The executive director (HR) of IndianOil Refineries, VK Shukla, recently addressed the firth batch of successful trainees of the youth skill development programme, undertaken by the company last year in association with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). IndianOil Refineries, as part of its corporate social responsibility, had undertaken training of youth from the Delhi-NCT region in various training courses to support the national campaign of Skill India. He advised the students to regularly update their skills and knowledge, to stand good in any circumstance and support their families. Adding further, Anita Shrivastava, general manager (CC and CSR), specifically advised the female trainees to keep up the momentum and maintain their financial independence. As part of this sustainable project, 394 successful candidates found job placements by the NSDC in private sector in trades like sewing machine operator, general house keeping, emergency medical technician, vision technician, customer care executive and general duty assistance.
The beneficiaries for this initiative were drawn mainly from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, placing a special emphasis on skilling girl students. Similar skilling schemes for youth were rolled out in all nine refineries of IndianOil located in various states across the country, benefitting about 2500 youths.