ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) – a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel –today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to provide digital skills training to more than 1600young people across the country. The initiative aims to motivate young people from four states – Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat,and Maharashtra –and equip them with vocational skills that will support their ability to secure and undertake employment in roles such as IT helpdesk attendant, and data entry operator.
This is the second digital training initiative by AM/NS India in partnership with NSDC. An initial programme, announced in August 2021, has so far seen 556 out of a total of 800 candidates successfully trained in a range of digital skills and will ensure at least 70% placement this project. The success of the programme has led to its renewal, with a target to double the number of young people who will benefit, as well as larger catchment areas, including Kendrapara, Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Dantewada.
This public-private partnership sits within the framework of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Witham/NS India providing financial sponsorship for eligible candidates to be trained in the coming year as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme. Mr.Ved Mani Tiwari, COO&Officiating CEO, of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), commented: “This will enable them to become valuable members of the workforce.”
