Die National Skill Development Corporation NSDC und der Verband der indischen Gummi-Industrie gründeten für diesen arbeitsintensiven Sektor den Sector Skill Council "Gummi".
Rubber industry sets up skill development council
National Skill Development Corporation NSDC and All India Rubber Industries Association have formed a skilled development council for the labour-intensive rubber sector.
The Rubber Industries Sector Skill Council (RSSC) will help skill development in the Indian rubber industry, comprising about 500 large/medium-scale units and nearly 5,500 small and tiny units. The sector is highly labour intensive with 5 lakh people directly employed in the industry.
The MoU was signed by the CEO and Managing Director of NSDC, Mr Dilip Chenoy, and the President of AIRIA, Mr Vinod Simon, in the presence of the Rubber Board Chairperson, Ms Sheela Thomas, and the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association Vice-Chairman, Mr Anant Goenka.
An important objective of the council will be to participate in accreditation, examination and certification of training courses at training institutes and promotion of academies of excellence.
Planning training of trainers is another vital aspect before RSSC.
The rubber industry bodies will jointly infuse equity in the council. NSDC has agreed to fund the formation and operations of the council through a combination of grant and loan.
Mr Simon said that a sector skill gap study was undertaken by AIRIA and ATMA which found that there is a significant gap between the availability and demand of trained manpower in rubber sector.
While there are a large number of training institutes, employability is often an issue. There is need to create talent that is industry-ready.
The Governing Board of the council comprises three members from the tyre segment, three members from the non-tyre segment (with at least two from the medium or small scale rubber companies) and a member each from Indian Rubber Manufacturer Research Association, Indian Cycle and Rickshaw Tyre Manufacturer Association, Indian Rubber Institute and Rubber Board of India.