HAL-IISc To Set Up Skill Development Centre In Chitradurga

Defence Aviation major HAL in partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are setting up a Skill Development Centre at Challakere in Chitradurga District, to enhance the skill set of local people.

Foundation laying for construction of the Centre was performed yesterday by HAL CMD T Suvarna Raju and Prof Anurag Kumar, Director,IISc. ”This will go a long way in recognising and honing skills and providing opportunities for youth at various levels in line with the Government’s Skill India initiative”, said Raju.

According to Prof Anurag Kumar, the goal is to create a model facility that would provide skill development programmes for various beneficiaries from local community to high-end engineering professionals.

Construction of the HAL-IISc Skill Development Centre is expected to be completed in 24 months. Training activities are expected to begin by March 2019.

The concept of a Skill Development Centre (SDC) has been in the pipeline for nearly eight years at IISc. The realisation of this vision warranted working with active partners having common goals. HAL came forward to support the infrastructure for this Centre under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

Already many activities have been initiated at the new IISc Campus in Challakere on 1500 acres of land. This included establishment of a climate research laboratory, solar power research field, and a Centre for bio-energy-based low-carbon technologies.

(WebIndia)

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