Centre for Practical Livelihood Training

Centre for Practical Livelihood Training (CPLT)

(an initiative of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd.)

Centre for Practical Livelihood Training (CPLT) was set up by NEDFi, in association with IMC, ITI, Nalbari in August 2008 with a view to provide free and practical short-duration training to the rural educated unemployed youth in order to develop their skill to find self-employment/ wage-employment opportunities. We had identified Nalbari for setting up CPLT because it is one of the districts of Assam where unemployment is high despite high literacy.

The main objectives of the CPLT:

To identify, orient, motivate and train youth and impart them the knowledge and skills required for taking up self-employment ventures.
To train youth to develop the aptitude for working in rural areas, in rural development projects, etc.
To assist trained youth in self-employment and as far as possible in obtaining credit facilities from banks and other financial institutions and to assist them in setting up their ventures successfully.

CPLT established NEDFi RSETI at ITI, Nalbari, during December 2012 to avail of the infrastructure and training facilities existing therein. Two Local NGOs, ‘Weavers Development Society’ and ‘Gramya Vikash Mancha’ have also been associated to identify the prospective trainees and providing financial assistance for self-employment, thus providing the forward and backward linkages. During the period August 2008- December 2012, CPLT conducted 21 training programmes in various trades in which 397 trainees participated as detailed below.

Click Here to view CPLT Training Database

List of Training Programmes conducted under CPLT:

SN	Programme	Duration	No. of Trainees
1	Basic Electrical module	3 weeks	17
2	Basic Electrical module	3 weeks	8
3	Tailoring and Cutting	4 weeks	30
4	Design Development Programme of Weaving	4 weeks	30
5	Design Weaving	4 weeks	30
6	Basic Electrical	3 weeks	12
7	Computer Application	3 weeks	9
8	Welding	3 weeks	12
9	LMV Driving	4 weeks	18
10	Welding	3 weeks	18
11	LMV Driving	4 weeks	18
12	Welding	3 weeks	17
13	Steel Fabrication	3 weeks	19
14	Plumbering	3 weeks	18
15	Computer DTP	4 weeks	13
16	Two Wheeler Repairing	3 weeks	20
17	Welding	3 weeks	18
18	Motor Mechanic	6 weeks	20
19	Beauty Parlour Management	5 Weeks	30
20	Dairy	4 weeks	20
21	Poultry	4 weeks	20
	Total	76 weeks	397

From January 2013 onwards CPLT has been conducting training programmes under the banner of NEDFi-RSETI at Nalbari and the particulars of the programmes are as under:

FY 2012-13 (Dec)
1	Computer DTP	6 weeks	30
2	Two Wheeler Repairing	4 weeks	25
3	Beauty Parlour Management	4 weeks	30
4	Dress Designing for Women	4 weeks	30
	Total	24 weeks	115

From March 2013 onwards CPLT has been conducting training programmes under the banner of NEDFi-RSETI at Dibrugarh and the particulars of the programmes are as under:

FY 2012-13 (Mar)
1	Dress Designing for Women	2 weeks	30
2	Beauty Parlour Management	4 weeks	26
	Total	6 weeks	56

Similarly, during March-June 2013, CPLT conducted training programmes on Rubber Tapping at Goalpara, where around 200 trainees participated.

It is heartening to note that more than 80% of the trained youth have either found gainful employment in technical trades or are self-employed. During the period April-June 2013, NEDFi-RSETI proposes to take up the following programmes.

Name of Programme	Duration	Intake Capacity
LMV Driving	15 days	25
Computer hardware	45 days	30
Two wheeler servicing	30 days	25
Plumbing & sanitary works	30 days	30
Steel Fabrication	30 days	25
Automobile Repair	30 days	25
Refrigeration & Air conditioning	30 days	30
DTP	45 days	30

CPLT is also planning to conduct skill development training in other States.

Some of the photos from the training programs:

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