KYLA: Nurturing the leaders of tomorrow

Are great leaders born or made? The question has indeed split people into three groups: the first of them believe that the brains of best leaders are wired differently when compared to most others; secondly are those who think that leaders are forged in the fires of adversity; and lastly, those who feel that both nature and nurture are essential elements in the recipe for leadership. Of these three schools of thought, the most apt could well be those who think leadership can be taught in classes. And that is why we have the Kerala Youth Leadership Academy (KYLA) rolled out by the State Government.

The KYLA is a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country aimed at empowering the youth across the state to tap their potential and commitment towards social development and governance. Chief Minister PinarayiVijayn inaugurated the programme in September last year. The KYLA has partnered with the Workforce Recovery Programme (WRP) and lays a special focus on people who have been laid off or told to leave from their companies to keep them mentally and physically strong.

The government wants to form a community where knowledge and skills can be put to practical use. As youth are the faces of the people, KYLA aims to train them to be leaders of bureaucrats instead of being led by bureaucrats. In partnership with a number of e-learning giants like upGrad, KILA, etc., the initiative will provide the emerging leaders of Kerala hands-on experience in state-of-the-art technologies. The KYLA has joined hands with Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB/IIMBx) and talks are in the pipeline to make National Law School of India University, NPTEL, and IISY its knowledge-sharing partners.

Through the programme, the government aims to form socially-committed people by nurturing their skills. The programme will connect passionate youth aged between 16 and 40 years with prominent global resources for academic, professional, social and personal development. Apart from this, the government will enhance the employability skills and workforce participation among the youth in various disciplines by combining technical education, workshop, webinars and internships.

It will transform the youth into more tolerant, inclusive, potentially and socially viable candidates for the future. A 'Youth Leader' will be nominated at the college level for mainstream integration of youth across the state. For the active integration of youth with KYLA, the government will work with NSS, NCC, Kerala State Youth Welfare Board, and Kerala Youth Commission.

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