Objective/ Role of NHIDCL in Skill Development & Training Programs:
- To enable the Indian youth to take up Highway-relevant skill training that will help them secure a better livelihood, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has initiated Skill Development/Upgradation of workmen in the Highway Construction Sector under the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Scheme for projects with Civil Works with value of Rs. 100 Crores and above.
- Under this scheme, Individuals with prior learning experience or skills are assessed and certified.
- Training and Assessment fees are paid by NHIDCL as per MoRT&H guidelines.
| Details of Skill Development Trainings Completed at NHIDCL (with CIDC as Training Partner) in FY 2020-21 and 2021-22 for Unemployed Youth (VT) as well as Workers of Contractors (OJT) | ||||
| S.No. | First Phase (June 2020-March 2021) | Second Phase (April 2021- Sept. 2021) | Total Candidates Trained (First Phase + Second Phase) | |
| Number of Candidates trained under | Number of Candidates trained under | |||
| Vocational Training (VT) | On the Job Training (OJT) | Vocational Training (VT) | ||
| 1 | 300 | 660 | 540 | 1500 |
- Vocational Training (VT): Vocational Training was for local unemployed youth of Three Month Duration. Each Youth was also given Rs.15000/- per month as training stipend.
- On the Job Training (OJT): On the Job Training was provided to the Highway Construction Workers of the contractors. It was 15 Days On-site Training. Each worker was given financial assistance of Rs.15000/- for 15 Days training.
Action taken by NHIDCL under RPL Scheme in 2018-19:
As part of the Skill Development initiative under the RPL Scheme of MoRT&H, more than 7,000 workers from Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, and Jammu & Kashmir have been trained in the trades of Masonry and BarBending over a span of 11 months at 15 NHIDCL Projects, each with a value of Rs. 100 Crores and above
Ongoing Training Programs under the RPL Scheme in 2019-20:
- For the year 2019-20, MoRT&H has identified 49 projects of NHIDCL, each with a value of Rs. 100 Crores and above, in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, UƩarakhand, and West Bengal for Training Providers (TPs) regarding Skill Development of Highway Construction workers under the RPL Scheme.
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Internship
To provide career development opportunities to the students, NHIDCL provides internship from 2 to 6 months in various fields. Internship is hosted on the AICTE portal from where the desirous students can apply online. The link of the AICTE portal is given in the NHIDCL Website. Click Here
