Dr. Hema Divakar, as State representative for HSSC KARNATAKA
Dr hema divakar is forging partnerships with various professional organisations to co create fast track skill transfer courses to be accredited and certified by hsssc. Her organisation artist is an institutional affiliate and empannelled training partner.
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR HEMA DIVAKAR
HSSC has initiated the following SKILL TRANSFER COURSES and successfully conducted pilot batches – ready to scale
1k maternal healthcare workers to undergo training
BENGALURU: With an aim to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates, training of 1,000 frontline maternal healthcare workers in Karnataka is being streamlined as part of ‘Vision 2022 Skill India’. Dr Hema Divakar, Chairperson, ARTIST for Her (Asian Research and Training Institute for SkillTransfer), said, “The initiative will help imbibe technical, operational, and communication skills in frontline workers and also reduce the quality and quantity gaps in healthcare. There is a need for one million healthcare workers to oversee 30 million deliveries in India.” A budget of Rs 1 crore has been allocated to train the 1,000 frontline maternal healthcare workers and the project is expected to be completed in six months. Later, the target will be scaled up to one million frontline workers across the country. ENS
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Assistant to maternal and newborn care
Finishing school for nurses
Anemia Mukt Bharat
Swasthya Sakhi 242 community volunteers and staff nurses enroled
Communication skills for patient facilitator
Matru Sakhi - skills in birth planning and lactation care
Updates on the 3 major projects that HSSC KA is focusing on:
- 1. Project with Apollo [nurses, mental health & geriatric course]
- 2. Samrakshan course, Finishing schools with HSSC - to start a few batches
- 3. Geriatric course for doctors and nurses
Future Courses
- Professional association to be roped in for the co creation of the mental health course, Dr. Hema in touch and exploring possibilities.
- SEMI- Emergency Medicine course - meeting to be scheduled to further approvals for online trainings.
MORE ABOUT HSSC
The Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC) is a non-statutory certifying body registered under the Societies Registration Act. 1860 as a not-for –profit organization. HSSC is promoted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and healthcare providers representing both public and private sector. The aim of the council is to provide quality education and skill development in healthcare sector in the country.
The council is also implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) for the healthcare sector.
The Council is also implementing Standards, Training, and Accreditation & Reward (STAR) scheme of Government of India. Under the STAR Scheme, HSSC has introduced the training programme in affiliated institutes and completed the assessment and certification of approximately 1200 trainees / students.
Healthcare industry gaps delivering solutions
Quantity
- 130 million human resource in the market place
- 1 million to be trained to assist 30 million deliveries per yr
Quality
- Language based
- Small batches
- Skill simulation
Access
- Digital platform
- Reaching the last mile
- 5G connectivity
Affordability
- LMS system – no travel cost
- Group and individual training
- Less than 100 USD per person
