SKILL
DEVELOPMENT
Skill development is a valuable addition to everyone’s life. To enhance & upgrade the skills of youth, State Government in its IT Policy has laid special emphasis on Human Resource Development with a twin objective of providing necessary manpower to the IT sector for its growth and to improve the employability of the residents in the IT sector. To spread IT culture, the Corporation started imparting Computer Education in the State since 1994 through well-knit network of Hartron Skill Centres (HSCs).
To meet the requirements of different target groups Hartron offers various short-term and long-term courses of duration ranging from one month to one year. The courses are designed and developed by Hartron and being run at Hartron Skill Centres located throughout the State. All courses are paid courses i.e. fee based. In addition Hartron also imparts Computer Trainings programs sponsored/funded by State Govt./GOI under their various schemes and projects
The courses and certification has wider acceptability and recognition as the courses are aligned with National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF). NSQF is a competency-based framework that organizes all qualifications according to a series of levels of knowledge, skills, and aptitude. These levels are defined in terms of learning outcomes which the learner must possess regardless of whether they were acquired through formal, non-formal or informal learning. Now, Hartron courses aligned with NSQF and recorded in the National Qualifications Register (NQR) which is the official national public record of all qualifications aligned to NSQF levels.
Hartron has also been recognized as Awarding Body (Dual) by National Council for Vocational Education & Training (NCVET), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Govt. of India.
To spread IT culture in the State, Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation (Hartron), a State Government undertaking in the month of April, 1994 launched its Franchise Scheme to impart Computer Education & Training in the State. Presently, 81 Hartron Skill Centres (HSCs) equipped with latest infrastructure and running successfully throughout state and Chandigarh. The courses being run at Hartron Skill Centres are designed and developed by Hartron and have been very popular among students as number of enrolments is increasing every year. All courses are paid courses.
Enrolment of Candidates/Students
| Session | Certified |
|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 21644 |
| 2021-22 | 19000 |
| 2022-23 | 25504 |
Human Resource Development occupies highest priority with the State Government. As such in the IT Policy, special emphasis has been laid for HRD up-gradation with a twin objective of providing necessary man power to the IT sector for its growth and to improve the employability of the residents in IT sector.
Hartron is also conducting Computer Training Programmes for skill Up-gradation, empowerment, employment, self-employment for girls/women, SC/BC, BPL, Panchayati Raj Functionaries and other categories. Number of State/Central Govt. funded training programmes have been implemented successfully throughout state. Detail of few of the Computer Training Programmes conducted by Hartron under various State/Centre sponsored programmes is given below:
• Computer Training for the benefit of SCs & STs in the field of e-Governance. Under this training programme about 4200 SC candidates were imparted One Year training – Scheme Approved and funded by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India.
• Computer Training for the benefit of girls/women under ‘IT for Masses’ Programme. Under this training programme, 497 girls/women candidates were imparted One Year training – Scheme Approved and funded by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India.
• Computer Training Programme for the Up-Gradation of the Typing & Data Entry Skill of the 2019 Scheduled Caste & Backward Classes Unemployed Youth through Computer Training – A Project of Welfare of Scheduled Caste & Backward Classes Department, Haryana.
• Training Programme for elected representatives and Officials of PRIs on Basics of Computer. Under this training programme about 5000 candidates were imparted 6 days Basic Computer Training – Training Programme approved and funded by Haryana Institute of Rural Development (HIRD), Nilokheri.
Ongoing Training Programme
Computer Training Programme for Capacity Building in Information Technology for SC candidates in the State of Haryana.
1. Project Brief
a) Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India in 2020 had approved and funded the proposal submitted by Hartron.
b) Total 6600 SC candidates were to be imparted Computer Training in two batches in 3 years duration.
2. Current Status / Major Activities
a) 1st batch of the training had already been completed.
b) 2nd batch is going on from April, 2022 onwards in all the 22 Districts and final exam will be conducted in June/July 2023.
GOVT. OFFICERS/OFFICIALS TRAINING
It is equally important that Transparency in administration is the watchword of any ideal Govt. Computerization of all the information regarding latest position of establishment activities and of the staff will certainly go a long way in fulfilling the ideals of Govt. and thus bringing all the departments under E-governance for IT driven Govt. To make this possible, it is necessary to instill IT culture in Govt. & impart skills of various levels to the Govt. official’s right from top to bottom.
With this end in view, Hartron is regularly conducting specialized Appreciation Course in computers for officers/officials of Haryana Government and its Boards and Corporations at Hartron Bhawan, Panchkula as well as through its Hartron Skill Centres (HSCs) located throughout Haryana. The training is imparted to Govt. Officers/officials are tailor-made designed to impart skills at various levels. These courses are generally one month (40 hrs.) duration and are being imparted on chargeable basis.
