1Assistant Professor in Commerce, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
2Assistant Professor in Commerce, Sir Syed College, Taliparamba, Affiliated to Kannur University, Kerala, India
3(Research Scholar, Alagappa University, Tamilnadu)
Online published on 4 January, 2021.
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme is a Skill acquisition programme started in 2013 in to equip the students with additional skills to cope with the needs of the job market. The initiative was taken by the Kerala Government. The individuals appointed to deliver, train and monitor classes under the programme is known by the name Skill Development Executives or simply SDE’s. The present study aims to identify the prospects and problems faced by the trainers during the conduct of the course. There is specialized syllabus is created for the course and training pattern is pre scheduled. The main aim of ASAP is to reduce the unemployment in the state among educated persons. As the co-coordinators and mentors of the course, SDE’s has a special role in smooth conduct of the programmes. The study is based on primary data collected from SDE’s of Kannur District of Kerala State. 50 samples were selected and required information collected through questionnaire. This study entitled Problems and prospects of Skill Development Executives of Additional Skill Acquisition programme (ASAP) in Kannur District of Kerala State, India tries find out the challenges facing by the trainers and make suggestions for overcoming the problems. It also throws light to the level of satisfaction of the mentors with that of the students and coordinators of the programme.
Skill development, Skill Development Executives, Additional skill acquisition Programme
