Chandana Yadav K
Name : Chandana Yadav K
MGNF district : Dharwad, Karnataka
Educational Qualification
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Bachelor's in civil engineering, 2013-17, Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, Bangalore.
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Certificate in Public Policy and Management from Indian Institute of Management, 2020-2022, IIM-B
Projects led/ initiated in district
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Studies - Conducted a Demand survey for understanding the Skill gap in local Industries and Tracer study on aspiring micro-entrepreneurs who participated Entrepreneurship development program.
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Capacity building - Initiated a Upskilling training program for urban SHGs (Self Help Groups). Facilitated a special training program for mentally disabled and orphan children. Assisted in Covid frontline warrior training program.
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Liasioning - facilitated a connect with platform businesses (flipkart & amazon) and local fairs and exhibitions. Connected Export promotion council of Handicrafts and kasuthi artisans from Dharwad for an upskilling training program on Product design and marketing.
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Institution building – Activated District skill committee and formed 7 subcommittees. Regularly assisted DSC in planning; Monitoring and Evalution.
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Actively led 2 Job fairs and various awareness campaigns
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New initiatives - Swachhata-sakhi project – Training rural SHG women in waste management at Gram panchayats. Proposed a upskilling project in traditional skill (Dharwad kasuthi)
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Kaushalya sampada – an IEC initiative to promote Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihoods dept., Government of Karnataka.
Skills
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Project design and Management
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Policy research & analysis
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Monitoring and Evaluation
Achievements/Awards/ Policy and Context Blogs
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Co-authored a Research Paper Published at SEE Conference (Nov 2021) - “Pandemic and Necessity Entrepreneurship – Bridging the gap between intent and impact of policy implementation”.
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Finalist in India Evaluation Case Competition- 2021 for Monitoring and Evaluation topic “Climate-resilient Agriculture” organized by EvalYouth India