Socio Economic Impact of Skill Development Training Program on Employment Status of Rural Youth: A Case of RSETI, Gujarat

Aims: This paper investigated the need and socio-economic impact of skill development training program on employment status of rural youth by using the case of Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) located in Nadiad, Gujarat.

Study Design: A random sample of 120 trainees who took skill development training during the period 2013-16 were selected for the study. Data collected were subjected to in-depth tabular analysis as well as statistical techniques such as Principal component analysis (PCA).

Results: The study showed that the skill training imparted by RSETI was widely taken by rural youths with the motive of starting a new venture. The impact of training program on occupational status of trainees showed that the training significantly raised the level of self-employment in the youths. The economic impact of the training indicated that the trainees were either monetary motivated or they felt improvement in the job quality. On the basis of social impact, the trainees were segmented into four broad categories namely self-employment seekers, prestige seekers, confident & positive respondents and efficient respondents.

Conclusion: The study suggested that selective training methods should be devised, based on interests and capabilities of the individuals, that were leaders, entrepreneurs, Pessimist, self-conscious and self-motivated categories, to get the effective results.