Skill Development - scope

ARTICLE
KIOCL’s Initiatives for Skill
Enhancement
Mr. Malay Chatterjee
CMD, KIOCL
Skill development and
Capacity building efforts are
the medium and instrument
to improve the effectiveness and
contribution of workforce to the
overall production, empower the
individual and improve his employability
value, all leading cumulatively
to taking growth rate
of the economy to a higher trajectory.
KIOCL Ltd had identified
“Continuous Learning” as dire
necessity to realize its Vision to
“ Be a leader in the Beneficiation
& Pelletisation Industry in India
and establish a global credence”
and thus it has been included in
its Mission Statement highlighting
this objective in achieving desired
goal.
At KIOCL Ltd, there is a three tier
approach for skill development
and capacity building of its workforce
for enhancing production
and productivity. These are;
• Open discussions with
Supervisors and colleagues
while at work towards continuous
buildup.
• Organized customary training
sessions with internal faculty
and in-house approach.
• Organized advanced training
sessions with external faculty
and class room buildup.
The Open discussions, which are
held on day to day basis lay emphasis
on the following:
• Making available the previous
day work performance and
bottlenecks encountered data
to the workforce
• Seek feedback from the workforce
on the previous day’s
performance and highlights.
• Critical analysis on shortfalls
and devising methods for
continual improvements in
the work process and bottlenecks
encountered/ unforeseen
met.
• Review on the effectiveness
of environmental protection
measures and safe work
practices towards continuous
enhancement.
• Sharing of ideas and concepts
to work out new approaches
in innovative approach.
• Encourage constructive criticism
and welcome new ideas
for implementation.
• Review of preparedness to
meet any contingencies and
unforeseen measures.
• Review on the operational
and maintenance needs for
meeting the set targets.
The Company has the practice
of training certain executives
through outside expert training
programmes to be trainers to train
workforce through internally organized
training sessions. These
executives nurture a learning
culture in the Organization that
will result in the development of
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