NSDC’s ‘Udaan’ candidates from J&K get 100 percent placement

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 24: Tata Motors, India’s first automobile company to join hands with NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) under the Udaan Scheme, has trained a total of 118 candidates (in two batches), through its ‘Tata Motors Certified Works Manager’ programme.
The second batch of 62 candidates, which graduated the programme, was recently facilitated at convocation ceremonies held at TATA Motors Service Training Centres (STCs) in Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) and Pune  (Maharashtra).
These candidates underwent training from January 6 to July 5, 2014.
All the candidates have been offered placement after completion of training and their joining is in progress.
Recruiting fresh graduates from engineering colleges of Jammu & Kashmir, this programme has provided the youth with employment opportunities across its dealerships and Tata Authorized Service Stations (TASS).
The first batch of 56 candidates underwent training from August 23, 2013 to February 22, 2014.
All the candidates were replaced after completion of training during the month of February itself.
TATA Motors has joined hands with Udaan to train 1,300 Jammu and Kashmir youth in the next 5 years. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with NSDC to explore training and employment opportunities for 3 year Engineering diploma holders and Professional degree holders of Jammu & Kashmir, through a collaborative action oriented agenda.  Commenting on the overall progress of Udaan, Dilip Chenoy, Managing Director and CEO, National Skill Development Corporation said, “We are humbled and encouraged by the response and support that we have received from Tata Motors.”
Speaking on this momentous occasion, Sanjeev Garg, Global Head (Customer Care, CVBU), Tata Motors said, “the Udaan program has helped Tata Motors and its dealerships to get trained manpower for their business.”
Expressing his gratitude towards Udaan, Shailendra Gulhati, Director, M/s National Garage, a dealership owner in Jammu & Kashmir said, “I am extremely pleased to share that the effect of recruiting Udaan candidates for my workshops has been a very positive one.”
Udaan aims to provide skills to 40,000 youth from J&K over a period of 5 years and has already received a commitment of 62,183 from 49 corporate across high growth sectors like retail, IT, ITES, manufacturing, telecom, sports, banking, auto, education and electronics.