Skills Training for Employment

Introduction to the corporate entity
Rural Development & Self-Employment Training Institutes (RUDSETI) are jointly sponsored by financial institutions such as Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank and Non-Government initiatives like Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Educational Trust. The first RUDSETI was set at Ujire in 1982 by Sh Veerendra Heggade, This program with the active support of Syndicate Bank and Canara Bank chalked out an innovative approach to help the rural youth stand gain employment or secure other means of livelihoods such as small enterprises. RUDSETI identifies opportunity avenues, trains participants in developing the desired skills and assists them in their entrepreneurial activity.

Methodology and the beneficiary group
The institutes aim at equipping the unemployed with livelihood skills. Candidates are selected through a scientific assessment of their abilities. The selected candidates are then given lectures on motivation, conviction and entrepreneurial competence to instill confidence in them so that they can face the challenges that the real world has to offer. These sessions help in pushing the students a little harder than their actual ability so that they are in a position to comprehend and overcome any obstacle they might face in the future.

Apart from this, the training provides technical skill and know-how in the field that the candidates have chosen. The training also familiarizes them with the steps needed to set up their own businesses. The final phase covers several aspects of management dealing with human resources, material and finance, which is important for any organization to succeed. At the end of this particular program, the students are all geared up to begin their entrepreneurial journey brimming with the confidence that success is theirs in the field of their choice.

Products and Services
Some of the typical Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDP) for first generation entrepreneurs is:
• Agricultural EDPs Agricultural and allied activity, Dairy management, Sheep rearing, Poultry, Bee-keeping, Horticulture, Mushroom cultivation, etc.
• Product EDPs Dress designing for men and women, Rexin based utility articles, Agarbatti manufacturing, Woolen knitting, Bag making, Fabricating cane furniture, Bakery products, etc.
• Process EDPs Repairs of two-wheelers, Pump sets, Radio and TV , etc, Motor rewinding, Multi-purpose mechanic, Beautician course, Photography and Videography techniques, Screen printing and photo lamination, Watch repair, Repair of domestic electrical appliances, Computer and Desk Top Publishing, etc.

Some of the other offerings are:
• Programs for established entrepreneurs: Skill up-gradation and Growth
• Rural Development & Human Resource Development Training programs. E.g. Trainings of Self-Help Group management
• Technology Transfer programs E.g. Short duration training programs through demonstration, slides, Lectures.

Business Strategy
As the union government and many state governments have a policy to encourage micro enterprises in rural and backward areas RUDSTI have been set up in many parts of the country. The Management of these institutions is sourced largely through private initiative to meet the needs of local industry. Thus, RUDSETI represents a unique government and private sector partnership to meet the needs of the local industries, and also employment generation.


RUDSETI: Outreach and Potential
RUDSETI has developed into a highly successful training program that is followed by 19 locations around the country. With small beginnings at Ujire, there are now RUDSETI programs in 11 states and over 1,10,000 participants have benefited from it.

The most astonishing fact is that over 65% of the students who attended and took maximum interest have all successfully established entrepreneurial ventures, a spectacular and realistic result that no organization on similar grounds has been able to achieve so far.

Sources of finance
The first RUDSETI received investments from Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank. The success and potential of RUDSETI has resulted in institutions such as NABARD, SIDBI and other government developmental institutions providing support.

Opportunities for private partnership and associated risks
Unemployment is the foremost problem any economy has to grapple with. RUDSETI and similar initiatives present an opportunity for the industrial sector to build in relevant skills and generate a resource pool. Also, this can, in the long run create subcontracting opportunities for the industrial sector.

Contact Addresses
The Executive Director
Rural Development & Self-Employment
Training Institutes (RUDSETIs)
Central Secretariat
Siddavana
Ujire - 574 240
E-Mail : rudsetics@vsnl.com