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Implementation under preparation

Livelihood skills connected to life after release

AJ Foundation is supporting a rehabilitation-integrated livelihood-skilling initiative at Bengaluru Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru, combining practical vocational learning, work readiness and preparation for livelihood opportunities after release.

In parallel, AJ Foundation is developing legal-aid and release-support pathways for prisoners who are legally eligible for release but remain constrained by verified economic, documentation or related barriers, working through appropriate legal-services and institutional channels.

To enable participants to build relevant practical skills and readiness for continuing training, employment or enterprise, while connecting learning inside prison with preparation for life after release.

Initial trade focus

The current programme design includes:

Electrical, including Home Appliance Repair

Plumbing

These trades form the initial focus while implementation and infrastructure preparation are underway.

Proposed programme model

Up to20participants per trade/batch
ApproximatelyThree monthsper cohort
Fourtraining days per week
ApproximatelyFour hoursper training day

The programme is also intended to include

Foundational digital capability.
Financial literacy.
Communication and work readiness.
Enterprise orientation.
Preparation for further learning, employment or livelihood pathways.

Learning and certification

Assessment and certification pathways will be aligned, where applicable, with relevant NSQF requirements and delivered through competent or authorised institutions once arrangements are confirmed.

No certification should be presented as guaranteed until the relevant partner and process are formally confirmed.

Participant journey

  1. Orientation

    Understanding the programme and available options.

  2. Selection

    Transparent selection based on approved criteria.

  3. Training

    Structured technical and capability-development learning.

  4. Assessment

    Practical assessment and certification where confirmed.

  5. Transition planning

    Preparation for continuing training, employment, enterprise or other livelihood pathways.

  6. Referral and limited follow-up

    Within the approved implementation model and available capacity.

Implementation status

Status: Implementation under preparation

Implementation and infrastructure preparation are underway. Training will begin with the first cohort, and certification arrangements will be confirmed before they are announced.

Connection to the wider AJ Foundation model

This programme sits within Rehabilitation & Capability Development and is intended to connect, where appropriate, with Access to Justice and Reintegration & Second Chances.