Turnaround for employment exchange in new avatar

It is a dramatic turnaround for the district employment exchange on Antaragange Road in the city. Sample this.

In the four decades of its existence, nearly 27,000 people registered with the employment exchange. But a meagre 180 of them managed to get jobs.

The human resource development centre was set up in the same office 10 months ago.

 It has managed to provide employment in the private sector for 1,461 applicants out of the total 6,902 job aspirants who registered. 

Another 400 have been selected, but are yet to get the job offers.  Also, counselling was conducted for 1,953 job aspirants to assess their qualifications and job aspirations.

As many as 913 job aspirants have been selected for training in various skills to make them job ready. 

The centre was inaugurated in July last, as a joint venture between the Karnataka Vocational Training and Skill Development Corporation of the State Labour Department and the Manipal Group of Institutions.

As many as 111 employers have also registered at the HRD centre. 

Mini job melas

The HRD centre has so far conducted 10 mini job melas in various taluk headquarters of the district.

 A few private companies have also conducted interviews at the centre premises, says K Srinivasa, the district employment officer. 

The HRD centre conducts beautician, computer courses and spoken English classes for the registered job aspirants.

A total of 10 staffers - five of the Manipal Group of Institutions and five of the employment exchange - are manning the HRD centre.

The centre has been set up on a public private partnership basis and aims to find the right job for the right candidate.

The employment exchange has been upgraded so that those registered there get guidance, training and information on job opportunities all under one roof.

The HRD centre has been set up at a cost of Rs 30 lakh.DH News Service