Vertical-4: Training of the Trainers Programme (TOT)
It would develop standardized curriculum and required training infrastructure for Training of the Trainers with the help of the training partners in the field of traditional trades/crafts/skills of the Minority Communities with emphasis upon those which are getting phased out. It would identify such trades indifferent parts of the country, cluster wise / trade wise. It would setup CHAIRS for Process and Product Documentation, in order to preserve their oral traditions of training and formalize them into a standardized curriculum to be used for the Training of the Trainers.
It would use trade-wise, cluster-based approach (Like Weavers Service Center, Banaras, Sozni in J&K etc.) to provide training to local youths by these Master Trainers using the network of MANAS along with the credit facilities of NMDFC for it.
MANAS will facilitate standardization of the product, its branding and its marketing through its third vertical of developmental activity.
It would also conduct TOT for imparting Skills training in various skill-sets, required to meet the estimated skill gaps locally. Based upon Skill Gap Surveys for different regions, the demand for skill sets in near future, in a particular area can be identified.
MANAS will create training facilities and the required curriculum for the Master Trainers in the identified skill sets, through its training partners, for training of Master Trainers for these skills. It would provide necessary credit facilities and other infrastructure support to the Master Trainers for providing training at local level to ensure absorption of trainees locally and thereby prevent migration of labour due to pull factors.