Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 17: Tata Motors inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), under Prime Minister’s Udaan Scheme, through “Tata Motors Certified Works Manager” programme and become the first automobile company to enroll under this scheme.
The MoU was signed to explore training and employment opportunities for graduates, post-graduates, 3 year engineering diploma holders and professional degree holders of J&K through a collaborative action oriented agenda.
Recruiting fresh graduates from engineering colleges of J&K, Tata Motors Certified Works Manager Scheme will provide skilled youth with employment opportunities across Tata Authorised Service Stations (TASS). Trained by Tata Motors for 6 months at NITTR Bhopal / Amity Noida and at Tata Motors’ STC (Service Training Centres), these graduates are then placed at Tata Motors dealerships as Assistant Works Managers.
Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeev Garg, Global Head, Customer Care of Tata Motors said that the move to collaborate with NSDC under the Udaan scheme is to create employment opportunities for the educated youth of J&K by providing them skillful practical knowledge of vehicle operations and service. The scheme also enables them to plug in this skilled knowledgeable set of trained youth, into their vast and growing commercial vehicle network, helping us sustain our service levels”, he added.
Dilip Chenoy, CEO and MD, NSDC said that they are delighted to work with Tata Motors in ensuring that the NSDC’s aim of contributing significantly (about 30 per cent) to the overall target of skilling and upskilling 500 million people in India by 2022.