Skill Odisha Inks MoU With SCMS for World Class Centre of Excellence in Mining Sector

Bhubaneswar, August 22: Skill Development and Technical Education in the Government of Odisha has signed an MoU with Skill Council in Mining Sector (SCMS) at World Skill Centre yesterday for creation of a World Class Centre of Excellence in the Mining Sector in Odisha.

 The signatories to the MOU were Reghu G. Chief Executive Officer, Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA) and Sanjay Sharma, CEO, SCMS. The ceremony was done in presence of Alka Mishra Chairperson, OSDA and Pankaj Kumar Satija, MD Tata Steel Mining Ltd & Chairman, Skill Council for Mining Sector.

Through this MOU and post conducting districts-wise baseline survey and generating report for mining sector in Odisha an state-of-the-art ‘Centres of Excellences’ for futuristic skills/ skills in high demand for the mining sector shall be planned and created where local and project affected persons will be trained for gainful employment through Short-Term Training (STT) modules with collaboration of mining industries.

Tie-ups with global training partners/universities/academic institutions within India and abroad is also one of the focused areas for global placement of trained and certified candidates. Besides this, special modules in consultation with DTET, Odisha as per Industry requirements in the field of services and technical solutions is also one of the agenda.