were adopted during the year 2018-2019.
The beneficiaries are authorized to choose the vocational course according to their demand and need in the market.
Working under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Jan Shikshan Sansthan has waived off the fee for the SC/ST applicants. This waive-off was based on the decision taken by the government of India in June 2019.

The Strategy behind Operating Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme

The below-mentioned points clarify that how Jan Shikshan Scheme operates:-

People at Jan Shikshan Sansthan encourage and motivate the beneficiaries by arranging job melas for them. The idea behind doing such activities is to make economically weak people understand the value of a job and their skills.
The National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF), courses having easy and manageable frameworks are being organized.
Such qualifications help the neo-literates in developing their knowledge and polishing their skills.
Addressing the social, cultural, educational, and recreational urge of the less privileged individuals living under reduced circumstances, Life Enrichment Programmes are held. Such programmes and activities help these individuals in strengthening their skills and building a strong, invincible-self.
Several different, interesting, and innovative procedures and techniques are being used while teaching the beneficiaries.
This is done to enhance the skills and provide a logical approach to the skills learned to apply them in life and make an earning out of it.
Teachers and trainers who teach and provide special classes at the Jan Shikshan Sansthan are being trained at the National Skill Training Institute.
This institute functions intending to produce trained instructors.
The evaluation is being done based on concurrent and terminal feedback.

Scope of Work of Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme

Following is the scope of work of Jan Shikshan Sansthan:-

Developing the appropriate training courses and curriculums.
Using correct training modules which cover life Enrichment Programmes, vocational elements, and general awareness program.
The quality of the vocational training taken by the Jan Shikshan Sansthan is equivalent to the courses that are designed by the Directorate of Adult Education, National Institute of Open Schooling and Director General, Employment & Training.
The major scope of the JSS’s is to provide training to the needy and unskilled people, making them skilful and job-ready.
Various tests are also held by Jan Shikshan Sansthan.

Eligibility Criteria

Following is the eligibility criteria of the scheme:-

At the time of application, the organization is required to be registered at least for 3 years.
The organization must be equipped with both Articles of Association and Constitution Memorandum.
The organization must have a rightfully constituted Managing/Governing Body with its rights, powers, and duties mentioned.
Holding good experience in the field of vocational training, skill development, development and community development, formal/non-formal education and adult education is a must.

Role of Aatmnirbhar Sena

Aatmnirbhar Sena is an independent organization working for the welfare and development of the less-privileged and needy people of our country. We at Aatmnirbhar Sena work relentlessly to promote the importance, need, and value of vocational training and skill training in the life of the neo-literates. Having good command or being skilled in life not only opens numerous job opportunities but also creates a way towards becoming self-reliant or independent. It is where our organization helps the indigents by creating and spreading awareness amongst them.

Conclusion

An Indian government initiative, the Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme, is a platform that provides vocational training and skill development training to the neo-literates and economically weak people of our nation. The scheme revolves around training needy people with different skills to make them able to crack variant job opportunities in their field of interest.