Green Skills Academy

About Green Skills Academy

The Green Skills Academy has been started under the parent organization of the Centre for Sustainable Development with the purpose of imparting skills needed to train people in the green sector. The GSA is affiliated with the National Skill Development Corporation, under the Ministry of  Skill Development, New Delhi as also the Sector Council for Green Jobs. It plans to train 23,000 persons in the next 7 years. Of that, about 70% would be facilitated for employment including self-employment. The Academy offers 14 courses, ranging from Solar PV training to Smart Cities and Green Entrepreneurship. These courses range from a short duration of about 30 hours to 120 hours or more. It will also have a Placement cell and an Incubation center to facilitate employment opportunities to youth and unemployed graduates. That apart the academy also offers up-skilling programmes for those already in the green sector who want advanced training in specialized fields. An online library facility is also being built so that the trainees can access valuable information including some primary data through our website. The courses will have lab work and exposure visits that would enrich the hands-on experience of the trainees. Aspiring entrepreneurs would get guidance from successful mentors and plans are on the anvil to provide micro-financing.

In the years to come, GSA will provide the much-needed impetus to sustainable development through green skills and employment. It is my earnest appeal that all likeminded organizations and companies must join this endeavor to build an India that is free of poverty and unemployment.

What’s Unique About GSA?
NSDC Certified Courses Offered
These are the first certified courses in the country on Green Skills with affiliation from NSDC.
They cater to both technical and managerial levels.
The courses are designed based on industry demand and offered exclusively by GSA.

Skill Oriented sessions
The Courses are designed so as to make it highly interactive for the students with activities such as seminars, group discussions, case studies, field trips, project work and lab experience.

For some courses, GSA also offers experiential learning through simulation techniques.

Employment Opportunities
One of the aims of the NSDC and GSA is to make our trainees/students employable.
Courses are therefore oriented to enhance employability through its vast network with industry and government.
A placement plan will be drawn to get most of our trainees placed in the green sector.

Entrepreneurship programs
For Aspiring Enterprises, GSA also offers entrepreneurship programs that enable participants to establish their own business through incubation centers and micro-financing.

Scholarships
GSA offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to green careers.

Professional Trainers
A team of highly experienced and qualified trainers vast experience at field level and classroom teaching.

The faculty members are drawn from reputed institutions from all over India.
Faculties from abroad will also be invited to deliver lectures through video conferencing.
A pool of trainers to be created through the ToT programs.

Placement Assistance
GSA’s placement team will keep continuous interactions with Industry, business houses multinationals & public sector undertaking with a view to providing suitable placement assistance to all the trainees after successful completion of our courses.

Exposure Visits
GSA offers students to get an international exposure in the Green Sector.
Our International trips include visits to Singapore, China, Thailand, Bhutan etc.
GSA will provide interactions with stakeholder, industries, and government to give all the trainees a practical edge over the subject.

Our Training Approach:

Fresh Skilling

• The courses will be planned to impart training to those who are new to the sector.
• The course will aim to build a solid foundation in the topic.
• This is usually targeted towards getting the trainees into the green sector job market.

Re-Skilling

• The courses will be designed to deliver skills and techniques to adapt their existing proficiency in the greener economy.

Up-Skilling

• The Courses also aim to elevate trainees (that already have adequate knowledge of the topic) to a higher proficiency level.

Training Methodology:
An approved and comprehensive Curriculum
Course Handbook
Classroom Presentations and Lectures Video Capsules and Case Studies
Group Interactions and Exercises
Field trips and Seminars
Professional Third Party Assessments
Certificates from GSA & NSDC