Resource Person – Vocational Education-Karnataka

Resource Person

3 to 5 years

Karnataka, India

Job Description

Resource Person – Vocational Education

The initiative's current work is concentrated in manufacturing trades. This role will build out a parallel stream of work in the services sector. The Resource Person will explore how vocational pathways into services work, from school level and post-Grade 12 options through to short (3/6/12-month) ITI-style programs.

Key Responsibilities

- Map the services sector job landscape in Karnataka most relevant to the initiative.
- Design possible program structures for services sector skilling, spanning school level exposure, post-Grade 12 options, and short-duration ITI-based programs.
- Initiate and lead discussions with the Department, including within a pilot institution to explore the services-sector chance inside the ITI system.
- Apply the initiative's sectoral mapping approach (industry/value-chain mapping, role identification, competency alignment, curriculum enhancement, investment planning) to services contexts.
- Build relationships with service-sector employers and industry bodies to understand real hiring needs, entry requirements,



and potential placement or apprenticeship pathways.
- Contribute services-sector findings to the evolving Program Strategy document.

Required skills, Qualifications and Experience

- 3-5 years of experience working directly in the field.
- Working understanding of the skilling ecosystem — familiarity with government skilling programs, schemes, and delivery structures (e.g. DGT/NCVET, state skill missions, apprenticeship schemes), and the ability to identify where genuine opportunities exist for services sector pathways within them.
- Postgraduate qualification in any discipline, with deep, hands-on exposure to a specific sector; training experience within that sector is preferred.
- Comfort engaging with government departments and translating industry realities into program-design inputs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to train or facilitate sessions.
- Location – Bengaluru/Koppal. This role will require a lot of travel with and outside Karnataka.

More Info

- Department: Resource Person
- Location: Karnataka, India
- Years of Experience: 3 - 5 years

📌 Resource Person – Vocational Education-Karnataka
🏢 Azim Premji Foundation
📍 Karnataka