Vedanta Aluminium Reaffirms Commitment to Empowering Rural Youth on World Youth Skills Day

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“By creating avenues for the local youth to get trained in such skills, Vedanta Aluminium is helping them seek gainful employment both within their communities and beyond, thereby transforming the socio-economic fabric at grassroots.” - Rahul Sharma, CEO, Vedanta Aluminium

July 2022 : On World Youth Skills Day, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, reaffirms its commitment to scaling up skill development programs for rural youth, helping them learn employable skills and find livelihood opportunities.

Through various skill development initiatives, the company has, till date, helped more than 12,000 youth get trained in solar energy technology, housekeeping, industrial sewing machine operations, tailoring, food & beverage, electricals, fitting & welding, advanced agriculture, etc. and find lucrative employment in various industries.

Speaking about the approach, Rahul Sharma, CEO, Vedanta Aluminium, said, “Creating sustainable livelihoods through skill development is fundamental to our vision for sustainable development in the regions where we operate. India’s future aspirations hinge on its young, talented workforce having the right skills as the future of work evolves rapidly. By creating avenues for the local youth to get trained in such skills, Vedanta Aluminium is helping them seek gainful employment both within their communities and beyond, thereby transforming the socio-economic fabric at grassroots.”

Niharika Durga, one of the trainees in the program, says, “I would like to thank Vedanta for providing placement-linked skill training which has opened up a world of opportunities for me. I am very happy to share that I have successfully completed the 3-month training program and got employment with Ramoji film city, Hyderabad, which has consequently brought happiness to my family. I am the first girl in my family to have secured such a good job. My parents are very proud of me!”

Earlier this year, Vedanta Aluminium launched a skill development program for the communities in the vicinity of its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh, in Kalahandi district of Odisha. The first batch of 29 students who underwent this program are now employed in some of India’s top hospitality sector players.

This is significant, since Lanjigarh is located in one of the remotest regions of India, with not many education and livelihood opportunities for the youth to chase their aspirations. Success of Vedanta Aluminium’s skill development program is encouraging many other youngsters to come forward and enroll for subsequent phases of the program.

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