Skill Development - scope
Skill Development - scope
Skill Development - scope
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ARTICLE<br />
UCIL –<br />
The Early Years<br />
Almost five decades earlier UCIL<br />
had begun its operations to mine<br />
the uranium deposits, discovered<br />
in the tribal belt of Jharkhand’s<br />
East Singhbum district. The condition<br />
of the impoverished tribals<br />
- was simply ‘pathetic’. The<br />
tribal population not only faced<br />
severe socio-economic marginalization<br />
but also the threat of losing<br />
their distinctive culture and<br />
identity, rooted in their livelihood<br />
patterns.<br />
Starting our operations in this<br />
densely forested impoverished<br />
tribal belt of Jharkhand, we<br />
realized from inception that<br />
lack of skill development was the<br />
gravest issue which was driving<br />
the tribal’s into an abyss of<br />
poverty and a mire of ritualistic<br />
customs. We thus decided to<br />
directly reach out to the neighbouring<br />
society to enquire about<br />
their needs. We called this exercise<br />
‘Participatory Community<br />
Consultations’.<br />
These consultations helped us<br />
asses and analyze the needs of the<br />
society and evolve necessary skill<br />
A local farmer being trained.<br />
A farmer training in progress.<br />
development initiatives to bring<br />
about sustainable change.<br />
<strong>Skill</strong> <strong>Development</strong><br />
Initiatives In UCIL<br />
UCIL has undertaken several skill<br />
development initiatives and has<br />
integrated these with the business<br />
plan of the company.<br />
<strong>Skill</strong> development has been regarded<br />
by UCIL as the cornerstone<br />
for career building not only<br />
for its employees but also for<br />
making the neighborhood villagers<br />
self-reliant, self-sufficient and<br />
financially independent. We have<br />
thus adopted a two pronged skill<br />
development program - for our<br />
employees and for the neighbourhood,<br />
with a collective, synergistic<br />
and futuristic approach.<br />
<strong>Skill</strong> <strong>Development</strong> of UCIL<br />
Employees<br />
Continual knowledge up-gradation<br />
is vital to any organisation’s<br />
progress. In this regard our Group<br />
Vocational Training Centre and<br />
Management Training Centre are<br />
the central training hubs for all<br />
trainings imparted to UCIL employees<br />
at all levels. These skill<br />
development based trainings are<br />
integrated with activities relating<br />
to all our units. Training modules<br />
have been formulated with a suitable<br />
mix of practical and theoretical<br />
training depending upon the<br />
level.<br />
The manifestation of success<br />
of our skill development programme<br />
is seen in upgrading skill<br />
levels of unskilled tribals whose<br />
land is used by Company to make<br />
them trained operators of highly<br />
advanced modern trackless mining<br />
equipment.<br />
Besides specific skill content, the<br />
Kaleido<strong>scope</strong> July 2013<br />
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