Simulator based welding training inaugurated at ITI Bolouda by NTPC Sipat

nChief General Manager NTPC Sipat Padmakumar Rajasekharan inaugurated the welding training programme at Industrial Training Institute, Baloda on January 7 2019.

The training programme has been started under New Initiatives in Welding Skill Development by New Initiatives – Welding Research Department.

This is a six weeks training program first time started at ITI Baloda for unemployed youth of surrounding villages of Sipat.

The training programme consists of three weeks welding simulator and three weeks practical programme. Notably, the NTPC Sipat has established the infrastructure of ITI under Corporate Social Responsibility-Community Development (CSR-CD). The welding simulator has been installed by agency M/s SKILLVERI at ITI Baloda who will give training on simulator.

This program will ensure trainees to acquire desired welding skills of a Structural Welder increasing their probability of employment for suitable structure welding work by contracting agencies and that way NTPC will fulfill its Corporate Social Responsibility.

Speaking on this occasion Padmakumar said the new welding trade will provide new employee opportunities to students. He also advised the students to take maximum benefit of the newly opened ITI trade.