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CIDC E-JOURNAL VISHWAKARMA (Online Monthly E-Journal of Construction Industry Development Council) Vol – 8, Issue –I I E - Journal of CIDC February, 2019 The Vice President of India Shri. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Dr. Anil Sahstrabuddhe, Chairman AICTE and Dr. Udesh Kohli, Chairman, ECI congratulated all Chatra Vishwkarma Award winners. Dr.PR Swarup signed MoU with 15 CIDC joins hands with Power Sector Engineering Colleges of Andhra Pradesh. Skill Development Council CIDCConstruction Activities Industry Development Council http://www.cidc.in/new/publications3.html Vol – 8, Issue -II E – Journal of CIDC February, 2019 AICTE-ECI-ISTE Chhatra Vishwakarma Awards ‘Development of rural areas should not erode their unique identities but must fortify their spirits. The facilities in villages must resemble those of a city but the soul and the values of Indian villages, must be preserved’, the Vice President of India Shri. M. Venkaiah Naidu said at the presentation ceremony of AICTE-ECI- ISTE Chhatra Vishwakarma Awards in New Delhi on 21st January. Shri. Naidu said that the Awards would challenge young students to come up with novel ideas that have great potential to impact life in villages through technological interventions at the grass root level. The Vice President said that educational institutions must re-orient their curricula P a g e | 2 VISHWAKARMA Vol – 8, Issue -II E – Journal of CIDC February, 2019 to ensure that students spend time in rural areas, interacting with people and understanding their problems. He congratulated the All India Council of Technical Education’s endeavour to catalyse rural development in association with the Engineering Council of India (ECI) and the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). The Chhatra Vishwakarma Awards are inspired by the spirit of engineering and creation patronised by Lord Vishwakarma, the ruling deity of construction practices in India. This year, the AICTE in association with Engineering Council of India (ECI) and the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) announced the 2nd Chhatra Vishwakarma Awards 2018 under the theme “Empowerment of Villages through Technologies”. The council received a total of 1067 applications from the teams of various institutions in 8 categories. After scrutiny, 118 teams with a total of 310 students including 191 male and 119 female students have been called for the National Convention at AICTE headquarters, New Delhi. CIDC to train local college students’ in Andhra Pradesh for gainful employment To streamline developmental needs of the construction industry and to implement its development and Holistic Human Resource Development (HHRD) agenda, Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 15 engineering colleges of Andhra Pradesh. These MoUs were facilitated by the Andhra Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority. This initiative has opened new employment opportunities for P a g e | 3 VISHWAKARMA Vol – 8, Issue -II E – Journal of CIDC February, 2019 young engineering graduates. Dr P.R. Swarup, DG, CIDC said, “Andhra Pradesh should become the hub of skilled manpower for the construction industry.” DG, CIDC exchanged MoUs with the representatives of engineering colleges on 29th January at an event organised in Vijaywada in the presence of V. Ramnath, chairperson, APRERA, and Dr Mullapudi Renuka and Chandu Sambasivarao, members APRERA. All these colleges are now working as CIDC affiliated training centres for different employment oriented skills related to the construction industry. Rural youths from the villages around the colleges as well as students of those colleges will be benefitted from the training. The colleges will take responsibility of providing physical infrastructure and selecting deserving candidates, whereas CIDC will take the responsibility of training. Dr Swarup said, “There are several new areas where the students shall be trained to gain fruitful employment, they relate to construction quality assurance, quality feedback etc. In this context, APRERA, is already discussing with the AP state skill development corporation to initiate a pilot project under the RPL scheme, utilising the resources of CIDC,” he said. The principals, directors and representatives of Usha Rama College Institute & Technology, Nova Group of Engineering Institutions, RVR & Jr College, Chintalapudi Engineering College (CEC), Prakasam Engineering College, NRI Institute of Technology, Malineni Perumallu Educational Society’s Group of Institutions, Bapatla Engineering College, Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College and Chalapathi Institute of Engineering & Technology and other Colleges participated in this event. P a g e | 4 VISHWAKARMA Vol – 8, Issue -II E – Journal of CIDC February, 2019 First Batch of IRCON-ISL trainees got employment All students of the first batch of CIDC skill development programme at Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University are placed just after completion of their training. The programme was sponsored by the IRCON Infrastructure Services Limited (IRCON-ISL) under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) scheme. The programme is very close to heart of Chief Minister of Haryana Shri Manohar Lal Khattar. Time to time he is visiting HVSU and taking personal interest in different skill development programmes run by the HVSU. The students were given course completion certificate by Ms. Simi Soma Sundaram, Assistant Director, HVSU in a award ceremony held at HVSU 29th January. The appointment letters have already been given. HVSU Technical Consultant SK Bhutani, IRCON - ISL General Manager P a g e | 5 VISHWAKARMA Vol – 8, Issue -II E – Journal of CIDC February, 2019 Ravi Kumar, Project Coordinator Javed Inayat, Adviser, CIDC and Admin Head, Faridabad Centre Vijay Kumar, instructor Sabab Akhtar, Pawan Kumar Sharma Many other dignitaries were present. IRCON - ISL tasked CIDC to train 60 local youths in Raj Mistry and Bar Bender trade. This was a 300 hours non - residential training, which was imparted in HVSU campus. Out of these 300 hours training hour, 60 hours were delivered in classroom and remaining 240 hours were on site. Influenced with the quality of training, the site's contract agency accommodated all these students in his company. According to CIDC's advisor Faridabad Centre's Admin Head Vijay Kumar this training was specially designed for the local youths. So, we conducted an awareness programme in nearby villages for students mobilisation. We approached students as well their parents. Impressed with the huge success of the 1st batch we have started next batch also. MoU with Power Sector Skill Council (PSSC) On its mission to generate more and more employment opportunity, Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Power Sector Skill Council (PSSC). The main aim of this MoU is to promote the cause of skill development of existing and prospective workmen in Power Sector and creating gainful employment opportunities for them. The programme will benefit to regular, outsourced employees as well as those employed by contractors of power companies. PSSC and CIDC agree to work P a g e | 6 VISHWAKARMA Vol – 8, Issue -II E – Journal of CIDC February, 2019 together in the area of skill development aligned to Qualification Pack /National Occupational Standard for various Job Roles compliant to National Skills Qualification Framework. PSSC will regulate the skill development activities in the Industry including development of National Occupational Standards and Qualification Packs for various job roles. It will collaborate with industry to map typical job profiles, develop the occupational and competency standards compliant to National Skill Qualification Framework for each of the job roles in industry and prepare a career path for different skill holders. CIDC will organize delivery of training program including participant sourcing, training Infrastructure like classroom, hostel (if needed), practical as well as for on the Job Training. CIDC will utilize necessary training infrastructure as per laid down standards for successful delivery of the program. CIDC also have to provide placement Support to the participants certified by the PSSC. CIDC - Kirorimal College signed MoU The primary objective of this MOU is to enable CIDC and KMC to identify mutual collaboration opportunities bringing together the strength of both toward sustained development of construction skills and education aimed at enhancement of self- employment opportunities. CIDC and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi will collaborate to conduct different training Programmes for the trainers and students in the area of entrepreneurship skills and education specially in construction sector. Both have agreed to develop a course curriculum for above purpose. Both will work together in identifying entrepreneurial opportunities and programs, promoting self-employment opportunities for Trainees of the college and preparation and exchange of Course Design and Exchange of faculty for this. The MoU was signed in Delhi by Dr. Vibha Singh Chauhan, Principal, Kirorimal College and Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Director, CIDC. P a g e | 7 VISHWAKARMA Vol – 8, Issue -II E – Journal of CIDC February, 2019 Centre’s corner VKT: Dhaulana, Hapur: AAI Officials Visit To meet the trainees of AAI (Airport Authority of India) sponsored skill development programme and take the stock of programme two officials of AAI Shri Ramnihal, Deputy General Manager (Finance) and Shri Sunil Prasad,

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