Rubber, Chemical & Petrochemical Skill Development Council (RCPSDC) celebrated its Annual Awards on 16th Dec,22 at Hotel Sheraton, New Delhi to facilitate the best performers in the Rubber, Chemical & Petrochemical skilling ecosystem.
The yearly awards ceremony drew active participation from government departments, the rubber, chemical, and petrochemical industries, training partners and assessment agencies, and important stakeholders from across the country. Mr KK Dwivedi, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India graced the event as Chief Guest. Recounting his first-hand experience of working closely with the Rubber sector in Assam in his earlier innings as Principal Secretary of the state, Chief Guest of the event Mr KK Dwivedi, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the government of India stated that there was an urgent need to equip the fast-growing Rubber sector with a skilled workforce both in tapping and processing. The Rubber and Chemical sector is expected to grow at 8-10% in the next few years and will require a continuous supply of a large skilled workforce. By upskilling one of the largest segments of the economy comprising the Rubber, Chemical and Petrochemical sectors, RCPSDC is best placed to be a driver of India & economic growth. For that, all the stakeholders need to come in support of the sector skill council. Government is taking Rubber, Chemical and Petrochemical as a priority sector and is committed to creating an empowering ecosystem”, said Mr KK Dwivedi. Ms Hena Usman, IPoS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India also honoured the occasion as the Guest of honour.
Lt Col Gunjan Chowdhary, Director, National Corporation for Vocational Education & Training (NCVET), Dr Maneesh Mishra, Executive Vice President, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Dr Deepak Paliwal, Joint Director, Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), Bhopal and Dr Vinay Swarup Mehrotra, Professor, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) were honourable guests of honour. Mr Vinod Patkotwar, Chairman, RCPSDC, emphasised the necessity to expand the skilling programmes in the country in his welcoming speech to meet the demand for a trained workforce both domestically and internationally. Besides celebrating excellence, RCPSDC exchanged 3 MoUs at the Annual Awards 2022, with Government Tool Room & Training Centre (GTTC), Karnataka for the execution of dual certification programmes and with Rabindranath Tagore University (RNTU), Bhopal for B. Voc, and dual certification programmes.
A further significant MoU was inked with the Bahadurgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI), Haryana for the implementation of Re- skilling and Upskilling programs under various state / Central Government Schemes.
Last Year at the Annual Awards 2021, RCPSDC launched the project “Utthaan”, one of the ambitious projects aimed at upskilling the workforce (unorganised or organised) in plastic waste segregation, processing and recycling job roles and helping them perform their jobs more effectively and enhance their productivity. Through an audio-visual presentation this year at the Annual Awards 2022, the participants were updated on the achievements of Project “Utthaan” and how the same is transforming the lives of neglected strata of society. In the first phase, 205 sanitation workers have been trained under the project.
On the occasion, Special Recognition was conferred on Dr Pradeep Mehta, State Head, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the project Utthaan, wherein the training being imparted by Lok Bharti Group, an affiliated training partner of RCPSDC and Mr Rajiv Pandey, Assistant Director, Urban Development Directorate, State Urban Development Agency (SUDA), Government of Uttarakhand. Amongst industry partners, Special Awards were received by JK Tyre & Industries (Best Industry Partner – Rubber), Varroc Polymers (Best Industry Partner – CPC) and Bridgestone India (Best CSR Project). Training Partners were recognised across different training methodologies. Prerna Group (Best Training Partner- RPL BICE), Yashaswi Group (Best Training Partner – NAPS), Wayne Management Consultants (Best Training Partner- RPL) and VDA Technologies (Best Training Partner – STT) were adjudged the winners. Mercer Mettl (Best Assessment Agency – 1st Prize), and Trendsetters Skill Assessors Private Limited (Best Assessment Agency – 2nd Prize) received the awards as the best assessment agencies.
Best trainers and assessor’s awards went to – Mr Abhinav Swami (Best Trainer -CPC), Mr Abdul Raoof A (Best Trainer – Rubber), Mr Pushpendra Singh Arya (Best Assessor- Rubber) and Mr Manash Jyoti (Best Assessor – CPC). The best trainees were chosen from amongst a large number of entries – Ms Sunita Devi (Best Trainee – Plastic Waste Management & Segregator 1st Prize), Ms Shobha (Best Trainee – Plastic Waste Management & Segregator 2nd Prize), Mr Sandeep Prajapati (Best Trainee – CPC 1st Prize), Mr Azad Mansuri (Best Trainee – CPC 2nd Prize), Ms Dipali Das (Best Trainee – NR Plantation 1st Prize), Mr Sudip Sarkar (Best Trainee – NR Plantation 2nd Prize), Mr Kanchan Dashrath More (Best Trainee – Rubber Manufacturing 1st Prize), Mr Akash (Best Trainee – Rubber Manufacturing 2nd Prize).
Mr Saif Mohammad, CEO of, RCPSDC said: “I congratulate all of the awardees and give my best wishes to RCPSDC for completing a successful decade of hard work in the skilling ecosystem. We are committed to continuing our efforts to boost the efficiency of the Rubber, Chemical, and petrochemical sector through skill training and unlock the sector’s growth prospects. RCPSDC is actively pursuing excellence in the Rubber, Chemical, and Petrochemical Sectors and we look forward to acknowledging and celebrating the achievements of our stakeholders in the coming years”.
