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Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM)

EOI for Empanelment of New Training Partners of 20

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

EOI NO.

PSDM/ETP/2017-18/01 DATE………..

Empanelment of Training Partners to undertake projects for various Skill Development Schemes under Punjab Skill

Development Mission within state of Punjab

Punjab Skill Development Mission SCO No. 149-152, 2nd Floor, Sector 17 C, Chandigarh

Tel. 0172-2720152, 2720153



Index Sr. No. Particulars Page No.

1 Introduction 3

2 Eligibility Criteria & Rationale 3

3 Submission of Proposal 4

4 Tender Cost & Proposal Processing Fees 5

5 Indicative Timelines 5

6 Duration of Empanelment 5

7 Cost Norms 6

8 Training Infrastructure 6

9 Employability Potential Assessment 6

10 Selection Process 6

11 Evaluation Criteria 6

Annexure 1 Covering Letter 8

Annexure 2 Applicant Details 10

Annexure 3 An affidavit for not being blacklisted 11

Annexure 4 Self-Declaration 12

Annexure 5 Empanelment Details for TP/PIA’s 13

Annexure 6 Financial Details 14

Annexure 7 Training and Placement details 15

Annexure 8 Employability Potential Assessment 17

Annexure 9 Training Infrastructure Details 18

Annexure 10 Human Resource Details 19

Annexure 11 Skill Certification Validity Details 20



1. Introduction The Government of Punjab accords highest priority to the Skill Development of its youth and to make them employable. The State Government accordingly has set up Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM) in line with the National Skill Development Policy. The Mission would be a single point within the Government to formulate and steer various skill development schemes. Currently the Mission is implementing the following schemes:

1. ESTP Component of NULM (A skill training program for urban youth) http://nulm.gov.in/

2. BOCW (A skill training program for wards & dependents of construction workers) http://bocw.punjab.gov.in/

3. DDU-GKY (A skill training program for rural youth) http://ddugky.gov.in/ 4. PMKVY -2.0 (A skill training program for urban & rural youth) http://pmkvyofficial.org/

PSDM invites the Expression of Interest (EOI) from Punjab based agencies in categories A & B and from other agencies for Category C who are interested and eligible for submission of proposal for empanelment to undertake projects under above mentioned skill training schemes in the State of Punjab. In case PSDM runs any other scheme, the Training Partners may be considered for the same. For out of state Training Partners, PSDM reserves the right to empanel in future any NSDC affiliated partners on the same line as it was done with the existing partners.

All are requested to submit the responses in the required format on or before 16th August 2017. The training partners must apprise themselves with all aspects of the detailed guidelines of the schemes mentioned above before applying.

2. Eligibility Criteria & Rationale The below mentioned categories are eligible for empanelment of Training Partners with PSDM. The Agency should be registered as: Category A - Industry with Onsite Training Facility

• Private Limited Company

• Public Limited Company

• Limited Liability Partnership

Under this category, Industry having on-site Skill Training Centre and high-quality physical and learning infrastructure maybe selected as Training Partner for delivering skilled talent to the industry as well as right jobs to the trainees. These industries will undertake Category I, above 200 hours and NSQF Level 4 & above Courses (as per NSDC/SSC amended from time to time) only in key sectors like Manufacturing, construction, banking, hospitality & tourism etc. to harness knowledge and technical knowhow to contribute in driving Punjab’s growth. Larger outreach of these industries may also provide program scalability. Note: They must have the modern technology or and latest equipment for providing training. They should have minimum 100 active technical employees working at a time in their industry.

http://nulm.gov.in/

http://bocw.punjab.gov.in/

http://ddugky.gov.in/

http://pmkvyofficial.org/



Category B – NGO’s & Corporate Foundations

• Trust

• Society

• Section-8 Company

• Special Licensing

• Section-25 Company (old companies Act - Companies Act,1956)

There are many passionate NGOs and Civil Society Organizations who have been working in the State with marginalized and underprivileged communities for their greater involvement and meaningful participation in the development processes. They have also brought about substantive changes in their quality of living through various livelihood initiatives. Such NGOs & Corporate Foundation may be selected as Training Partners for imparting relevant skills. Note: NGO partnership shall be on pilot basis. Please attach the detailed profile of the Leader/Chairman/President/CEO of the applicant agency. Category C – Training Providers with Overseas Placement

• Registered by the competent authority Youths in Punjab have greater aspiration for getting overseas placement. To meet such aspirations of the youths, Training providers having international accreditation with good track record of overseas training and placement will be encouraged to be the training partners. The intent is to create a cadre of highly skilled individuals who are recognised and respected in different parts of the world. Note: The agencies registered only as Immigration Consultants are restricted to participate in the EOI process. All the agencies mentioned above should:

• Apply for only one category mentioned above,

• not involve into any franchising/subletting/outsourcing of any activity related to training,

• not have been blacklisted by any donor agency/ State Government/ Central Government/ any competent authority,

• Follow PSDM and respective schemes norms (as amended from time to time). Note: Preference shall be given for running Residential Courses. Training Partner Affiliation: The agencies who are not affiliated with any centralized system for DDUGKY & PMKVY etc., and want to apply for DDUGKY & PMKVY etc., are advised to get themselves registered simultaneously for the same as per below mentioned links: For NSDC: https://www.nsdcindia.org/New/invitation-proposal For DDU GKY: http://ddugky.gov.in/prn/outerAction.do?methodName=showIndex For PMKVY: http://pmkvyofficial.org/BecomeaTrainingPartner.aspx (Presently not operational, shall be opening shortly)

3. Submission of Proposal Interested agencies fulfilling eligibility conditions as mentioned above can submit their detailed proposal for undertaking skill training project in the State to the Mission Director, Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM), Chandigarh on or before 16th August 2017.

https://www.nsdcindia.org/New/invitation-proposal

http://ddugky.gov.in/prn/outerAction.do?methodName=showIndex

http://pmkvyofficial.org/BecomeaTrainingPartner.aspx



The proposal should carry following documents as per given checklist:

• Covering Letter-Annexure-1

• Applicant details along with required documents as per Annexure-2

• An affidavit for not being blacklisted Annexure-3

• A self-declaration certificate as per Annexure-4

• Empanelment Details for TP/PIA’s as per Annexure-5

• Copy of audited financials for the last 3 years along with required documents as per Annexure-6.

• Training and Placement details with required documents as per Annexure 7

• Employability Potential Assessment as per Annexure-8

• Training Infrastructure Details as per Annexure-9

• Human Resource Details as per Annexure-10

• Skill Certification Validity Details as per Annexure-11

• Any other documents by which agency wants to prove its strength in the respective area. The Mission Director, PSDM reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal without providing any reason, what so ever. The decision of PSDM shall be final and binding upon the Company/Agency. For further details, visit website www.http://psdm.gov.in/

4. Tender Cost & Proposal Processing Fees All applicants are requested to submit a non-refundable Tender Cost of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) and Proposal Processing Fee of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only). This will be paid in the form of a Demand Draft Payable to ‘Punjab Skill Development Mission' payable at Chandigarh, drawn on any scheduled commercial bank and must accompany with Covering Letter in cover of the Proposal Document. Proposals that are not accompanied by the proposed Tender Cost & Processing Fee shall not be considered. Note: Category B – NGO’s & Corporate Foundations shall be exempted from Proposal Processing Fee

5. Indicative Timelines Proposals received up to 16th August 2017 (10:00 am) would be considered for first round of selection; however, this is a rolling advertisement. Pre-Bid conference is scheduled for 28th August 2017 at 11:00 am. Any clarification/corrigendum will be issued in due course. The proposals received till 25th of every month from September 2017 onwards shall be considered for the next round of selection as per requirement. However, if it falls on any holiday the next working day shall be taken into consideration.

6. Duration of Empanelment The duration of the empanelment will be of 3 years and may be extended based on Training Partner’s performance. The PSDM reserves all the rights to discontinue Training Partner any time in case of nonperformance after due show cause notice. PSDM shall follow a 3-level structure and alerts be issued as mentioned below:

Type of Alert Reasons

Yellow Alert Minor Default

http://www.http/psdm.gov.in/



Red Alert Major Default

Green Alert Performance above standards

7. Cost Norms Skill Development training costs would be paid as per the respective scheme/Sector Skill Council (SSC) Guidelines.

8. Training Infrastructure To be provided by the Training Partner as per scheme/Sector Skill Council (SSC) Guidelines.

9. Employability Potential Assessment The agency shall conduct the Employability Potential Assessment of the area for which they propose to conduct the training. This shall include to map the local industry demand & aspirations of the target beneficiaries. PSDM prefers that the placements shall happen in the same district or adjoining district where the training is being imparted at the minimum wages prescribed by the Department of Labour, Punjab (as amended from time to time). If the candidate can be placed above Rs. 12,000 p.m. then the relocation shall be allowed.

10. Selection Process The process will comprise of 2 rounds:

1. Basic level of screening and selection based on the eligibility parameters and supporting documents submitted to PSDM-First level response

2. Technical presentation to the Punjab Skill Development Mission-Second level response

The selected training partners will have to sign a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the PSDM.

11. Evaluation Criteria PSDM shall constitute an EOI evaluation committee to evaluate the EOI proposals submitted for the services. Each of the responses shall be evaluated to validate the compliance of applicant according to the shortlisting criteria, forms and documents mentioned in the EOI. Category A – Industry with Onsite Training Facility

Particulars Maximum Marks

Onsite Training Infrastructure Availability 20

Financial Strength 20

Qualified Human Resource 20

Employability Potential Assessment 20

Placement Record 20



Category B – NGO’s & Corporate Foundations


Past Experience 10


Employability Potential Assessment 15

Industrial Linkages & Placement 30

Leadership Profile 30

Category C – Training Providers with Overseas Placement


Financial Strength 10


Overseas Industrial Linkages 10

Skill Certification Validity in Countries 20

Experience in Skill Training benchmarked to International Standards

20

Overseas Placement Record 30

For further information, you may contact Mr. Atin Garg, Mission Manager, [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



ANNEXURE 1

Format of the Covering Letter

The Covering Letter is to be submitted under the signature of Authorized Representative / Signatory of the applicant agency on official Letterhead and official seal (Letter of authorization is also to be enclosed) To Mission Director Punjab Skill Development Mission Sector 17C, SCO 149-152, Chandigarh Sub: Request for Empanelment of Training Partners under Skill Training Schemes as PSDM training partner for project execution under category A/B/C (strike off whichever is not applicable) Dear Sir, Please find enclosed Copy of our Proposal in respect of the Empanelment in Punjab in PSDM, in response to the Expression of Interest (EOI) Document issued by the Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM), dated__________________. We hereby confirm that: 1. The proposal is being submitted by ___________________________ (name of the agency who is the applicant, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the EOI). 2. We have read the guidelines and EOI document in detail and have understood the terms and conditions stipulated in the EOI Document issued by PSDM. We agree and undertake to abide by all these terms and conditions along with subsequent communication from PSDM. Our Proposal is consistent with all the requirements of submission as stated in the EOI or in any of the subsequent communications from PSDM.



3. The agency has also read the detail guideline of Skill Development Schemes (including its various components) issued by competent authority and amended from time to time. 4. The information submitted in our Proposal is complete, is strictly as per the requirements as stipulated in the EOI, and is correct to the best of our knowledge and understanding. We would be solely responsible for any errors/omissions/false information in our Proposal. We acknowledge that PSDM will be relying on the information provided in the Proposal and the documents accompanying such Proposal for empanelment of the applicant for the aforesaid programme, and we certify that all information provided in the application is true and correct; nothing has been omitted which renders such information misleading; and all documents accompanying such Proposal are true copies of their respective originals. 5. We acknowledge the right of PSDM to reject our Proposal without assigning any reason or otherwise and hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, our right to challenge the same on any account whatsoever. 6. We fulfill all the legal requirements and meet all the eligibility criteria laid down in the EOI. 7. This Proposal is unconditional and we hereby undertake to abide by the terms and conditions of the EoI. 8. We have not directly or indirectly or through an agent engaged or indulged in any corrupt practice, fraudulent practice, coercive practice, undesirable practice or restrictive practice. 9. We are enclosing DDs towards processing fee as under:

Item Amount DD No. Date Bank

Tender Cost 10000

Processing Fee 25000

For and on behalf of: Signature: Name: Designation: (Authorized Representative and Signature) Date: Place:



ANNEXURE 2

Applicant Details Category……………………………… Declaration to be submitted under the signature of Authorized Representative / Signatory of the applicant agency on official Letterhead and official seal

Sr. No. Description Details

1 Name of Legal Constitution of Applicant

2 Status / Constitution

3 Name of Authorized Signatory (enclose letter of authorization)

4 Contact address and website address

5 Registration Number

6 Date of Registration

7 Place of Registration

8 PAN Card Number

9 Primary point of contact (for all sort of communication purposes (Contact No. & Email ID)

10 Secondary Point of Contact (Contact No. & Email ID)

For and on behalf of: Signature: Name: Designation: (Authorized Representative and Signatory) Date: Place:

-------------------------------------------------- Please provide copy of the below mentioned:

• Copy of Registration/Incorporation Certificate

• Memorandum and Articles of Association (if any).

• Copy of MoA and Bylaws (if any).

• Copy of any other Registration Certificate which proves the legal identity of the agency

Note: In addition to above documents, applicant needs to submit the copy of PAN Card & GST Registration Number.



ANNEXURE 3 An affidavit for not being blacklisted

An affidavit on a non-judicial stamp paper of INR 100/ - by Company Secretary/ Authorized Representative and Signatory of the Applicant with his/her dated Sign and Seal AFFIDAVIT We, M/s ……………….name, having its registered office at <<Office address>>, do hereby declare that the Applicant hasn’t been blacklisted/ debarred by any donor agency/ State Government/ Central Government authority for breach on our part. For and on behalf of: Signature: Name: Designation: (Authorized Representative and Signatory)

Date: Place:



ANNEXURE 4

Self-Declaration

Declaration to be submitted under the signature of Authorized Representative / Signatory of the applicant agency on official Letterhead with seal To whomsoever it may concern On the basis of registration document/certificates, we M/s (Name of agency), having office at (Office address), hereby give our consent for following as per norms of PSDM (As amended from time to time):

1. To set-up dedicated Skill Development Center (SDC) as per given specification in the guideline with specified capacity and get it affiliated from respective Sector Skill Council (SSC).

2. To arrange sufficient space, furniture, equipment, tools, trainers, training aids, raw material, electricity, water supply and other essentials required for imparting training to youth in the proposed course(s).

3. To mobilize and counsel youth for training and taking up a job, wherever available (wage/self-employment) after training.

4. To hire/engage competent and eligible trainer(s) to undertake training in the proposed courses get them certified from respective Sector Skill Council (SSC).

5. To install Attendance system and Aadhar based bio-metric devices as per Scheme guideline. 6. To install CCTV cameras with HD video and Voice recording, which can be accessed through

internet. 7. To arrange assessment and certification of trained youth as per Scheme guidelines. 8. To arrange employment for trained youth as per scheme guidelines. 9. To ensure tracking of placement of youth as per scheme guidelines. 10. To maintain records of trainings including the expenditure made for setting up and conducts

of skill training programmes for 3 years.




ANNEXURE 5

Empanelment Details for TP/PIA’s Declaration to be submitted under the signature of Authorized Representative / Signatory of the applicant agency on official Letterhead with seal (Use multiple tables for different schemes)

Sr. No. Particular Scheme 1 Scheme 2

1 Partner under (Scheme Name)

2 Sanction Order date & number

3 MoU Signing Date

4 MoU valid upto

5 Allotted Sectors

6 Allotted Districts

7 Allotted targets

**It is hereby declared that aforesaid MoU between (Implementing Agency Name) and (Applicant agency name) is presently valid and not terminated as on date. For and on behalf of: Signature: Name: Designation: (Authorized Representative and Signature) Date: Place:



ANNEXURE 6 Financial Details

Declaration to be submitted under the signature of Chartered Accountant on Letterhead with his/her dated Sign and Seal To whomsoever it may concern On the basis of audited financial statements, we hereby certify that (Name of Agency) having registered office at (Office address) has an average annual turnover of ………………. or more from skill development and placement linked programs and Rs. …………….. or more from various activities, in the past three consecutive years (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-2017). The details of annual turnover are mentioned below:

Sl. No.

Financial Year Annual Turnover (From skill development & Placement linked Programs)

Annual Turnover (From other various activities)

1 2014-15

2 2015-16

3 2016-17

Note: Audited financial statements for the past three years (2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-2017) should be submitted by the Applicant. Chartered Accountant: Signature Name Registration No Contact No. Seal

Date: Place:



ANNEXURE 7 Training and Placement details

Declaration to be submitted under the signature of Authorized Representative / Signatory of the applicant agency on official Letterhead with seal (Use multiple Tables if training is imparted in different schemes (Paid or Sponsored))

Financial Year

Total No. of Candidate Trained (A)

Total No. of Candidates Certified (B)

Total No. of Candidates Placed (C)

National (Placement)

International (Placement)

%age of payment received from skill training schemes

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Industry Linkages

Name of the org. & country of origin

Contact person name & designation

Contact person mobile no.

Sector/trade of company

No. of candidates placed (if any)

Average Salary offered (if any)

For and on behalf of: Signature: Name: Designation: (Company Seal) (Authorized Representative and Signatory) Date:

Note: If applicant is applying for category C then only overseas data to be filled. For Trainings conducted self-attested copies of any of the following documents:

• Certificate from Government bodies or international funding agencies indicating experience in conducting similar ‘Placement Linked Training Programme’ in the related field/Sector with number of youths trained (self-attested printouts of



verifiable information from Government or agency websites or from the funding agencies will be accepted)

For Placements conducted self-attested copies of any of the following documents:

• List of Students who were placed in the FY 2016-17

• Letter from the employer confirming employment of Trainees from the institute or agency clearly indicating the date of recruitment, numbers recruited, salary offered and sector/category of work.

For Industry Linkages, self-attested copies of any of the following documents:

• Provide placement linkages / tie up’s with industries for the purpose of providing placements to the candidate

• Only active linkages / tie-up’s in last three years (FY 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17) which led to candidate placements should be reported

• Industry linkage data may be verified on random basis and verification outcome may be used for the proposal evaluation purpose

• Attach supporting documents for the linkages / tie up’s with the industry, i.e. signed agreement/contract/ work order/ etc.



ANNEXURE 8 Employability Potential Assessment

Declaration to be submitted under the signature of Authorized Representative / Signatory of the applicant agency on official Letterhead with seal We, M/s ……………….name, having its registered office at <<Office address>>, want to conduct the training in the …………………………districts (no.) in …………………sectors (no.). We did the Employability Potential Assessment based on …………………...Companies/Employer (no.) and …………………..youth (no.)

District Sector No. of Companies Assessed

No. of Potential Job offers to be made (Annual Basis)

Average Salary to be offered

For and on behalf of: Signature: Name: Designation: (Authorized Representative and Signatory)

Date: Place:



ANNEXURE 9 Training Infrastructure Details

Declaration to be submitted under the signature of Authorized Representative / Signatory of the applicant agency on official Letterhead with seal (If the applicant has more than one training centers then furnish the details separately in the same format using Annexures 9.1, 9.2 etc. separately) We, M/s ……………….name, having its registered office at <<Office address>>, want to conduct the training in the …………………………districts in …………………sectors (no.). The address for the available training center is……………………………………………..The below training infrastructure details are available with us:

Particulars Count Area in sq. ft.

Classrooms

labs & infrastructure details

Staff Room

Library

Circulating area

Boys Hostel

Girls Hostel

Toilets (Boys/Girls)

The total area of the Training Centre is ……………….sq. ft. and the ownership of building is………………………… (Self Owned/Rented) For and on behalf of: Signature: Name: Designation: (Authorized Representative and Signatory)

Date: Place:



ANNEXURE 10 Human Resource Details

Declaration to be submitted under the signature of Authorized Representative / Signatory of the applicant agency on official Letterhead with seal We, M/s ……………….name, having its registered office at <<Office address>>, want to conduct the training in the …………………………districts in …………………sectors (no.). The details of qualified & certified professionals for conduct of training is given below:

Sector/Domain/Soft Skills etc.

No. of Trainers/Staff Available

No. of Trainers/Staff Certified as per SSC standards

For and on behalf of: Signature: Name: Designation: (Authorized Representative and Signatory)

Date: Place:



ANNEXURE 11

Skill Certification Validity Details (For Overseas Placement only)

Declaration to be submitted under the signature of Authorized Representative / Signatory of the applicant agency on official Letterhead with seal We, M/s ……………….name, having its registered office at <<Office address>>, want to conduct the training in …………………sectors (no.). The details of skill training certification are given below:

Sector Course Name

Awarding Body (with website)

Validity Duration (in years)

Valid for Countries


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