The Hindu Business Line : Tata Motors appoints first batch of Singur youth

Mumbai, Sept. 19 Tata Motors Small Car plant at Singur, West Bengal, has issued appointment letters to 17 youth from Singur villages. They received the letters in the plant premises.

This first batch consists of the 17 Industrial Training Institute (ITI)-educated youth, who had been selected for six-month training at Tata Motors’ Jamshedpur plant since March 2007.

At the end of the training, they took practical and theoretical tests and interviews, following which they were found to be suitable for employment at the plant, said a press release.

Trade Tests

They have been trained in basic fitting, welding, MMV (Mechanic Motor Vehicle), machine shop, CNC (Computerised Numerically Controlled) machines, electrical, electronics and tool & die making. Their skill upgradation will continue at the Jamshedpur plant and subsequently at Singur.

Like this first batch, another group of 302 individuals, all from Singur villages, are now undergoing either a six-month or nine-month training programme since May 2007, at the ITI Howrah Homes, ITI Hooghly, ATI Dasnagar and the Ramakrishna Shilpa Mandir, Howrah. After completing their respective programme, they will undertake a trade test to be conducted by the West Bengal Government’s Department of Technical Education & Training.

The successful candidates will then undergo 15 months’ hands-on training at Tata Motors’ facilities to make them multi-skilled. On successful completion of this 15-month programme, the trainees will take the trade tests to qualify for trade certificates issued by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and will become eligible for employment at the Singur plant and vendor facilities.

Training Programme

Yet another batch of 101 youths, also from Singur villages, is now being inducted in a nine-month training course. They will be trained at different ITIs. Like the current batch of 302 trainees, on completion of the training programme, these 101 youth too will appear for a trade test.

The successful candidates will then undergo 15-month training at Tata Motors facilities.