Empanelment of Training Partners to implement employment linked Domain Skill Development Program

Program Objectives

 The objective of Domain Skilling is to enable youth to take up training to secure a better livelihood.
 It’s also aims to create an effective and efficient skill development ecosystem in the state of Bihar.

BSDM provides the umbrella framework for the Domain Skilling program including center empanelment, value chain automation, skilling support through BSDM’s Single Point of Contacts attachment to departments etc.

Salient Features

 Industry Relevant and market driven SSC courses along with courses deemed relevant and important from the State’s perspective.
 Training of Trainers (ToT) followed by certification.
 Working age population – 15 – 59 Years
 Central monitoring of progress of each candidate through the web portal
 Incentives to stakeholders to increase their stake in the system.
 Employment linked to Skill training.
 Standardized Processes / Frameworks / Mechanism / Cost norms and ICT enabled processes.

Technical Evaluation and Target Allocation

 All Training Partners (TPs) empanelled by Bihar Skill Development Mission (BSDM) and meeting the prescribed eligibility criteria shall be liable to be called upon at any stage by BSDM and/or the concerned Department for verification, validation, or clarification of information submitted in the proposal. This may include scrutiny of Technical Forms, Annexures, supporting documents, and placement-related commitments, as deemed necessary by BSDM or the Department.
 All eligible TPs who have submitted complete proposals, including all mandatory Technical Forms and Annexures, shall be evaluated under the Technical Evaluation framework. Only those TPs who secure a minimum score of 70 marks out of 100 marks in the Technical Evaluation shall be considered technically qualified and eligible for empanelment under BSDM. It is clarified that securing the minimum qualifying marks shall not automatically guarantee empanelment, target allocation, or allocation of training centers.
 The list of technically qualified and BSDM-empaneled Training Partners shall be shared with the concerned Department strictly in accordance with the Department’s approved sector-wise and job-role-wise requirements. Only those TPs included in this shared list shall be permitted to participate n the subsequent Department-level selection process.
 All empanelled TPs shall be required to participate in a Technical Presentation conducted exclusively by the concerned Department. During this stage, the Department shall assess the TPs:

• Sectoral and job-role readiness,
• Training and operational capacity,
• Placement capability and linkage strength, and
• Overall implementation preparedness, based on the presentation, submitted proposal, and Letters of Intent (LoIs) furnished by the TP.

 Upon successful completion of the Department-level Technical Presentation, the TP shall be required to establish and operate Training Centers in the district(s), sector(s), and job role(s) allocated by the Department.

• Allocation shall be made strictly in line with the sector and job-role preferences submitted by the TP at the time of proposal submission.
• A Training Partner shall be permitted to operate a maximum of ten (10) Training Centers under this RFP, inclusive of all allocations made under the Department.

 The rationalization of district allocation, number of Training Centers, and training targets for each TP shall be undertaken solely by the concerned Department, based on:

• Performance in the Department-level Technical Presentation,
• Validity and strength of placement-linked LoIs, and
• Marks obtained by the TP in the initial Technical Evaluation conducted by BSDM.

 All selected TPs shall be mandatorily required to establish and operate Training Centers in the districts allocated by the Department, without exception. Failure to comply with the allocated district(s), sector(s), or job role(s) may result in cancellation of allocation and/or empanelment, as per applicable provisions of the RFP.
The Department reserves the right, at any time during the project period, to increase or decrease:

• Training targets,
• Number of Training Centers,
• Allocated sectors, and
• Allocated job roles, based on the TP’s performance, administrative considerations, programme requirements, and availability of valid placement LoIs.

 In future phases, BSDM or the line departments may assign more training centers, targets, sectors, or job roles to Training Partners who consistently perform well, depending on program needs.