The basic function of the Employment Services is to facilitate the employment of people who are seeking jobs. Traditionally the Employment Exchanges have been registering the names of unemployed candidates and sponsoring their names to the Private and Public Sector employers against vacancies. Further, the Employment Services are providing Vocational Guidance to the people, collecting Employment Market Information, implementing the compulsory notification of Vacancies Act, Persons with Disabilities Act, providing information on overseas studies etc. For these purposes, 26 District Employment Exchanges at every District head quarter of the State are operating. 08 Employment Information and Guidance Bureau are functioning at different university campuses, In the tribal pockets of the State,05Town Employment Exchanges have come up to support people living in tribal areas who seek employment and 02 Employment Exchanges are working exclusively for women at Ahmedabad and Jamnagar.
As part of the modernizing process, we would like to modernize all the Employment Offices so that they become more focused on the placement of the candidates. Employment Exchanges should go through ISO 9001-2008 certification so that better quality of services is provided to the candidates. An overseas Employment information and guidance bureau was started in the year 2006-07 which is providing services to candidates willing to go abroad.
Job-Fairs are planned to bring the employers and candidates on a common platform. It is a novel idea of Public – Private partnership to provide jobs to the youth of the state. Career Corners have been set up in various schools, colleges & I.T.Is of the State, so that students may get career guidance. Gujarati candidates are rejected at the time of Defence Recruitment, To solve this problem, training is given before written test to the candidates.
Placement Advisory Bureau are functioning in CoE ITI's to provide career guidance and placement facilities. To provide more effective training and better guidance for Indian navy recruitment to candidates of the state,Coaching cum guidance training classes of 6 months duration is started.
Scholarship is awarded to S/C/ST/BPL & Women Candidates of Rs.1500,and RS.1000 for general Candidates registered at Employment Exchange(to enable candidates to pay for the course fees and buy books,stationary,bus tickets, miscellaneous etc.) for English SCOPE Training 20000 candidates are to be given training during the financial year 2010-11. Scholarship is awarded to S/C/ST/BPL Candidates of Rs.2500/- & Rs.1500/- General candidates per month for attending Construction skill Training Courses in ITIs registered at Employment Exchange.2000 candidates are to be given training during the year 2010-11.
At the time of registration, name of candidates at Employment Exchanges Laminated registration card is issued to the candidates.
For the purpose of providing career and educational related guidance activities and to full fill candidates desire from employment exchanges it is necessary to convert the Employment Exchanges in Model Vocational Guidance Center (MVGC).18 Employment Exchanges of the state are converted in MVGC IN the year 2010-11. For extensive traveling in industrial areas which are located out side city.
An outlay of Rs 738.42 Lakh is proposed under EMP-6 on going schemes.(including TASP Rs 110.24 lakh and SCSP Rs 61.86 lakh) |