Skill Development - scope

ARTICLE
IndianOil CSR - Skill Development
& Capacity Building Initiatives
Mr. R. S. Butola
Chairman, IndianOil
Education and skill development
are one of the thrust
areas for IndianOil CSR interventions,
which include skilling
of students to be nurses, industrial
training, vocational training
for self-employability, scholarships
for the needy students, construction
of school buildings/hostels,
donating books/ laboratory
equipment/ furniture/ computers,
providing financial assistance
to schools, etc. Details of flagship
initiatives on Skill Development
& Capacity Building of IndianOil
are as under:
IndianOil (AOD) Industrial
Training Centre, Digboi
Due to remoteness and sensitive
social environment of the North
East region, many young students
of the region tend to miss focus on
their careers. Industrial Training
Centre (ITC) at IndianOil (AOD),
Digboi under the aegis of National
Council for Vocational Training
(NCVT), Ministry of Labour and
Employment, Government of
India provides a befitting solution
to these young aspirants. It
conducts Industrial Trade Course
in various technical disciplines.
ITC has a capacity of 68 seats
and it is approved by Regional
Directorate of Apprenticeship
Training (RDAT) Eastern
Region. ITC offers a three year
Fresher Trade course (for NCVT
Certification) and specialization
in jobs viz. Fitter, Electrician,
Turner, Mechanic (Motor Vehicle,
Refrigeration, Air Conditioning,
etc.). After completion of training,
students become eligible to appear
in the AITT (All India Trade
Test) conducted by NCVT. After
successfully clearing AITT, students
are awarded NATIONAL
TRADE CERTIFICATE (NTC) in
the respective trades by NCVT.
Automated (Computer)
Learning Centre, Digboi
In June 1995, IndianOil (AOD)
set up an Automated Learning
Centre (ALC) at Digboi in collaboration
with NIIT. Subsequently,
IndianOil (AOD) started handling
the centre independently.
The familiarity and use of
computers had gained momentum
by 1995 and IndianOil helped
the citizens living and working
in this remote oil town of Digboi
get access to the latest advancements
in computer education.
ALC is well equipped with the
latest machines and experienced
faculty and has the capability to
offer Certificate and Diploma
Courses in many Computer
Applications. At present, education
in 13 different computer
courses covering several specializations
viz. MS Office, Tally, C,
C++ Programming, JAVA, HTML,
Visual Basic, etc. are imparted.
Ever since its establishment,
about 600 aspirants have been
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