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Job oriented skill trainings for the youth is an important programme at the YMCA Centre in Kumbalgodu. Because, a majority of Indian youth do not possess marketable skills, which is an impediment in getting decent employment.  India has a large young population, but according to a report by the Ministry of Labour and employment Government of India, only 5% of the Indian labour force in the age group of 20-24 years has obtained vocational skills through formal means, whereas it is between 60% and 96% in the industrialized countries. The reality in India is about 63% of the school students drop out at different stages before reaching class X.   This signifies that a large number of school dropouts do not have access to quality education and skill development to improve their employability and socio-economic condition.  Most of the training programmes in our country cater to the needs of the organized sector and the un-organised sector is completely ignored.

Therefore the YMCA centre for Education and skill Development at Kumbalgodu is specifically focusing on the subjects Education & Vocational Skills as the two important areas which could bring in a transformation among the unemployed and under employed youth of our state.  Based on this mandate, the following programmes were organised during the year 2010-11

Vocational skill training programmes

Computer training

Mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives and it is widely used by people irrespective of their economic status. There is enormous scope in this field for employment or self employment opportunities and the Govt. of India has also identified this as a potential job-oriented course for the youth. YMCA Kumbalgodu centre trained 10 youth in Cell phone repair services during Nov – Dec 2010.  Mr.Aiyappa from Gnanabharathi trained the students in theory and also involved them in practical sessions using the necessary tools.

Computers Donated

Three volunteers namely Mr.Jatin Gupta, Jayesh Phad and Mr.Binoy from IT companies in Bangalore city donated three computer systems to the YMCA centre at Kumbalgodu. This has been a great help for us at the moment as we need more PCs for training a large number of youth and also the YMCA school children. We thank ‘Donate your PC’ team especially Mr. Amit,  Mr. Abhishek Asthana and Ms. Neelima for facilitating this donation.

Summer Camp

Summer camp was organized for the rural children from 15^th April to May 15^th 2010 at the YMCA Centre in Kumbalgodu. Around 45 Children participated in the camp and learnt various skills like Computers, Karate, Spoken English etc,. Children were provided free T shirts & participation certificates.

In the evening a cultural programme and prize distribution function was held.  Mr. John Kennedy, Senior secretary and teachers from the Government schools distributed the prizes to the winners of various competitions.  YMCA hosted a special lunch to all the Children, teachers and other participants.

YMCA Public School Inauguration

The YMCA School which was started as a pre-nursery last year became a regular school now.  The school was officially inaugurated on 17^th July 2010 by Sri.D.B.Chandregowda, Honourable Member of Parliament & Former Law Minister and Speaker of the Govt. of Karnataka. It was a grand occasion where Dr. J .Alexander, President YMCA Bangalore, the General Secretary Mr.Rathna Kumar and all the Secretaries and staff of YMCA Bangalore participated. Rev.Arun Wesley conducted the dedication service.

The school follows the ICSE pattern and the preparations for the affiliation with the ICSE Board, New Delhi is underway. A proposal has also been submitted to the Government of Karnataka for the necessary recognition to follow the state syllabus for the Children who are interested to pursue Kannada medium. The School was upgraded up to 4^th standard with 105 students admitted in the school during the year 2010-11.

Highlights Of The School Activities During The Year

Teachers Recruitment

Teacher’s interview was conducted on 26th May 2010 by Mr.S.V.Rathna Kumar, General Secretary and the Branch Secretary Mr.  John Kennedy. Six qualified teachers were selected.

Parents –Teachers Meeting

Parents - teachers meeting was organized on 6th October at the YMCA Community hall. A large number of parents attended the meeting and interacted with the teachers. They also provided valuable suggestions to improve the school.

Government Officials visit

The officials from the Educational department, Government of Karnataka visited the school on 24th & 25th February on an inspection to ascertain the physical facilities at the centre. They visited the class rooms and interacted with the teachers and staff.

School Annual Day

The YMCA School celebrated the annual day on 4th February 2011. All the school Children along with their parents actively participated in the programme. Children presented beautiful songs and plays as part of the cultural programme. Mr.A.G.Ashok Chairman & Managing Director, Scorpion group of companies was the chief guest. Mrs. Pramodini Narendranath, Member of Bangalore YMCA Board and Mr.S.V.Rathna Kumar General Secretary were present at the function.

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