As India moves progressively towards becoming a global knowledge economy, it must meet the aspirations of youth and aim towards skilling them with the best possible standards.
The formulation and launch of Guidelines for accreditation, affiliation, and continuous monitoring of training centres in year 2016 was the initial step in this direction.
Training initiative of SCMS is not just to ensure availability of certified workers to improve standards of productivity and safety but also to guide and assess the infrastructure and training capability of training centres to provide quality training. SCMS has 23 active trainers (TOT) and Training of Assessors (TOA) programs and created a pool of 272 trainers, and 208 Assessors during the year 2019-20.
SCMS Engagement with Industry and Government
SCMS is working closely with the Industry and the Government on multiple projects for skill development.
1. Industry Funded Projects:
Under this, SCMS is working on refresher training & upskilling and certification of existing workforce in the industry as per NSQF levels. The industries currently engaged with are NALCO, HCL and NMDC under NSDF-NSDC Project. SCMS is also engaging directly with the industry, both PSUs and Private Sector for imparting refresher training to their existing workforce. For the high technology and statutory trades, SCMS is working with the industry like HZL, METSO etc for long term trainings involving extensive “On the Job Trainings”. The objective being, to train the candidates to attain higher proficiency in their trades and provide the mandatory experience required for appearing in the Statutory Exam, so that they will be job ready from day one of their employment. This will make skill development aspirational for candidates and provide value to the industry in the long term.
2. Government Funded Projects:
Under the Government funded projects SCMS is working on PMKVY project of Central Government and DDUGKY project of the State Governments. Under PKKVY-2 RPL existing workers in the unorganized sector have been upskilled and certified. SCMS has distributed safety kits under PMKVY -2 RPL project to all the qualifying candidates, which has been extremely beneficial for the workers from unorganized sector , most of whom have received such kits for first time in their lives.
Types of training:
Skill Council for Mining sector through its accredited training partners conduct skills training on competencies aligned with NSQF levels. Currently, four types of trainings have been designed as per the requirement of the industry.
- Fresh Short-Term Trainings (240 to 580 hrs.) are being conducted on common job role which are in demand by the industry- training under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) etc.
- Fresh Long-Term Trainings are being conducted on critical job roles like Jumbo Drill Operator, Winding Engine Operator etc which are in demand by specific mining companies along with on the job training to make them employable. These courses are generally 6 months to 2 year duration.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) with Bridge Course (40 to 80 hrs.) are being conducted for in-service workers for up skilling/certification as per the NSQF levels, helps to enhance their productivity and health & safety at workplace.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) without Bridge Course (12 hrs.) are being conducted for in-service workers having working experience of over 5 years on the relevant trades with orientation and awareness on health & safety at workplace as per NSQF levels. These trainings are conducted by Trainers with domain knowledge and third- party assessments are carried by certified assessors.
Source: FIMI Annual Report
