B-ABLE is a skill development organization that aims to provide training to 1 million learners across India by 2020 to build their lifelong employability. It offers a variety of short-term vocational courses through its own training centers and partnerships. B-ABLE is funded by government agencies and partners with companies for content, certification, and placements. It has innovative projects like training rural youth as opticians and domestic help to address local needs and promote self-employment. B-ABLE is part of the BASIX Group which works to improve livelihoods through financial inclusion and other services.
2. B-ABLE is a part of BASIX Group – which promotes
sustainable livelihoods through a comprehensive approach
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Indian Grameen
Services
Section 25 company
B-A-LAMP
Building professionals
for microfinance
BASIX Municipal
Waste Ventures
Waste management
BASIX Information
Infrastructure Services
Technology solutions
Registered
Society
Agriculture
advisory
Skill
BuildingConsulting & training
Energy & Environment
BASIX
Consulting
BASIX
Krishi
BSFL
(NBFC)
Micro finance Microfinance
Bank
Rural mobile
banking
BASICS
Limited is
holding
company of
BASIX Social
enterprise
group, working
on livelihoods
in a holistic
manner
Financial Services
Knowledge Services
Other Services
3. About B-ABLE
NSDC is a PPP entity created by Ministry of Finance
 B-ABLE became the first skill-development
partner of NSDC in 2010
B-ABLE and NSDC Connect
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Skilling people, enhancing
livelihoods, transforming
lives
Our
Mission
We will build an Inclusive
India by providing locally
and globally relevant skills
and attitudes to 1 million
learners for their lifelong
employability.
Our
Vision-
2020
4. Our Reach: B-ABLE is present across 15 states in India with
65+ own centres and ~3500 CSCs*
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Rajasthan
Retail,
Hospitality,
Housekeeping,
Masonry,
Industrial trades
Delhi
Domestic help
Uttar Pradesh
MR1, RAC2,
Rural optician,
etc.
J&K
Retail Sales
Gujarat
Housekeeping,
Construction,
Tailoring
Assam
Retail, BPO,
Hospitality
Tripura
Computer.
Orissa
English, Retail,,
Hospitality, etc.
Meghalaya
Retail, IT,, etc
Madhya
Pradesh
Retail, BPO,
Hospitality, Auto,
etc.
Sikkim
Green Skills,
Hospitality, auto
repair,
Construction etc.
Jharkhand, We
st Bengal
Retail,
Hospitality
Bihar
Hospitality,
Housekeeping
6. Our Approach: Quality-focused and market-led training
to build lifelong employability
Mobilize
 Using outreach of
BASIX: 40,000
villages across 20
states of India
 Awareness building
through youth
activities and
community level
interactions
 Education Loans
Train
 Market led training
for lifelong
employability
 Courses chosen
based on
aspirations of
youth and local
relevance
 Practical training
to engage and
motivate youth
Certify
 Joint certification
by B-ABLE and
apprenticeship
guide
 Certification of
skill not education
Employ
 Market linkages
and collaborations
 Employment
exchange
 Financial support
for starting
enterprise -
BASIX loan
products
Re-
train
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Supported
by Head
Office teams
Comprehensive
ERP System
SPA
Partnerships
Team
HR
HR Team
F&A
Finance, Accounts
& Admin team
RCD
Relevant Content
Development team
OPS
Operations
Team
7. Our Funding, Placement and Certification Partners
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Content and CertificationPlacements
…and many more local tie-ups
NCVT
Program Funding
Development
Support
Agency, Guja
rat
State Institute
of Capacity
Building,
Sikkim
Rajasthan Skills
& Livelihoods
Development
Corp
Nehru Yuva
Kendra
Sanghathan, Mo
YAS
Odisha State
Employment
Mission
Society
Project in
Durgapur, West-
Bengal
JEEViKA -
Bihar Rural
Livelihoods
Project
Madhya
Pradesh
Labour
Welfare
EGM,
Assam
UDD, Jhark
hand
8. Member Experience
Meera Shenoy
• Expert in vocational education with World Bank and other
organisations
• Previously ED, Wadhwani Foundation, focussing on skills
of people with disabilities
• Past ED, EGMM, an Andhra Pradesh government mission
of the rural development department
D Sattaiah
• Worked with BASIX Group in various senior capacities
• Contributed to micro-credit operations, micro-insurance
operations and setting up Corporate Human Resource
Departments in BASIX
Mahmoud Khan
• Managing Trustee of Rasuli Kanwar Khan Trust,
undertaking multiple social initiatives in Mewat region
• Former Global Leader of Innovation Process, Unilever, UK
• Alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and graduation in Agriculture
Our Leadership – B-ABLE
Board Members
 B-ABLE is led by pioneers in the livelihood space in India
Member Experience
Vijay Mahajan
Chairman
• Founder and Chairman of BASIX Group
• Over 30 years of experience in development and
microfinance.
• Alumnus of IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad and Princeton
University, USA
Sushil Ramola
Co-Founder.
MD and CEO
• Former President and CEO of SRF Limited
• Has been on the board of international companies and on
the National Committees of CII on CSR and Industry-NGO
partnerships
• Alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and Chemical Engineer
Anoop Kaul
• Over 35 years of experience in Banking
• Innovations leader in BASIX
• Represents BASIX and is an interface with Banks, Govt.
Departments, and NGOs
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9. Some of our innovative projects (1/3)
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INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROJECT
Aspect Comments
Need for
the project
• Pronounced skill gap both in terms of quality
and quantity in workforce for manufacturing
sector
• Current options for skill training for youth are
either too expensive, too time-consuming or
not-effective
Our
proposed
solution
• Offer short-term (1-3 month) job-oriented,
practical-focused training courses, in
industrial clusters
• Collaborate with industry to offer part-time/on-
the-job training and upskilling courses
Status
• Currently being offered from our centre in
Bhiwadi, Rajasthan; plans to expand to other
industrial regions
Our
Partners
10. Some of our innovative projects (2/3)
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DOMESTIC AND HOUSEKEEPING ASSISTANT (DHA) TRAINING & PLACEMENT
Aspect Comments
Need for
the
project
• Households in urban India struggle to get
quality domestic help
• Domestic workers find it challenging to get
appropriate wages, benefits that should be
available to any worker
Our
proposed
solution
• Offer placement services to households by
tapping our database of domestic workers
(with backgrounds, documentation
checked)
• Offer upskilling training to existing
households and also institutional clients
(such as housekeeping companies)
Status
• Currently being offered in Delhi-NCR
region; plans to expand to other cities
Our
Partner
11. Some of our innovative projects (2/3)
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Our
Partner
RURAL OPTICIAN TRAINING PROJECT
Aspect Comments
Need for the
project
• People in rural areas (especially the elderly)
suffer from lack of access to basic eye-care,
resulting in vision problems
Our
proposed
solution
• Identify and train rural youth as ‘Rural
Opticians’
• Post training, support them in setting up a
small business providing refraction services
in rural areas
• Essilor to support with starter tool-kit,
dealership and ongoing supplies; B-ABLE to
support with entrepreneurial training, shop
registration etc.
Status
• Have completed 4 batches in existing
centres under Essilor tie-up, plan to setup
more centres over the next 3 years
12. Contact Us
www.b-able.in
+91 11 64658480
info@b-able.in
315/274 | 2nd Floor
Garden of Five Senses Road
Near Saket Metro Station | Saidulajaib
New Delhi | 110030
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