The German organization BFW Bau Sachsen had been commissioned by the Indian Government to deliver a concept for an Advanced Training Institute (ATI) on Construction in India with special focus on energy-efficient construction technologies. The Indian Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) aimed at developing two ATIs in the states of West Bengal and Odisha with the German partner.
During the Indian-German government consultations in October 2015, the Indian partner identified the ATI Kolkata/Howrah and the Foreman Training Institute FTI Jamshedpur as appropriate institutions. The FTI Jamshedpur was planned as a green field project.
The German partner established a bilateral steering committee and developed the institutional requirements for an ATI of the above mentioned design. The next steps are to analyze the possible candidates in West Bengal and in Odisha and then develop a detailed action and implementation plan. These final implementation steps now lie with the MSDE.
German partner supports new ATIs for energy-efficient construction
Construction industry is booming
The construction industry belongs to the booming industrial sectors in India with a high employment potential, in particular for rural youth. At the same time the construction industry suffers a tremendous lack of qualified workers in various construction related professions while these construction professions are not adequately covered in the Craftsmen Training Scheme and the System of Industrial Training Institutes. Therefore, the establishment of an Advanced Industrial Training Institute for the training of trainers for construction related professionals is an important precondition to fill this gap.
A particular challenge is to introduce - from the very beginning - internationally comparable standards to prepare the students for the growing technological challenges of a modern Indian construction industry as well as for the international labor market. This also includes the design of new occupational profiles. Therefore, this project was developed in close collaboration with the educational institutes of the German construction industry, representing the highest international standards in construction.
A particular challenge is to introduce - from the very beginning - internationally comparable standards to prepare the students for the growing technological challenges of a modern Indian construction industry as well as for the international labor market. This also includes the design of new occupational profiles. Therefore, this project was developed in close collaboration with the educational institutes of the German construction industry, representing the highest international standards in construction.
Experienced Partner
The combination of educational know-how with product and systems solutions is the specialty of the Berufsförderungswerk (BFW) Bau Sachsen. The organization is very active in the field of climate protection in China where some 40 per cent of primary energy consumption are used solely in supplying buildings with heat and electricity.
Increasing the energy efficiency of buildings entails enormous potential for saving on energy and reducing CO2 emissions. The tangible improvement of energy efficiency can be achieved by efficient facilities engineering, in addition to improving the thermal insulation of buildings. This is why building automation plays a central part. The adequate and demand-actuated as well as energy efficient and safe operation of buildings is possible only on the basis of optimized "building intelligence".
Modern automation comprises the management, control, monitoring, optimization and operation of utility engineering facilities such as heating, air conditioning and lighting.
To promote this issue in China, the BFW Bau Sachsen is currently involved in a public-private partnership project in co-operation with the Zhejiang College of Construction (ZCC) in Hangzhou. The project objective is energy efficient building operation through optimised processes. The aim is the sustained transfer of know-how and technology, with an initial focus on industrial and commercial buildings.
Increasing the energy efficiency of buildings entails enormous potential for saving on energy and reducing CO2 emissions. The tangible improvement of energy efficiency can be achieved by efficient facilities engineering, in addition to improving the thermal insulation of buildings. This is why building automation plays a central part. The adequate and demand-actuated as well as energy efficient and safe operation of buildings is possible only on the basis of optimized "building intelligence".
Modern automation comprises the management, control, monitoring, optimization and operation of utility engineering facilities such as heating, air conditioning and lighting.
To promote this issue in China, the BFW Bau Sachsen is currently involved in a public-private partnership project in co-operation with the Zhejiang College of Construction (ZCC) in Hangzhou. The project objective is energy efficient building operation through optimised processes. The aim is the sustained transfer of know-how and technology, with an initial focus on industrial and commercial buildings.
iMOVE as gateway to the German training sector
Adequately equipped training locations, modern curricula, comprehensive and uniform training and examination standards as well as the qualification of the training staff are major elements in India's attempts to upgrade vocational education and training.
German training providers are especially well experienced and competent when it comes to these various services. The high quality of tailor-made training provisions from Germany is the main reason for the growing international reputation of "Training – Made in Germany".
iMOVE, the export initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, identified the German partner for the planning and establishment of the ATIs on behalf of the Indian government. iMOVE aims at promoting international collaboration and the initiation of cooperation and business relationships in vocational training and continuing education.
Working for Indian stakeholders from industry, the education sector and government organizations, iMOVE can find suitable partners from Germany with the desired expertise. Since 2001, iMOVE has built a large network of suppliers, Indian partner organizations and Indian companies.
iMOVE office in India
iMOVE services include a multilingual database which contains the business profiles of more than 200 German training providers and an interactive B2B marketplace where interested parties worldwide can publish their training demands and requests in order to find a suitable German partner.
Since 2011, iMOVE maintains an office in Delhi. It directly provides interested parties with information about opportunities for cooperation with German training providers and, in turn, advises German providers in their search for Indian partners.
Author: Silvia Niediek, iMOVE
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Source: Article by iMOVE, published in EPC World, Issue December 2016; epcworld.in