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TCS pilots unique scheme at Rajarhat to increase the base of skilled workers in the construction industry

 

Skills of 2,000 workers to be upgraded during construction phase

Kolkata, December 20, 2012: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, announced that it has devised an innovative scheme to further boost pool of skilled workers in construction and related industries like metalwork across the country.

This unique program to upgrade skills will be carried out during the construction phase while building new TCS campuses in places like Kolkata, Indore and Nagpur. A pilot program for this unique skills development initiative has already commenced at Rajarhat, where TCS is constructing a software development campus spread over 40 acres.

Over the course of the construction period, as many as 2,000 workers will be trained at the purpose-built on-site Construction Skill Training Center (CTSC). The CTSC, which has tie-ups with local training institutes, is functioning since October 2012 and has completed the first batch of worker training certifications.

The trained workers from the CTSC will be employed by building contractors at the site during the construction phase. This skill development program will also enhance awareness toward safety-at-site and increase productivity in the industry.

“Through this process, we expect up to 50% of the workers used in building the TCS campus to be sourced from workers trained at our skills training center,” said S Mahalingam, CFO, TCS. “TCS has always taken the lead in developing IT and engineering talent in India. Now we are looking at how we can help also build the base of other important skills that are important for sustaining economic growth. West Bengal has a significant, scalable pool of people who can contribute to the construction industry nationally as tradesmen.”

Mahalingam added, “I hope that other corporations who are involved with large construction projects will deploy our model to increase the base of trained and skilled workmen in the country. In this manner, we can not only upgrade skills but also increase the employability and earning ability of workers in the construction industry across the country.”

Specific training programs have been designed depending upon the skill level of participants and skills like formwork, bar-bending and masonry will taught in the training center. The CTSC contains live mock-ups of various construction activities. Upon completion, these trainees will be certified based on the skill levels achieved. 

Multiple programs have been designed to suit the needs of all workers:

  • 21 Hours Capsule: For workers with no skills and intended for orientation toward the construction trade
  • 42 Hours Capsule: For workers with some experience to gain the skills required for complex job for skilled workers
  • 154 Hours Capsule: This is intended to upgrade the skills from the semi-skilled to the skilled level.
  • Three Days Job-specific Training Module: Intended for skilled workmen who require specialist knowledge like light duty tower erection, heavy duty tower erection, cup lock system, Alufo wall formwork system, Alufo column formwork, Doka stair, flex system and coupling of rebar.

About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of  IT,  BPS,  infrastructure,  engineering and  assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model™, recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 300,000 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 46 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $13.4 billion for year ended March 31, 2014 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, visit us at www.tcs.com.