New Delhi, October 29, 2017: Representing India in the Automobile Technology skills, Tata Motors’ Aditya Pratap Singh Rathore won the country’s first ever Medallion for Excellence, securing the highest position and points at the 44th WorldSkills competition held from 15-18 October 2017 in Abu Dhabi. Hosted by EmiratesSkills and Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC) and organised by Abu Dhabi Center for Technical & Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET), this has been the largest skills competition to date.
Since 1950, the WorldSkills competition has been organised by WorldSkills International every two years and is the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in the world, truly reflecting global industry. It aims to showcase and inspire world-class excellence in skills and introduce the youth to a variety of skilled careers.
Tata Motors in association with institutions such as NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation), is contributing to the Skill India mission of the Government since 2014. Connecting aspirations of the youth, the company is proud to nurture a vast talent pool, preparing them for the future automotive industry. As part of its programmes to provide technical and vocational education for unemployed youth, Tata Motors has set itself a goal to train anywhere between 30,000 to 40,000 people in the next three years in skills associated with automobile industry. Additionally, training programmes in collaboration with Automotive Skill Development Council (ASDC) at its different manufacturing plants, various dealerships, and services centres are already underway.
To enhance training quality, Tata Motors has developed standardized course content for automotive trades – mechanics and driver training, partnered with reputed NGOs having previous experience of running skill development program, built capacity of partners through train-the-trainer and management development programs and provided practical exposure to students through on-the-job trainings and industry visits.
About WorldSkills Competition :
Considered as ‘Olympics of Skills’, WorldSkills provides a global platform to competitors who represent the best of their peers and are selected from skill competitions in WorldSkills Member countries and regions. Young competitors - all under the age of 21 years- from the 77 member countries and regions demonstrate their technical abilities to execute specific tasks for which they study and/or perform in their workplace.
India, represented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as its member organization, has been participating in the competition since 2003. This year, around 1,300 youngsters from 59 WorldSkills Member countries and regions showcased their talent across 51 skills competitions, with India participating in 26 Skills. A total of 36 countries participated in the Automobile Technology skill - the highest number of competitors amongst the five skills of ‘Transportation and Logistics’ category.
About Tata Motors
Tata Motors Limited, a USD 42 billion organisation, is a leading global automobile manufacturer of cars, utility vehicles, buses, trucks and defence vehicles. As India’s largest automobile company and part of the USD 100 billion Tata group, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa, and Indonesia through a strong global network of 76 subsidiary and associate companies, including Jaguar Land Rover in the UK and Tata Daewoo in South Korea. In India, Tata Motors has an industrial joint venture with Fiat. Engaged in engineering and automotive solutions, with a focus on future-readiness and a pipeline of tech-enabled products, Tata Motors is India’s market leader in commercial vehicles and among the top in passenger vehicles with 9 million vehicles on Indian roads. The company’s innovation efforts are focused on developing auto technologies that are sustainable as well as suited. With design and R&D centres located in India, the UK, Italy and Korea, Tata Motors strives to pioneer new products that fire the imagination of GenNext customers. Abroad, Tata cars, buses, and trucks are being marketed in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, CIS, and Russia.
