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Bottlenecks to Skilling

and Training

Lack of Skilling can

Lack of teaching programs/ trainers
Defray a Program

Lack of monitoring the learning outcomes
In many of India’s most impoverished districts, the face of the government is the
community officer. A demotivated, unskilled community officer means that the
Unavailability of training resources from flash cards marginalised stay that way, because the only conduit to improvement itself is broken.
to informative manuals It is, therefore, critical that the community workers at the district and village level are

not only trained to carry out their work, but that they are also empowered to take
decisions that will help them overcome the everyday challenges thrown at them.
Lack of awareness of the multitude of programs
It could be something as simple as teaching children how to wash their hands
correctly. Or it could be a more complex task such as mobilising villagers and
teaching them about the importance of nutritious food for pregnant women by
Inability to use technology properly helping stage a street play. It could involve alerting a district health officer when
there is an emergency health situation among mothers and children. An underskilled
community worker also lacks the ability to keep pace with modification and changes
Low motivation needed to keep the programs responsive and relevant.

Low or no incentives to learn

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