THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Within 10 months of its inception, Vijnana Keralam has facilitated job placements for over 38,000 aspirants. As of July 31, a total of 38,557 people from different age groups have been appointed to various firms, including MNCs, as part of the state government’s people-led job campaign. An additional 20,667 people are currently undergoing selection procedures in various companies, sources said.
Launched in September 2024, the campaign has helped both experienced hands and students fresh out of colleges, ITIs, and polytechnics.
Anchored by the Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC), the campaign has been connecting job seekers, job providers, and skill trainers. The council’s member secretary, P V Unnikrishan, said regular job fairs and deployment of block-level officers have contributed to the success of Vijnana Keralam.
“That this has been achieved in what reports suggest is a complex job market is a remarkable feat,” he said. District-wise job fairs, virtual job fairs, and other community-based placement programmes have all contributed to the effort, he added.
Currently, the council has close to 14 venues where virtual job fairs take place every Saturday. “We are planning to extend this to 103 centres, so that almost every taluk will have at least one point of contact with Vijnana Keralam by November,” he said.
Unnikrishnan said the council will approach the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) if any infrastructural requirements arise. “At least half of these 38,000 aspirants were trained as part of the campaign in soft skills and job-specific skills,” a senior official with Vijnana Keralam said.
The campaign aims to place at least 2 lakh students from engineering and arts & science colleges, polytechnics, ITIs, and paramedical courses by the end of the 2024-25 academic year.
Though mega job fairs have been conducted, the official said hyper-localised fairs have proved to be more successful.
People-led job campaign
Launched in September 2024, the campaign has helped both experienced hands and freshers. It has been connecting job seekers, job providers & skill trainers.