Aims to create a permanent ‘Centre of Excellence for students to impart skills to them.
PUNE: The center set up under the aegis of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Construction Skill Development Council of India (CSDCI) will impart training and skills development in Bricklaying and Wall & Floor Tiling among the students and help them compete in national and international levels.
“The main objective of Kushal CREDAI is to impart different skills to students that will be useful to them in the long run. Competing with the representatives from Germany, China, the USA, and France at the Skills Competition and winning a medal is inspiring. We are confident that our students will make a name for themselves in the competition to be held in Shanghai in October 2022. We are now aiming to create a permanent ‘Centre of Excellence for the best quality skills training for students where they will receive state-of-the-art training in construction skills,” said J.P. Shroff, Chairman, Kushal and Labour Welfare Committee of CREDAI-Pune Metro during the inauguration of a Kushal CREDAI World Skills Training Centre at AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune.
Dignitaries including Chief Guest, Padma Shri Prataprao Pawar, CMD, Sakal Group, Ranjit Naikanavare, VP, CREDAI-Pune Metro, Deepak Shikarpur, IT Engineer, Dr. D.S. Bormane Principal, AISSM Engineering College, Suresh Shinde, Jt. Secretary, AISSMS College and members of Kushal and Labour Welfare Committee including J.P. Shroff, Chairman & WSC Expert, Milind Talathi, Expert Construction Skills, Kavish Thakwani, WSC Expert, Pallavi Kothari, WSC 2022 Expert, Kapil Trimal, Sameer Belvalkar, Sapna Rathi and Parag Patil among others were present during the occasion.
Kushal CREDAI also felicitated the national Gold medal winners including Monish Kamal from Odisha and Sanjiv Kumar Sabavath from Maharashtra and Silver Medalists including Kanhoo Sahoo, Lochan Mahoto, and Athul E from Kerala training under Rohim Momin and Rabith Kunnampalli, winners of Medallion of Excellence. The winners will represent the country at WorldSkills International Competition to be held in Shanghai, China in October 2022 in Bricklaying and Wall & Floor Tiling.
“We want the world to acknowledge our skills. Lots of civil engineers are now aspiring to be Tiling and Bricklaying experts,” said Shroff.
Speaking on the occasion, Pratap Pawar said,
“Students have the skills and intelligence but are not aware of it. It is commendable that Kushal CREDAI is working to find such skills in the country. Since we want better training for our children in every corner of the country through virtual reality, we have set up a system at Baramati and COEP at a cost of about Rs. 10 Crores. This will be available for free in association with CREDAI and COEP to CREDAI workers and students”
Ranjit Naiknavare said,
“Our workers need to be well-trained to fill any kind of gaps in the construction work. With such initiatives, Kushal CREDAI is trying to provide better training to future builders and engineers. We are playing a dual role in creating the skilled manpower required by the industry and creating employment for the citizens through skills development. In addition to it, Kushal CREDAI Pune Metro and MIT have also signed an MOU for an association to conduct diploma courses in real estate and infrastructure management. ”
“Whatever knowledge one acquires may be forgotten in a period of time but not the skills. In our education system, since children run after degrees and marks and ignore their skills, it is necessary for educational institutions to eliminate examinations and focus on skills. We will provide the complete digital support for publishing the efforts across India taken by these champions through his technological expertise” said Deepak Shikharpur.
