The primary role of the elderly caretaker is to assist elderly person in day to day activities. It includes tasks such as ambulation, eating, dressing, toileting, grooming and in running errands They also assist in sanitation and housekeeping duties of elderly person’s room and maintain a hygienic and pleasant work environment.
Personal Competencies
You like helping those around you
You are empathetic by nature
You have excellent communication skills
You are physically fit
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification • After completion of class 8 and minimum age required is 18 years old for enrolling in National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF)* Level 3 training for Elderly Care (Non - Clinical) training
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of work: Elder care agencies. They are placed in homes, elderly day care centres, nursing homes and hospices by the agencies to look after elderly people.
Entrepreneurship: After gaining some experience you may work independently by freelancing your services.
Work Environment: You are expected to work for 10 to 12 hours per day and 6 days a week.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Yodda employs 100+ trained elder care professional. Many senior citizens living in Pune, Mumbai, and Hyderabad are now enjoying the comfort and convenience of employing elder care service. Elder care used to be a segment which was unexplored, uncatered to, and untouched by big brands but this has been recently changed by companies such as Yoda, founded by Tarun Sharma.*
Elderly Caretaker (Non clinical)
NCS Code: NA | V011Minimum Qualification
• After completion of class 8 and minimum age required is 18 years old for enrolling in National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF)* Level 3 training for Elderly Care (Non - Clinical) training
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Government Institutes
1. National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC): Visit https://www.nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre
2. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS): Visit https://nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre-jss/
3. NIOS training centres: Visit https://voc.nios.ac.in/registration/locate-study-centre
4. List of NSQF centres: https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/Vocational%20institutions%20272%20recommended%20AY%202020-21.pdf
• A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of work: Elder care agencies. They are placed in homes, elderly day care centres, nursing homes and hospices by the agencies to look after elderly people.
Entrepreneurship: After gaining some experience you may work independently by freelancing your services.
Work Environment: You are expected to work for 10 to 12 hours per day and 6 days a week.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Trainee Elderly Caregiver → Elderly Caregiver → Supervisor
The approx. salary of a Elderly Caretaker ranges between INR 12,000 - 26,000 per month*
Source - https://in.indeed.com/career/elder-care-assistant/salaries
*The figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Yodda employs 100+ trained elder care professional. Many senior citizens living in Pune, Mumbai, and Hyderabad are now enjoying the comfort and convenience of employing elder care service. Elder care used to be a segment which was unexplored, uncatered to, and untouched by big brands but this has been recently changed by companies such as Yoda, founded by Tarun Sharma.*
Source - https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/yodda-the-first-elderly-care-service-in-india-announces-its-expansion20220823124113/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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