Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM) have setup Multi Skill Development Centres (MSDCs) in the State. PSDM intends to invite RFP and desires to engage Selection of Training Partner for Setting up, Operations and Maintenance for Multi Skill Development Center (MSDC) Jalandhar, Near FCI Godown, Leather Complex, Kapurthala Road, Jalandhar-144623.
This RFP is open to categories of eligible Training Partners, Government Institutions/Undertakings, Govt. Bodies/Societies, Govt. Boards/ Corporations, Industry, NGOS, Non-Profit Organisations, Societies, Corporates, Sector Skill Councils, Consortium/Joint ventures are also allowed to bid for the project. Consortium/Joint Venture shall have the same meaning as defined in CVC guidelines.
Scope Of Work:
- The Selected Bidder shall have the target to train & certify minimum of 500 Candidates per year (For partial years the targets will be on a proportionate basis). This mandatory requirement of accomplishing targeted number of trainings and certifications in a year shall include only such trainings for which revenue share is paid by the successful bidder to PSDM and shall not include RPL trainings. Further, Certifications shall have to be from 3rd party assessing agency. The successful bidder may undertake non-revenue sharing/ generating CSR trainings after taking necessary approval from PSDM. Candidates to be trained at MSDC are to be enrolled on the portal specified under the scheme or in case the scheme is silent or does not specify the portal, then that training project/scheme/program including the training funded through Corporate Social Responsibility are to be on-boarded on Skill India portal of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and/or any other portal as specified by the PSDM. In case PSDM specifies any other portal, Cost will not be more than that of SID Portal or any other Government of India Portal taking place of SID portal. In case the placement record cannot be updated on Specified/SID portal, the signed and stamped placement documents are to be submitted physically in the office of PSDM.
- The training target of 50% candidates (250 candidates out of training target of 500 candidates) shall be sponsored by PSDM to the successful bidder, so as to make the trainings at MSDCs more viable for the Training Agency. PSDM may give these targets out of the Govt. of India sponsored schemes or out of the skill schemes sponsored by Govt. of Punjab. In case PSDM does not provide the sponsored target, the penalty and incentive provisions shall be proportionally adjusted.
- The selected bidder shall have the target to place minimum of 70% of the trained and certified target of 500 Candidates. This placement target is recommendatory for trainings conducted in a Financial Year beyond the approved training & certification target of 500 Candidates. This shall not apply to RPL trainings.
- The Selected Bidder shall be responsible for ensuring placement in accordance with the guidelines of the scheme/project. In cases where the scheme is silent on placement and in cases of CSR Projects, the Bidder should ensure to achieve employment of at least 70% of the trained & certified candidates including maximum of 20% candidates engaged in self- employment. Also in such cases, the wage employment has to be at at-least semi-skilled wage rates in minimum of 3 out of 6 months post training and certification (the documents that are required to be submitted for eligibility of claiming such placements shall be the Offer letter, the salary slip and the bank statement duly counter signed & stamped by the Selected Agency for 3 months). Self-employment shall be verified as per PMKVY guidelines attached as Annexure-15 as amended from time to time.
Last Date For Submission:Â 26 March 2025, 05:00 PM IST
