Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday, 11 January 2024

FW: TRAINING SHORTCUT ? ONLINE VIRTUAL REALITY BASED COURSES

 Hetal.

 

Pl send one set of poem books to :

 

Shri Anilbhai Naik [ Chairman – L&T Group ]

 

hcp

 

From: Mario Fernandes [mailto:Mario.Fernandes@larsentoubro.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 11:21 AM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: RE: TRAINING SHORTCUT ? ONLINE VIRTUAL REALITY BASED COURSES

 

Dear Sir,

 

Thank you for your below email.

 

Shared the same with Mr. Naik and he has asked me to thank you for your message of congratulations.

 

You may please send your Poem Book, to his below address:

 

High Trees, 54, Pali Hill

Off. Nargis Dutt Road

Bandra West

Mumbai – 400 050

 

Thanks & Regards,

Mario Fernandes

PA to AMN

 

From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 1:09 PM
To: A M Naik <AMN@larsentoubro.com>
Subject: FW: TRAINING SHORTCUT ? ONLINE VIRTUAL REALITY BASED COURSES

 

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Dear Anilbhai,

 

It felt nice talking to you last evening . Let us remain in touch

 

I wish to congratulate you for setting up “ Skills Trainers Academy “ at Madh – which, I hope , inspires other big companies to emulate. As promised, do organize for me ( with a few ex-L&T colleagues ) to visit Madh , towards end March

 

I was also very happy to learn about the hostel at our almamater (  Vallabh Viyanagar ) , to be named after you

 

Upon receipt of your residential address, I will send you copies of my Poem Books

 

My following e-mail sent to our Cabinet Ministers , nearly 2 years ago, will interest you

 

Regards,

 

hcp

 

From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]


Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2019 12:56 PM


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Subject: TRAINING SHORTCUT ? ONLINE VIRTUAL REALITY BASED COURSES

 

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Here is a way to transform our DEMOGRAPHIC BURDEN into a DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND and , thereby make India the SKILL CAPITAL of the WORLD ( - Shri Modi's dream )

 

This announcement need not wait for winning the next election !

 

And to avoid all controversy , I urge Shri Dharmendra Pradhan ( Minister for Skill Development / min.sde@nic.in ) , to make this announcement before the Model Code of Conduct kicks in !

 

 

 

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Congratulations , Anilbhai Naik

 

amn@larsentoubro.com  )

 

 

What for ?

 

Proposing a new avatar for Skill India Mission , within 2 months of taking over as Chairman – NSDC

Here is what Shri A M Naik , said while assuming this responsibility :

 

“ NSDC has developed a unique model combining skill development with strong industry partnerships.

I’m pleased at this opportunity to contribute towards our common vision of a high skill, high value-added economy that offers opportunity to all," Naik said in a statement issued by the skills ministry.

 

[ source : https://www.livemint.com/Companies/bhopC7XA1jaJyZLRfUwNxO/LTs-AM-Naik-appointed-NSDC-chairman.html  ]

 

 

 

What will be the new avatar ?

 

Modi govt eyes a comprehensive makeover for Skill India mission 

 

HIGHLIGHTS :

 

New avatar will be based on incentives rather than subsidies 

It will focus largely on fiscal sops for attracting private players

Make skilling more effective so that the quality of skill training matches international standards 

Outreach of skilling is massively scaled up to cover millions of youths that enter the workforce every year. 

Fiscal incentives to private players whose skilling targets could be linked to their annual turnover, 

Incentivizing the youth through stipends at the school level to join vocational courses once the skilling ecosystem is integrated with the secondary school curriculum. 

Government to give incentives to private schools and lower interest rates on loans to create and expand skills-related training infrastructure at the secondary school level.

 

ACHIEVEMENT :

 

25 million youths so far trained under various schemes

 

TARGET :

 

To impart skill training to 300 million by 2022 ( ie : 68 million per year in 2019-22 )

 

BUDGET :

 

Rs 3,400 Cr for 2018-19  ( up from Rs 2,356 Cr for 2017-18 )

 

DEMAND :

 

128 million skilled labour between 2017 – 22 ( apprx , 25 million per year )

 

 

SKILLED  WORKFORCE  ELSEWHERE  :

 

India   …………… less than   5  %

 

South Korea………………….  66  %

 

Japan……………………………… 80  %

 

Germany……………………….. 75  %

 

UK ………………………………..  68  %

 

USA  …………………………….   52  %

 

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Following are my past suggestions ( sent as E Mails to Cabinet Ministers / NITI aayog etc ) :

 

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#   Skill  Capital  of  the  World  ?                               [  06  June  2016  ]

 

“ XYZ Manpower Skilling SPVs “ to be formed by Private Sector

 

Amnesty Scheme for Black Money invested in such Manpower Skilling SPVs

 

 

Grant INDUSTRY status to such SPVs  [ Manpower Skilling Industry  ]

 

10 year tax holiday for this industry

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#    50 MILLION NEW JOBS in 5 MONTHS ?                   [ 24  June  2016  ]

 

Allow MSMEs to engage apprentices , without upper limit

 

Introduce a 3 year “ Retail Establishment Training Scheme “

 

 

Stipend at 100 % of Semi Skilled Minimum Wages

 

State Governments to subsidize 50 % of the stipend          

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#   Universal Basic Income                                   [  20  Jan  2017  ]

 

Dividing the Apprenticeship scheme into following phases :

              #  Empowering……………..3  years  (  Incentive of Rs 1,000 pm to trainee by DBT  )

              #  Experiencing……………  3  years

              #  Self Dependence Phase

 

No upper limit for the number of apprentices that can be engaged for 3 year period

 

Govt to bear 25 % of Stipend amount and Company to bear 75 %

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#    Discovering the Obvious ?                                  [  30  Nov  2017  ]

 

Remove :

 

 

     #  concept of 5 different “ categories “ of apprentices

 

 

     #  concept of “ Shop-floor Trades “ for engaging Apprentices

 

 

     #  concept of “ Trade-wise Ratios “ of apprentices

 

 

     #  distinction between “ Shop floor “ and “ Office “ , and just say “ Work Place 

 

 

     #  the stipulation concerning “ different years of training for different trades “ .

 

         Just make all training for 4 years 

 

 

    #  the concept of “ Contract Approval “ by Apprentice Advisor

 

 

 

Fix stipends payable to apprentices as follows :

 

 

Starting Stipend…………….. Minimum wage as per Min Wage Act

 

 

Annual Increase……………… Linked to rise in CPI

 

 

 

Reimbursement of Training Cost incurred by the Employers

 

 

25 % of the Stipend cost to be borne by the Central Government and this amount to be transferred to the Jan Dhan Account of the concerned apprentice ( as DBT )

 

 

 

This provision will reduce our “ Cost of Manufacture “ and help to make India a “ Low Cost Economy “ , without calling this a “ Subsidy “ and violating WTO rules

 

 

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#   Self Employed Indians inherit the Earth ?                      [   26  Jan  2918  ]

 

Encourage Private Sector to set up “ E Waste Repair Training Institutes 

 

             Generation of E Waste ( in 2018 ) :

             Entire world ……………. 48.50  million tons  [ worth $ 62.5 Billion ]

 

      India…………………………    1.95  million tons  [ worth $ 2.5 Billion  ]

 

 

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#    Organizing the Unorganized                                        [  04  Feb  2019  ]

 

Transform millions of  MSME  into “ Skill Training Centres 

 

 

         #   Deliver online Training Courses for development of various skills through the

              Computer provided by the Labor Ministry for implementation of MaanDhan

              Scheme

 

        

         #   Some of these may be VR based training, requiring VR headsets ( to be provided

              FREE to MSME by this Ministry ) . These can be used not only by the apprentices

              but also by the MSME’s own workers

 

 

         #   As an incentive / motivation for the MSME to undertake to train at least 2

              apprentices per year ( under the Apprentice Act ) , following may be considered :

  

          +   Government subsidizing the stipend payable to the trainees by 50 %

 

          +   No obligation to absorb the trainees after completion of training

 

 

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SIZING UP :

 

With 15,000 existing Training Centres , we are currently managing to train some 10 million apprentices every year

 

For the next 4 years ( including 2019 ) , our target is to train 68 MILLION per year ( 7 times current )

 

We just don’t have funds ( or time ) for constructing 100,000 Training Centres ( 7 times current )

 

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SUMMING  UP :

 

Convert every existing establishment ( factory / office / shop / open yard  ) into a Training Centre

 

Remove all restrictions as outlined in my above-mentioned suggestions

 

Enable the unemployed youth ( 12 million / year ) to acquire online training from their homes , using government-gifted VR headsets [ much cheaper than granting Unemployment Allowance of Rs 3000 pm ( Rajasthan ) / Rs 1000 ( Andhra ) / many other States )

 

Subsidize Start Ups ( operating in the field of online Education ) to develop VR based training modules

 

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Dear Shri Dharmendra Pradhanji ,

min.sde@nic.in )

 

The very first point in his 10 point VISION STATEMENT for India , Shri Modi has listed :

 

“ Build physical and social infrastructure for a $ 10 trillion economy “

 

And building that “ Social Infrastructure “ means , training 68 million youth every year

 

I believe , my above-mentioned suggestions will go a long way to achieve that

 

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09  Feb  2019

Rsvp :  hcp@RecruitGuru.com    

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