Ministry of Skill Development and Maruti
Suzuki enter into an agreement to support Skill India in automobile
industry
In the august presence of Minister of State for Skill
Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Anantkumar Hegde, in order to provide
high employment potential trades related to automobile and manufacturing
industry to youth under the Skill India Mission, Directorate General of
Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship,
Government of India and Maruti Suzuki India Limited signed a Memorandum of
Understanding today. The Flexi MoU was signed by Shri Vijay Kumar Dev, Director
General, DGT (MSDE) and Shri Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Vice President (Maruti Suzuki
India Limited).
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Anantkumar Hegde, Honourable
Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of
India said, “I am happy to be here and learn new things from you. This is a
very important initiative and I am pleased to be a part of it. Maruti has been
providing training at the primary level for the last two years and during our
last interaction the company had expressed its intent about expanding their
reach. I would suggest that, along with basic training, Maruti should also
provide advanced level of training to those students who are interested in
learning further. Right now the training program caters to students like 10th
pass and 12th pass outs.
There are various companies in automation and automobile ancillary
industries that are run by entrepreneurs. These entrepreneurs need first hand
training to run their business successfully. Maruti can design special courses
for these budding entrepreneurs since skill training and entrepreneurship are
essentially two sides of the same coin.
No matter how much we do, our scope is limited by the system
that we exist in. However, the industry is always ahead and has been like this
always. Japanese companies like Suzuki and others are the epitome of ethics
when it comes to their working culture.”
As a part of the agreement, Maruti Suzuki in consultation with
DGT will develop specific training modules as per need of the automobile
industry. The company shall conduct courses at pan-India locations leveraging
the facilities and services available at ITIs, regional training centers,
training centers of training partners, vendors and dealers associated with
Maruti Suzuki. The courses include Manufacturing, Automotive Service &
Repair, Automotive Body Repair and Automotive Paint Repair. Maruti Suzuki shall
also identify new courses as per the requirements of the automobile value chain
and propose the same to DGT for approval. All these courses are to be approved
by NCVT (National Council for Vocational Training) and it will award certificates
to all candidates who successfully complete the course.
The successful trainees will be eligible for employment in
Maruti Suzuki or its business partners after due screening and fulfilment of
selection criteria by Maruti Suzuki or its business partners. As on 15th
December 2017, over 1680 students have enrolled for the course and this figure
is expected to go upto 2400 by FY 2018-19.
This association will provide an opportunity to the youth to
acquire skills related to automobile and manufacturing industry through
specially designed “Learn and Earn” approach, consisting a mix of theoretical
and On-the-Job Training (OJT) components, thereby improving their employability
potential. It will also contribute in the overall growth of automobile and manufacturing
industry by creating a pool of skilled resources.
All course content will be covered under CTS (Flexi MoU) and DGT
will ensure that the assessment is done expeditiously on completion of course,
by the appropriate assessing body.
Maruti Suzuki will ensure that not less than 80% of trainees are
placed with Maruti Suzuki or its business partners. The automobile manufacturer
will also ensure the eligible trainees take up apprenticeship / higher
education in suitable streams and shall also guide the students to become
entrepreneurs.
Regards!
Librarian
Rizvi
Institute of Management
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