Zinc Kaushal

Goal
Strives to provide market-led, industry-oriented skill-based training for youth in the communities in our operational areas to ensure sustainable source of livelihood through job or self-entrepreneurship

Partnerships With Ambuja Cement Foundation, Tata Strive & Anushka Academy Impact

Impact

1,831 Youth benefited across 550 villages in 8 districts and 6 locations under Zinc Kaushal

Key Features

• Pre-vocational course of 21 days launched for 255 students from surrounding 8 government schools
• Launched 3 batches of 75 female trainees with 100% diversity in Zinc Kaushal, for the first time, in three trades (unarmed security guards, retail sales & marketing and office assistants)
• Recognises youth unemployment as a major concern in our operational areas & work on holistic development of the youth to support them generate sustainable source of livelihood.
• Working on creating strong pipelines between the industry and various institutes for promoting sustainable livelihood opportunities by:
  • Providing short-duration intensive training in market-linked courses through our Zinc Kaushal programme
  • Fostering an entrepreneurship spirit among the local youth by way of providing support, handholding, and facilitating a professional approach to starting a business

Major Activities & Achievements during FY 2023-24

• Youth Empowerment
  • Highest salary earned INR 45,000 per month in the microfinance sector
  • 40% females among trained youth, including the most stereotyped fields of assistant electrician & security, etc.
  • Placement with top organisations and reputed employers in the country with minimum 2 years of retention tracking.
  • 600+ trainees got group placements in various reputed organisations, viz. TCS, Honda, Rambagh Palace, Radisson Blu, GBH American, DMart, SBI Cards, TCIL, ESAF Bank, etc.
  • Solar PV lab developed at Zinc Kaushal Kendra Chanderiya to impart industry relevant skills on Solar PV
  • Exposure visits to provide hands-on training – 100 such visits covering 1,600+ students were undertaken
  • National Youth Day observed with 500+ trainees & alumni
  • Coaching facility for government competitive exams initiated at Agucha, Kayad and Zawar locations, to provide the opportunity for about 250 students from surrounding communities to prepare for government competitive exams and become self-reliant

Recognition

• Zinc Kaushal programme received appreciation from District Collector – Ajmer, SDM – Gulabpura, Pradhan – Hurda Block, BDO – Hurda, and Nagar Palika Chairman – Bijainagar
• 1,357 (74%) WIP Trainees either placed in reputed organisations or have become self-entrepreneurs
• ₹14,000+ Average monthly income of successfully trained youth