📍 Location: Andhra Pradesh – SEEDAP Training Centres
🏢 Organization: Society for Employment Generation & Enterprise Development in Andhra Pradesh (SEEDAP)
🏛️ Department: Department of Skills Development & Training, Government of Andhra Pradesh
🎯 Programme Type: Government Skill Development & Employment Training
👥 Target Group: Rural Unemployed Youth
🎂 Age Group: Generally 18–35 Years
📚 Training Areas: 99 Job Roles across 24 Sectors
⏳ Status: Ongoing
🔓 Registration: Open through SEEDAP candidate registration system, subject to course/centre availability
Programme Description
The Society for Employment Generation & Enterprise Development in Andhra Pradesh (SEEDAP) is the nodal agency implementing various Central and State Government skill-development programmes in Andhra Pradesh.
SEEDAP focuses on providing employment-oriented and market-driven skill training to unemployed rural youth, with particular focus on school and college dropouts. The official SEEDAP portal currently states that training is being offered in 99 job roles covering 24 sectors.
The programme is designed to help candidates develop industry-relevant skills and connect trained candidates with employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.
Key Objectives
- Provide industry-oriented skill development training.
- Improve employability of unemployed youth.
- Provide vocational and technical skills.
- Connect trained candidates with employment opportunities.
- Support wage employment and self-employment.
- Encourage entrepreneurship among youth.
- Provide training opportunities to rural unemployed candidates.
- Build communication and workplace skills.
Training Sectors
SEEDAP’s current programme covers multiple sectors, including:
- Agriculture
- Automotive
- Apparel
- Beauty & Wellness
- Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)
- Capital Goods
- Construction
- Domestic Work
- Retail
- IT and related sectors
- Logistics
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Electronics
- Other industry-oriented sectors
The official portal states that 99 job roles across 24 sectors are currently covered by SEEDAP’s skill-training programmes.
Eligibility
The programme primarily focuses on rural unemployed youth between 18 and 35 years of age, particularly school and college dropouts.
Eligibility can vary depending on the individual training course, sector and government scheme.
Candidates should check the requirements of the specific course before registration.
Skills Candidates Can Develop
Depending on the selected course, candidates may receive training in:
- Technical and vocational skills
- Computer literacy
- Communication skills
- English language
- Soft skills
- Workplace behaviour
- Industry-specific skills
- Customer service
- Sales and retail operations
- Basic digital skills
- Job-readiness skills
SEEDAP’s published success stories also demonstrate training in areas such as retail operations, computer literacy, communicative English, soft skills, sewing-machine operation and Tally/accounts-related skills.
Training & Placement Support
SEEDAP’s programmes are designed not only for training but also for employment and livelihood opportunities.
The organization implements programmes including:
- DDU-GKY – Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
- SAGARMALA skill programmes
- SRTP – Retail-focused training
- Direct Placement / Job Fairs
- Andhra Yuva Shakti
- SANKALP
SEEDAP states that its programmes facilitate wage employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.
Example of Placement Support
SEEDAP’s official success stories include candidates from Andhra Pradesh who completed skill training and subsequently received employment.
One example is a candidate from Rayanapadu in Vijayawada Rural Mandal, Krishna District, who completed SEEDAP retail training and was selected as a Retail Trainee Associate in Vijayawada, with salary and incentives.