The Company to invest Rs. 30 crore in next 5 years to train 500 youths in Jumbo Drill and Winding Engine Operations
Indian natural resource industry has seen significant change in the last 10 years in terms of technology, employment generation, metal production and attracting best of Indian and global talent that includes engineers and management graduates. Surprisingly, the number of female employees in natural sector is changing on year-on-year basis. A number of international experts have joined at key positions to explore natural resources, to improve metal recovery and build a future of sustainable mining.
As the industry is growing, with advent of automation and technology, the need for trained manpower is also increasing. This is where Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi highlighted the scope of employment opportunities with growth in natural resource sector.
This lead Hindustan Zinc to identify areas that play crucial role in underground mining where the need of skilled manpower is being felt. Jumbo Drill Operator and Winding Engine Operators came out as two distinct professions where the need for Indian skilled manpower could be deployed and which were currently being operated by expats.
It was assessed as an opportunity for the ITI pass-outs, who are below the age of 30 years and who were academically qualified to operate post thorough training.
This story is from the June 12, 2017 edition of Outlook.
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