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of programs on Energy Environment Linkage.
The year 2003-04 had also seen the following
significant achievements of NPTI
The Power Training Centre of NPTI for the
North Eastern Region was flagged off by the
Hon’ble Minister of State at Guwahati in
September,2003.
The website powertrainingindia.com
developed as the Training Management
Information system for the Power Sector was
launched by Hon’ble Minister of Power in
December,2003. It gives comprehensive data
on Training Institutes and their courses to
cater to the varied requirements in technical,
managerial, commercial, and attitudinal areas
of human resources in the Power Sector.
Keeping in mind that training is a very
important component of human resources
development and cost effective method of
improving competencies to instill positive
attitude amongst the manpower of any
organization, the NPTI instituted two Awards
- one for organizations adopting best training
practices and the other for best trainers who
have made significant contribution in the field
of training.
NPTI attracted 52 foreign-national trainees
from Bhutan, Iraq, Myanmar, Phillippines,
Cambodia, Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Mexico
and Sudan under its training programs.
Besides the regular training programs of the
Institute, several specialized long term and
short term training programs on topics like
Power Distribution Management Power Plant
Technology/ Operation, Maintenance of
Switchgear/transformer/Valves, etc. were
conducted.
26 Technical/Management Papers were
presented by the Institute’s Faculty
Members in different National/International
Conferences / Journals in India and abroad.
In order to sensitise the user community
on Energy Environment Linkage, NPTI
conducted public awareness programmes
covering more than 35,000 participants,
spreading awareness amongst the masses
in different parts of the country.
The Institute also bagged consultancy
assignment recruitment of Assistant
Engineers/ Jr. Engineers for Uttaranchal Jal
Divyut Nigam Ltd.
The NPTI have been entrusted the
responsibility of Capacity Building in the
Distribution sector under APDRP. The first
training of Trainers Program under this scheme
was successfully completed in August,2003
for 50 Executives from different organizations,
SEBs, PSUs, etc. The second pilot Training
Program under APDRP for 31 Chief Engineers
/ Supdtg. Engineers from various SEBs of
NE Region was conducted at Guwahati.
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