csr and inclusive growth: making a difference in education and employability manisha date
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CSR and Inclusive Growth:Making a Difference in Education
and Employability
Manisha Date
Objectives
• To identify the gaps in Educational
Attainment and Employability
• To study various CSR initiatives that work
towards bridging these gaps
• To draw common lessons from the case
studies
Poverty
Quality of Education
Health, Nutrition, Hygiene
Unemployment
Challenges of
Inclusive Growth
Scope of the Study
Inclusive growth• Empowerment• Redistribution
Education and Employability• Quantity• Quality
Role of CSR• Present• Future
Photos from ASER 2010
Educational Attainment
•2000 – 83%•2008 - 95%
Net Enrolment Ratio
•1999 – 62%•2008 – 72%
Survival Rate
•2001- 76%•2007 – 82%
Youth Literacy Rate
Areas of Concern• 47% of std V children cannot read std
II text • 64% of Std V children can’t perform
division.• 30 % of the Std V children cannot
subtract
Primary Education
• 17% of std VIII children can’t read Std II text.
• 34% of Std VIII children can’t do division.
Secondary Education
• 75% of the fresh engineering graduates recruited by domestic IT companies are unemployable.
Higher Education
The Global Competitiveness Report 2011, World Economic Forum
• India’s Overall Rank – 51/139
• Best Rank : Market Size - 4
• Worst Rank: Health and primary education – 104
• Other ranks:
– Higher education and training - 85
– Labor market efficiency – 92
WEF: Talent Mobility Report
Challenges in India:1. Co-existence of High Unemployment and
Talent shortage
2. Increasing the quality of the Indian labour force
3. Extremely polarized perceptions of professions
4. Low level of employability
5. Unequal participation in workforce and wealth
Demographic Dividend ???
CSR in India: Times Foundation Survey
• 90% of the companies have CSR initiatives
• 56 % of the companies cover people living nearby
• The major thrust areas are
– Education (82 per cent),
– Health (77 per cent),
– Environment (66 per cent),
– Livelihood Promotion (57 per cent)
Notable Initiatives
IT sector
• TCS: Partnership with Engineering colleges
• Indo-US collaboration for engineering education:“Train the Trainer” model to improve the quality of senior faculty members
• Infosys: SPARK , a programme that aims at providing hands-on experience in IT to high school and engineering students
Banking Sector
• ICICI Foundation: ‘ICICI Elementary Education’
– Improving Teacher Performance
– Curriculum and textbook development
– Capacity building of government institutions
– Building partnerships and resource centers
• Standard Chartered Bank: GOAL
– Empower young women for personal and economic development
– Through training in Sports and Life skills
Other Examples
• Pratham
• Future Innoversity
• National Innovation Foundation
• Honey Bee Network, Gian, Srishti
• Rural Relations
Main Findings
• Millennium Development Goals:
Education Targets achieved
• SSA and RTE: Targets achieved
• All international comparisons: India in
the Lowest Achievement Group
Main Findings• Mismatch between demand and supply of
human resources• Shortage of skilled workers across
industries.• Quality of Education ‘from KG to PG’ is a
major concern.• Various CSR initiatives towards Education,
Skill development and Employability
Conclusions
• Government initiatives and the CSR activities of
the private sector are not enough to bridge the
gaps in Educational Attainment and
Employability.
• More needs to be done: more coordinated and
concerted effort is required.
• Inclusive Growth needs a more inclusive effort,
i.e. participation of all sectors and every individual
Suggestions
1. Corporate- Colleges Partnership
• Funds for specific projects that enhance learning
• Training students in specific skills to enhance employability
• Designing and revising the syllabus in order to make it more practical and contemporary
• Placement assistance• Mentoring
2. College-Schools Partnership
• All college students should be required to put in certain number of hours towards betterment of primary education.
• Colleges can adopt schools and work with them. Students should be encouraged to take up live projects and summer placement in these schools.
3. Public-Private-People Partnership
• Active role to be played by the beneficiaries in decision making and operational aspects of a CSR project
• Involvement of community• Awareness about the issue• Active participation by all citizens• Real Empowerment with Dignity
4. Network of Industry Experts,
Academicians and Government
5. Informal Sector, MSMEs to be
brought in mainstream
6. Innovative Indigenous Solutions
7. Consolidation of Efforts: Making
the process more inclusive
Vision
Compassion
Professionalism
Thank You!