New Delhi, July 27, 2023: The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) today announced that their national skills development partnership, launched in 2022, has completed its inaugural training programme for 800 ambitious young people, with 70 per cent of trainees subsequently securing employment to date. The bespoke programme focuses on digital and broader technology skills training to provide participants with the tools and knowledge to support their entry into the workforce across a range of industries. More than 60 per cent of the 561 trainees that have secured jobs are women.
NSDC and AM/NS India intend to build on the success of the programme by training another 800 people in the coming years. This will involve establishing three new skills development centers in Kendrapara, Sundargarh, and Keonjhar districts in Odisha, as well as a center in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh.
VED MANI TIWARI – CEO, NSDC AND MD, NSDC INTERNATIONAL, said, “With India’s enormous youth population, it is imperative that they are equipped with essential domain-specific skills to meet the dynamic demands of business. Providing placement-linked skill training in the IT/ITes and telecom sectors is an important step in fostering youth capabilities and this initiative empowers youth to unlock rewarding career prospects and navigate the dynamic job market. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the students who have secured positions in esteemed companies. I am enthusiastic about the potential for our partnership with AM/NS India to catalyse further private sector involvement, enhance sector capabilities, encourage innovation, and simplify their transition into the workforce.”
KEIJI KUBOTA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR – HR & ADMINISTRATION, ARCELORMITTAL NIPPON STEEL INDIA (AM/NS INDIA), said “We are thrilled at the pace of progress that has been made since establishing this initiative to help young people turn their aspirations into reality. At the heart of the success of the programme has been its ability to equip youngsters with skills that are specifically linked to available job placements in a range of industries, including tech and telecoms. Together with our partner NSDC, we look forward to empowering even more young people and shaping a technology-driven brighter future for the nation.”
AM/NS India first entered into a partnership with NSDC in 2022, when four skill development centers were established in Gujrat, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra. Students at these centers were exposed to real-life work environments and had the opportunity to apply their skills in professional settings. Sector skill council-empanelled agencies implement a robust assessment approach and issue training completion certificates, along with placement opportunities.
NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is the principal architect of the skill ecosystem in the country. It is a unique Public Private Partnership (PPP) enterprise working under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India. NSDC was established with the objective to catalyze the skilling ecosystem for private sector participation and be the strategic implementation and knowledge partner to Skill India Mission to build efficient vocational training initiatives, empowering India’s youth. NSDC provides support to enterprises, start-ups, companies, and organizations that are creating an impact by offering a world of opportunities in futuristic skills to the potential workforce. The organization develops appropriate models to enhance, support, and coordinate private sector initiatives in skilling by offering funding support to eligible entities, concessional loans to the candidates along with other innovative financial products, and builds strategic partnerships.
ABOUT ARCELORMITTAL NIPPON STEEL INDIA (AM/NS INDIA):
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) is a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, two of the world’s leading steel manufacturing organisations. A leading integrated flat carbon steel producer in India, the company has a crude steel capacity of 9 million tonnes per annum with state-of-the-art downstream facilities. It produces a fully diversified range of flat steel products, including value-added steel, and has a pellet capacity of 20 million tonnes.
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