Vayumitra Skill Development Programme

The first Phase of “Vayumitra Skill Development Program (VSDP)” envisages training of 5010 Participants during the period from 2021-22 to 2023-24 through Training of Participants (TOP) programme. The participants will be trained in the following three major areas / job levels approved by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India namely, (1) O&M Electrical & Instrumentation Technician – WPP, (2) O&M Mechanical Technician – WPP and (3) Site Surveyor – WPP based on the discussions and demand of the wind industry. The total number of participants proposed to be trained is 1830 participants in O&M Mechanical Technician, 1830 trainees in O&M Electrical Technician and 1350 trainees in Site Surveyor.

The TOP programme will be conducted at the identified Training Partners (TP) located close to Wind Farms of nine (9) windy states, namely Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala. To train the participants through the identified institutions, NIWE will train 690 Trainers (345 participants from the institutes and 345 participants from the wind industry) through 23 numbers of 12 days Training of Trainers (TOT) programmes. Both the TOP and TOT programme will be assessed by qualified Assessors from Sector Skill Council (Skill Council for Green Jobs) and NIWE will conduct Orientation Programme to 34 Assessors through Orientation to Assessors (OTA) programme of 7 days.

The candidates meeting the educational qualification as per the Qualification Pack will be shortlisted and selected for intensive training / skill development at the identified institutes spread across the 9 windy States of the country. Special emphasis shall be given to the persons coming from rural background, unemployed youth, women, SC / ST / OBC / EWS candidates from the regions which are in the vicinity of the existing wind farms / wind potential sites. The candidates would be provided boarding and lodging facilities wherever necessary at the training centre by the Training partners. At the end of the course, proper assessment shall be made and certificates shall be issued by NSDC / MSDE, Government of India. NIWE through a Committee shall facilitate in networking the meritorious candidates and the wind industry for broadening their placement opportunities.