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The size of the
informal sector economy is large and about 92% of the work force
is engaged in the informal economy. Skill Development, at present,
is taking place mostly in informal way. There is a necessity of
testing and certification at different levels of informal sector
workers to ensure certain minimum level of skill competency which in
turn shall enhance their employability across the industry.
Construction is
the second largest economic activity and also the second largest
employer of citizens of the country after agriculture. Around 82%
of all construction takes place in the infrastructure sector, the
balance 18% being in the Housing & Building segment.
There are large
number of workers in the un-organized construction sector who
acquires skills either through family traditions or by virtue of
being in employment for long periods. Skills of workers are passed
on from generation to generation or through informal guilds. The
transmission process is highly unstructured, resulting in incomplete
knowledge and skills.
Construction
Industry remains a low value added, rigid and primitive entity due
to lack of appropriate human resource development at work person’s
level due to the several social and institutional limitations
including
 Low economic strength
of workers and even lower incentives to learn, due to lower wage
structure applicable to the sector.
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Lack of interest on the part of employers to institute well
structure training programs.
In view of
the above, Department of Industrial Training has initiated a skill
development mission in Construction Sector.
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On 30th
January, 2006, the Government of Haryana signed a memorandum with
the Construction Industry Development Council, to carry out a
sustained campaign for certification of Construction workers.
Make-up training would be provided to construction workers who do
not qualify the test to enable their certification.
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The
scheme has been started in construction sectors in 10 Centers of
Excellence ITIs in collaboration with Construction Industry
Development Council. There will be joint certification by CIDC and
IGNOU.
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The
practical and theoretical training will be provided to the workers
in the informal sector who fail to qualify the test of their skills.
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Till
date 12628 workers have been tested and certified in the
construction trades. Expenditure to the tune of Rs. 38.00 lacs
has been incurred by the State Govt., on the training of the workers
who initially failed to qualify in the first attempt.
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