SKILLABILITY

Bridging the gap between education and employment

Skills for a Better Future

In April 2023, Aasraa Trust, in collaboration with Gyan Jyoti Trust, launched the SkillAbility Center to provide vocational skills training to marginalized youth. Focusing on underserved youth in Dehradun and Uttarakhand who have either dropped out of school or struggled to find employment due to a lack of skills, the Center offers tailored courses that align with job market demands, helping them secure meaningful livelihoods.

Fostering Practical Skills and Professional Values

The curriculum combines practical and theoretical courses aligned with local and regional industries, sectors, and skill opportunities, along with entrepreneurship models. It also emphasizes the development of soft skills such as personal presentation, effective communication, work ethic, accountability, teamwork, trustworthiness, and financial literacy and planning.

Building Skills, Boosting Livelihoods

The Skills Center aims to tackle youth unemployment and bridge the technology skill gap by increasing the number of skilled workers in diverse, regionally relevant sectors. It also empowers youth to become entrepreneurs, helping them establish micro-franchises or small businesses that serve their communities. This dual focus on employment and self-employment is designed to improve the living standards of youth and their families, contributing to overall economic development in the community.

Courses Offered

Aasraa Trust currently offers courses in Tally Accounting, Cutting and Tailoring, Hotel Management, Automotive Service Technician, Assembly Line Operator, and Computers. The goal is to build a skilled workforce and help these individuals secure employment in various sectors. By bridging the gap between education, skills, and employment, Aasraa aims to uplift and empower underprivileged and unemployed youth, aligning with its broader mission of supporting street and slum children and youth.

Transforming Lives Through Skill Development

The objective is to enroll and train approximately 1500 youth from Uttarakhand every year, ensuring that graduating trainees secure jobs in regional industries and markets. Additionally, support will be provided to trainees to start businesses, access capital for growth, and establish a bureau of certified centralized services as Dehradun develops, aspiring to become a Center of Excellence for underserved youth skills training.

IMPACT: SkillAbility has trained over 800 trainees in 8 verticals.

HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME

Programme Goal

‘The goal of Aasraa’s Higher Education Program is to provide much-needed comprehensive support for underserved children as they pursue higher studies by facilitating a range of activities, services, and resources.

Creating Opportunities

Aasraa’s Higher Education Program supports aspiring students in completing their studies and pursuing their careers. Starting from Class 8, career counseling helps students develop soft skills and professional acumen. The program provides knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience through degree/diploma courses, short-term skill programs, internships, and on-the-job training. Its goal is to equip students with the resources they need to succeed academically and professionally. Aasraa envisions a future where children can earn a living and live with dignity.

Targeting marginalized students from vulnerable, low-income families, the program helps those facing significant barriers to higher education, including poverty, lack of resources, limited academic opportunities, and inadequate support.

Future Pathways

Currently, over 240 students are enrolled in Aasraa Trust’s Higher Education Programme, pursuing a variety of courses that align with their career goals and aspirations. These include BSc in Hotel Management, BCA, BTech, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Nursing, Physiotherapy, and more. The programme is designed to provide these students with specialized knowledge and skills, helping them build promising futures.

IMPACT NUMBERS

10 years
350 children

Where our students are studying.