Ajit Gulabchand appointed as Chairman of Construction Skills Development Council

Ajit Gulabchand appointed as Chairman of Construction Skills Development Council
Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Construction Company, has been appointed Chairman of the Construction Skills Development Council (CSDC), the sector skill council for the construction sector approved by the National Skill Development Corporation, a public-private partnership of the Union Ministry of Finance.
The industry-led Construction Skills Development Council would bring together all stakeholders in the construction arena to achieve the common goal of creating a skilled workforce for the construction sector. The 20-member CSDC Governing Council to be chaired by Mr Gulabchand would comprise nominees of the Construction Federation of India, CREDAI, Builders Association of India, and National Highway Builders Association, besides leading industry representatives and government nominees.  The Construction Skills Development Council — one of 18 sector skill councils approved by the National Skill Development Corporation till date — would focus on the manpower requirements of the real estate (residential, commercial, and industrial as well as SEZ) sector, and infrastructure arena, utilities like power and irrigation, urban infrastructure and transportation (railways, civil aviation, roadways and ports).
The Construction Skills Development Council would work jointly with large private companies and institutions to devise industry-based curriculum, set training and examination standards, offer good quality vocational training, and provide industry-endorsed certification. It would help create a skill development plan, while setting up sector-specific competency standards. It would then work out training mechanisms to develop modules for trainers. Eventually, it would conduct certification of trainers as well as for workers. It would also undertake accreditation of all sector specific courses.

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