Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP) Scheme

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Since its inception in 2009-10, the Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP) Scheme has successfully trained a remarkable 643,000 individuals, resulting in over 84,000 participants securing placements within the industry.

About Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP) Scheme

• It is a Central Government Scheme designed to develop the tourism potential of India. 
• It was launched by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT).
• It operates as a comprehensive skill development and certification framework targeting both the unorganised and organised sectors of India’s tourism and hospitality sector. 
• Under the Scheme, the Ministry of Tourism conducts training programmes for the tourism stakeholders across the country, including urban, rural, and tribal areas. 
• The outcome of these training includes placements by institutes, self-employment, and trainees opting for higher studies such as diploma and degree courses in the tourism and hospitality sector.
• The MoT implements the scheme through a network of central, state, and private agencies, including the following:
  • India Tourism Offices
  • Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs)
  • Food Craft Institutes (FCIs)
  • Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM)
  • National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT)
  • State Tourism Departments and Corporations
  • India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) and registered private training organisations
• Under the scheme, MoT provides financial assistance to participating institutes.
• Key Training Programmes under CBSP:
  • Hunar Se Rozgar Tak (HSRT): A programme focused on skill-based employment opportunities.
  • Entrepreneurship Programme (EP): Designed to equip individuals with the skills required to establish their own ventures in the tourism sector.
  • Skill Testing & Certification (ST&C): A re-skilling initiative that assesses and certifies existing tourism service providers.
  • Tourism Awareness Programme (TAP): Aimed at creating awareness and encouraging community participation in the tourism industry.
• The beneficiaries range from organised sector workers, such as hotel and restaurant workers, to unorganised sector workers, such as dhaba staff, taxi/coach drivers, tourist police, monument staff, etc.
• Courses are delivered either at institutional premises, such as Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs), Food Craft Institutes (FCIs), etc., or on-site at workplaces, with practical and on-the-job components.

Source: OV

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