Jammu, July 27 (Scoop News)- Tata Motors, India’s first automobile company to join hands with NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) under the Udaan Scheme, has trained a total of 118 candidates (in two batches), through its ‘Tata Motors Certified Works Manager’ programme. The second batch of 62 candidates, who graduated the programme, was recently facilitated at convocation ceremonies held at TATA Motors Service Training Centres (STCs) in Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) and Pune (Maharashtra). These candidates underwent training from 6th January to 5th July, 2014. All the candidates have been offered placement after completion of training and their joining is in progress.
Recruiting fresh graduates from engineering colleges of Jammu & Kashmir, this programme has provided the youth with employment opportunities across its dealerships and Tata Authorized Service Stations (TASS). Trained by Tata Motors for a total of 6 months; of which 3 were at NITTR Bhopal / Amity Noida for management training and the remaining 3 at Tata Motors’ STCs (Service Training Centres) for technical training; these graduates have now been placed at Tata Motors dealerships as Assistant Managers.
The first batch of 56 candidates underwent training from 23rd August, 2013 to 22nd February, 2014. All the candidates we replaced after completion of training during the month of February itself.
TATA Motors has joined hands with Udaan to train 1,300 Jammu and Kashmir youth in the next 5 years. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with NSDC to explore training and employment opportunities for 3 year engineering diploma holders and professional degree holders of Jammu & Kashmir, through a collaborative action oriented agenda.
Commenting on the overall progress of Udaan, Dilip Chenoy, Managing Director and CEO, National Skill Development Corporation said, “We are humbled and encouraged by the response and support that we have received from Tata Motors. We have some great success cases under Udaan now. We are proud of the candidates who have trained under the scheme and gained success for themselves. We have a long way to go and we need consistent support of all the stakeholders – corporates, state government, universities, colleges, employment exchanges and most importantly the candidate community.”
Speaking on this momentous occasion, Sanjeev Garg, Global Head (Customer Care, CVBU), Tata Motors said, “the Udaan program has helped Tata Motors and its dealerships to get trained manpower for their business. We have trained 118 Candidates in 2 batches so far and they have been recruited by our channel partners. Tata Motors is delighted to be associated with Udaan.”
He further added, “We at are extremely pleased with the support from NSDC and all other organisations involved in making Tata Motors’ selection drives in J&K, a huge success. The youth of J&K State are very energetic and can grow in all spheres of life, if proper guidance, opportunities and facilities are provided. The J&K Graduate and Diploma Engineers we selected; are very talented and have a positive attitude. They have rightly proved themselves in learning new skills and are doing extremely well in their current roles.”
Expressing his gratitude towards Udaan, Shailendra Gulhati, Director, M/s. National Garage, adealership owner in Jammu & Kashmir said, “I am extremely pleased to share that the effect of recruiting Udaan candidates for my workshops has been a very positive one. We, at National Garage, inducted 3 boys on the 24th of February. Within a very short span of just over a month, they have shown phenomenal results. They show great sense of planning, execution and analysis towards our processes. I think Udaan has been a very successful endeavour on the part of the company.”
Udaan aims to provide skills to 40,000 youth from J&K over a period of 5 years and has already received a commitment of 62,183 from 49 corporate across high growth sectors like retail, IT, ITES, manufacturing, telecom, sports, banking, auto, education and electronics. As of date more than 4607 candidates have joined training with 49 corporate across the country. For the first time more than 40 of India’s largest employers have sent more than 100 of their senior managers to select candidates from J&K. Today the program is not limited to Jammu and Srinagar, but has spread to all 22 districts in the state. The project has seen remarkable progress where over 40,000 young, aspiring and ambitious youth from Jammu & Kashmir have shown their interest to be a part of the program.
Under a Special Industry Initiative, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Ministry of Home Affairs has been mandated to work with the corporate sector in bringing about a positive change in the employment and skills space of Jammu and Kashmir. The special industry initiative, known as “Udaan”, targets the youth of J&K, graduates, postgraduates and 3 years engineering diploma holders, who are seeking global and local opportunities. Udaan aims to provide skills to 40,000 youth over a period of 5 years in high growth sectors.
Udaan has two objectives: To provide exposure to the graduates and post graduates of Jammu and Kashmir to the best of corporate India and to provide corporate India with exposure to the rich talent pool available in the state.
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