Capacity Building For Service Providers - Skill Testing & Certification

The administrative expenses incurred by the implementing agencies towards organizing the training programmes under the guide training and other sectoral programmes (including tourism awareness programmes) shall be met by the MoT to the extent of 5% of the total estimated sanctioned training cost for a training confined to one city and

@10% for training involving more than one city.

₹ 1500/- for guest faculty- for a class of 60 minutes duration.

₹ 750/- for faculty/staff of Implementing Agency - for a session (of one-hour duration) subject to a ceiling of up to 30 days or 60 sessions in a year, whichever is lower.

₹ 400/- for a student-trainer who provides training for a two-hour class.

Expenses on meals for trainers/trainees - Rs.100/- per person per day.

Note: Honoraria to the trainers should not exceed the amount prescribed in the scheme and should be within the overall cost of the programme.

For fresh entrants to the job market, the training duration is to be a minimum of 200 hours (including practical and/or on-the-job training) except where prescribed by any Statute.

Certificates should be provided to the trainees who have undergone the training by the concerned agency.

In order to ensure optimum use of institutional infrastructure, as also to attract service providers, the training classes shall preferably be organized in the evenings and on public holidays.

The money paid as Stipend to the successful trainee shall be transferred only to the individual beneficiary’s Aadhar-linked bank account through the PFMS.

Health & Personal Hygiene, Cleanliness, Basic Service techniques. Cooking Techniques, Garbage Disposal, Etiquette and basic manners, and basic nutrition values. Energy saving and nutrition saving techniques. Basic tourism awareness. Presentation and Communication skills, Behaviour Skills, First Aid, handling of accidents, Client Handling & Behaviour Skills, Sensitization to HIV/AIDS, Skill Development in general for fresh candidates, Specialised skill development,

including language courses for fresh as well as existing service providers, Awareness Programmes, Basic Skill upgradation in general for existing service providers, Tourist police training programmes Training of Trainers programmes. Developing skills in product presentation in rural tourism. This list is only illustrative and not exhaustive.

Bearers, bartenders, Cooks, stewards, Receptionists, Information Providers, Drivers, Govt. Staff who come in contact with tourists, Supervisors, Guides, Travel Assistants, Managers for small Hotels, Bakers & Confectioners, Catering staff, Meal Providers, Tour Escort/assistants, Reservation and ticketing assistants, Housekeepers, Event management supervisors, Hospital housekeepers, Interior designers, Florist, Tourism Staff of Central and State Departments, Tourism facility Planners and management staff, Guides, Tourism facilitator/runner, Foreign language interpreters, Naturalists, rural artisans/craftsmen/entertainers, tourist police, teachers, administrators and planners etc. This list is only illustrative and not exhaustive