It was offers galore for the entire first batch of 14 students of mason training programme at Tata Steel Skill Development Society Private ITI, Tamar.After successfully completing one year course, the entire batch has secured placement from companies in Ranchi and different places Jharkhand with the placement package ranging from `6,000 to `7,800 per month.
Tata Steel collaborated with Government of Jharkhand to set up Tata Steel Skill Development Society Private ITI, Tamar in 2012. Situated at Salgadih, Tamar the institute offers courses in various trades like fitter, electrician, turner and mason (building construction) that are conducted by Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF).
The first batch of 12-month course on mason training was initiated in April 2013 and completed the course by March-end this year. The average salary for the successful batch of 14 trainees, all hailing from Jharkhand, confirms minimum wage standard set by the state government for skilled worker category (building construction).
In order to further expand the reach of the courses new batches for Fitter (Mechanic), Electrician and Turner trainings will be launched in August this year. Working as an employability enabler, Tata Steel runs various skill development programmes to enable youth gain skills to get jobs as well as become self-employed. The objective is to transform unskilled human resource to a productive resource pool for growth and societal development.