Ranchi : Under the Skill India programme, the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) organized a two-day ’employment fair’ for dependents/wards of employees/ex-employees of the company at its headquarters in Ranchi.
Candidates were interviewed by companies like L&T, HEC, Cummins, Tata Motors, Usha Martin, STI Marketing and Allsion. At the end of the two-day fair 421 candidates were interviewed by 34 companies for different posts like electrician, welder, fitter and for other jobs, a CCL release said.
“This employment fair has acted as a bridge connecting the candidates and companies and is mutually beneficial to both,” the release said quoting one of the employers.
Both the participating companies and the candidates appreciated the efforts by CCL CMD Gopal Singh as it would help the youth, particularly in the rural areas.
In order to bridge the skill gap Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the vision of “Skill India”, and the CCL have launched several skill development programmes through various training institutions, especially to the youth from rural background.
The aim of these programs, it said, was to make these youths employable and self-reliant.
ITI, Multi Skill Development Center (MSDC), Mining Sirdar Training, Mobile repairing etc are some of the vocational training that is being provided by Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), the release said.
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