Ambuja Cement Foundation and Sir Mathuradas Vissanji Education Trust Joins Hands to Upgrade the Automotive Training Program at SEDI Centres
New Delhi: Aiming to equip rural youth with skills for livelihoods, Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) joined hands with Sir Mathuradas Vissanji Education Trust to upgrade its automotive training program.
Under this partnership, ACF has already initiated training and upgradation in all 4 centres aiming to train about 600 rural youth by the end of the current FY 2022-23.
They have upgraded the skill training infrastructure in four of its Skill & Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (SEDI) locations including Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh), Jaitaran (Rajasthan), Sanand (Gujarat) and Farakka (West Bengal), the company said.
This partnership focuses on the advancement of the existing automotive training centres with BS6 technology labs and an upgrade of curriculum as per the market demand, to help improve the employability of trainees.
ACF has also introduced a simulator based innovation at the welder lab at Farakka, West Bengal to help in meeting the current demand for a skilled workforce in the region.
This lab has a specialised Skillveri Aura Classroom Series Welding Simulator to train the students with the latest manufacturing techniques which are required by auto employers. Also, with the opening of a new training centre at Sanand in Gujarat, ACF is offering an upgraded automotive training in three courses namely General Duty Assistant, RACW and computer literacy.
The first batch for RACW has already started with 20 students. After completion of these courses, these students are expected to get jobs immediately with a monthly salary of Rs 12,000-15,000 and self-employed candidates will be able to earn Rs 20,000-25,000 per month, the foundation said.
