Tata Motors Awards ASDC Certification To First Batch Of Trainees

The pilot batch of the “Skill India Mission” program, initiated by Tata Motors, in partnership with ASDC (Automotive Skills Development Council), NSDC (National Skills Development Corporation) and NAPS (National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme), has been awarded with ASDC certification in automotive assembly. The first batch comprised of 166 trainees (94 boys and 72 girls) who were certified at the company’s Pune Plant. This program was initiated back in 2016 after an MoU was signed between Tata and ASDC for various skill development programs in the automotive sector. Tata would be certifying around 500 more trainees by March 2018 and plans to produce 40,000 more such professionals in the next three to four years. 

Commenting on the occasion, Gajendra Chandel, CHRO, Tata Motors, said, “Today indeed is a very proud moment for us at Tata Motors, as the first batch of ASDC certified trainees, graduate from the program that was diligently put together by Tata Motors Skills Development Center, in association with ASDC. It’s a matter of great satisfaction to see a large batch of trainees, both girls and boys, mostly from rural areas and small towns who were inducted through the “Earn & Learn” mode under the “National Employability Enhancement Mission (NEEM)” that’s part of Government’s Skill India mission.” 

These trainees first underwent a year’s training at Tata Motors’ skill development centre and were then assessed through an online test, a practical examination and a viva conducted by the external ASDC nominated assessors. In the past, as well, Tata Motors had signed over six such agreements with leading institutes and organisations which focus on developing skilled and competent manpower for being future ready.

Speaking on empowering the youth with professional skills in the automotive sector, Chandel further added, “With the evolution in automobile manufacturing and service, the need for skilled workforce will continue to increase exponentially, with a huge potential to generate large-scale employment opportunities. However, for the youth to be able to take up these opportunities, it is important they have the mindset of quality, productivity, safety and discipline coupled with right technical skills which our Skills Development Center imparted very systematically during the program duration. Sowing the seeds of learning has short, mid and long-term benefits, and we at Tata Motors foresee this as the foundation to prepare them as well the Indian Automotive Industry for future growth.”