Tata Power's Skill Development Institute trains 23k individuals in FY20
- IBEF
- June 4, 2020
Tata Power’s Skill Development Institute (TPSDI) has trained close to 23,000 individuals in FY20.
With this, total of 69,700 individuals have been trained across five centres of Tata Power’s not-for-profit technical training institute.
In 2015, TPSDI started with providing skilling programs for the blue-collared workforce and underprivileged sections of the society in India and offers over 160 courses across electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, renewables, safety, and other areas.
“We have always believed that in order to succeed, professionals need to boost their employability by developing skills demanded in the industry. Reaching the milestone of 69000 trained candidates last year within just four years of our inception is a testament of our easy-to-access market-driven and employment-oriented training programs that have changed so many lives. We look forward to reach more such milestones and will ensure a substantial set of skilled workforces for the Indian power sector,” said Mr Jayvadan Mistry, Chief, TPSDI.
Around 208 trainees were enrolled in initial period and this not-for-profit integrated technical training institute by Tata Power crossed the mark of 69,000 trainees last year and trained over 22,858 individuals in FY20 across five training hubs in India. These training hubs includes- Shahad – Mumbai; Trombay – Mumbai in Maharashtra Mundra – Kutch, in Gujarat, Maithon – Dhanbad, and Jojobera – Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. Currently, around 160 courses are offered by TPSDI across Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Renewables, Safety, Allied sectors, etc.
It also consciously works towards providing greater access to its courses to the unemployed youth, women, members of disadvantaged sections of the society including those in the below-poverty-line (BPL) category as part of its Affirmative Action Policy offering them opportunities to enhance their livelihood.
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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