CEO Speaks …….
Skill Letts
VIEWS, VOICE & WAYS OF SKILLS
An in house journal of Additional Skill Acquisition Programme
CEO Speaks …….
I share joy with every one as our state is also moving towards implementation of the National Skill Qualification Framework( NSQF) since its notification in December 2013 invoking a five year time frame for compliance. Once NSQF will be in place, it will supersede all other frame works including the National Vocational Education Qualification Framework( NVEQF). NSQF compliance has now become mandatory after three years of its operation thereby creating a system where non compliance will lead to denial of Government benefits including funding for training and formal educational programs. Also, eligibility criteria for admission to academic programs as well as job roles have to be defined in terms of NSQF levels.
As you all are aware, NSQF is something that ASAP keeps close to its heart while designing skill courses and we are the only agency to do so across the state on a big scale. This means that time has now come to reap the rich dividends of the efforts we have put in this direction. ASAP skill certificates will be valued more and we will have a larger role to play in supporting other skilling initiatives due to our position as a qualified state agency offering skill courses as per national protocols. Also, when the advanced version of ASAP Aptitude Test that takes into account the socio cultural contexts of the state, now in the final stage of development, becomes operational, we will be at the zenith of skill course delivery in the country. Further, selection of NSQF compliant skill courses through Aptitude Test will be available to a large population when ASAP Community Skill Parks( CSPs) become functional. Our Skill Development Centres offering Aptitude Test will be a favoured destination for students.
Your painstaking multi tasking has helped us keep the time lines intact during the busy summer months for major activities like the SSS, CET and SMILE apart from the regular activities. If we continue to work like a family, we will be scaling all the heights to set new benchmarks in the state. I take this opportunity to congratulate each and every one for the extra mile you’ re travelling under a hot sun for a great cause.
Even as we move ahead in full steam, we’ re adjusting to the few inevitable changes at the head quarters due to the movement of people who helped us build ASAP during the initial days to new assignments. The valuable contributions of Dr. K. Bindukumar who took the Automobile sector to new heights, the building of a firm foundation for ASAP Finance by Shri. Deepu, the efforts of Shri. Justin Wills in stream lining the procurement division and also that of Shri. Krishnan Kutty who helped in audit procedures cannot be forgotten. If our organization has grown to this level, it is because of the collective effort of the team, including these committed personnel. We understand that they need to move further in their professional journeys and wish them all success even while thanking them for all great contributions.
Let us keep moving forward, looking back only to appreciate the good work we’ ve carried out, without losing sight of the goals we set and the promises we gave to the thousands of families of the state.
Thank you and best of luck!!!!!
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