JA India Presentation

1. ‘ ...what I have been taught till now is making me expect something out of my life and acquire knowledge' -- A young JA India student on a JA India program About JA India www.jaindia.net

5. So what does JA India do? JA India programs built on combination of following themes … to make students workforce ready JA India believes more children in India need to go to school. JA India also believes, the issue of functional illiteracy, in those already in school, is equally acute to merit an intervention. JA India narrowed in to engage the student in the school in his/her capacity as the future professional. The student already in the education system is the first to join the workforce, focusing on their workforce readiness would cause the most immediate benefit .

6. What actually happens on the ground? Current stakeholder engagement model Academic Institutions JA Classroom 5-16hrs programs, conducted thro’ single day and multi day formats Enlist support of institution head, choose appropriate JA Program Evangelize for Student buy-in Call for voluntary participation to first pilot Grow the relationship based on pilot feedback Continuous program scheduling for new student batches Working or retired professionals Evangelize concept through debrief sessions Select/Classify/Train/Orient interested individuals for in-classroom anchoring Schedule volunteers to classroom programs Grow the relationship based on feedback from students/teachers/observers Follow on scheduling for new programs, where individuals interested and available JA India Develop programs Develop program delivery models Develop program and delivery partnerships FEEDBACK FEEDBACK Done by JA India Done by JA Volunteers

7. JA India: Volunteer on-boarding process For current volunteer engagement model Stage I: Debrief Stage II: Training and Orientation Stage III: In classroom deployment Registered volunteers Trained volunteers JA India provides detailed volunteer guides, content and toolkits to assist volunteers conduct the classroom sessions Program specific training-cum-orientation session for registered volunteers ~ 3 Hr session conducted by JA India / Pioneer Volunteers Live classroom observer sessions Offline communication: Brochures / PPTs / emails / website JA India Debrief sessions: 1-2 Hr session conducted by JA India Assignment to independent classroom sessions

10. JA Careers with a Purpose Details of the full fledged program that is broken down to constitute our Work Readiness Program What is the PURPOSE of work? What is your SENSE of the working world How can I REFLECT on what career will fulfill my purpose? How can I MOVE forward? Why do people work? What kind of work would I like to do? What do people do at work? What is working environment? What are functions, roles, responsibilities? Career, Industry and economy – what is the connect? What are career paths? Requirements to fulfill while choosing a career? [SEEK] My preferences while choosing a career? [VISTA] Mapping SEEK and VISTA in our mind What are my opportunities? The importance of making the right decisions. How can I make the right decisions?

11. FY12 | Phased, sustained targeting with existing program framework 50,000 students but 100,000+ program interactions…to create a collaborative alumni network Grade V Grade VI Grade VII Grade VIII Grade IX Grade X Grade XI Underlying Concept / Framework JACWAP KID Career Clusters JACWAP Job Shadow JACoP WORK READINESS PROGRAMS INTRODUCTION TO WORK Focus On How Products Come To Students (Production Focus) MY WORK Intra-Inter school Workshops emphasize WORK / CAREER Introduce SEEK WORK AND INTEREST Explore WORK and SEEK as a combination that leads to CAREER Introduce INTEREST Mini Factory Model (JACWAP) WORKREADY Combine WORK, SEEK and VISTA as building blocks in the search of a CAREER with PURPOSE WORKPLACE Shadowing real world work spaces SIMULATED WORKPLACE Student Company experience INTRODUCTION TO WORK Focus On How Products Come To Students (Supply Chain Focus) MFM Conclusion SEEK Intro OTHER WELL ADOPTED PROGRAMS INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE Introduce Concept of Money, Savings, Spending and Charity in a Game based Program JA-HSBC program Underlying Concept / Framework JA Success JA Problem Solving JA More Than Money (MTM) UNDERSTANDING SUCCESS Explore the idea of SUCCESS and its various hues so as to provide a balanced view PROBLEM SOLVING Solve unstructured problems thereby introducing concepts of team, interpersonal and communication skills Student Entry

12. JA India Volunteering Corporate Engaged or engagement process commenced

13. JA India Sponsors JA India funded by grants from Indian Corporates (Founder Members)

16. Thank You! JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT INDIA SERVICES (A Company registered under Section 25(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 1956) www.jaindia.net © 2006 - 2011 Junior Achievement India Services.

18. Relative economic output | Why are other nations generating more? India: How do we explain this difference when we have a very talented workforce ! There are structural constraints and issues around efficacy of talent: Do we need to redress functional illiteracy amongst educated talent?