Bhubaneswar: Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), under the chairmanship of Naveen Jindal, has tied up with C V Raman Global University, Odisha (CGU-Odisha) to enhance its workforce skills under the ‘Dakshata’ initiative.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed by JSP’s Executive Director in Charge (Angul) Pankaj Malhan and CGU’s Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr G Sridevi.
JSP’s CHRO Dilip Kumar Sinha, Vice-President (HR) Subhash Chander, CGU’s Professor of Practice Amulya Mohapatra, Head (Welding COE) Debasis Mahapatra and Head (Automation COE) Rajat Samantaray were also present at the signing event.
JSP and CGU-Odisha will jointly deliver various training programmes at Naveen Jindal Skill Centre, at JSP’s Angul facility, and Centre of Excellence (CoE) at CGU-Odisha.
The programmes will focus on improving competencies of the workforce across various trades, including welding, fabrication, electrician, and other futuristic skilling domains.
Specialised skill training will also be provided in industrial automation, in areas like PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS, hydraulics, pneumatics, etc. along with advanced manufacturing including advanced welding, advanced machining, simulation and modelling.
The programme will cover emerging industry requirements, equipping the workforce with necessary competencies to meet JSP’s evolving needs.
“The partnership underscores our shared commitment to building a highly skilled workforce, aligned with industry standards and future requirements. We believe this initiative, reinforcing the commitment of our Chairman Shri Naveen Jindal to significantly contribute to workforce excellence and enhance operational efficiency in the skill ecosystem at JSP as well as across India,” said Malhan.
This collaboration aims to strengthen the skills of newly recruited and existing employees, including executives, non-executives, and contract workers, through structured training and upskilling programmes.
