RSDC’s 2nd Award Ceremony to Celebrate Skilling Excellence in Rubber Industry

With a view to recognise the contribution made and excellence achieved towards the cause of skill development in rubber sector, Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC) will celebrate 2^nd Award Ceremony on 10^th of November 2017 at New Delhi.

Mr. Rajesh Agarwal, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Mr. Manish Kumar, MD & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation, Mr. Vinod Simon, Chairman RSDC, Dr. Raghupati Singhania, Chairman and MD of JK Tyres

“RSDC awards function not only recognises excellence but brings together all the stakeholders in rich value chain of rubber sector including rubber & tyre industry, natural rubber growing interests, training partners, assessment agencies and academia all on one platform. The award ceremony will effectively showcase the desired impact of skilling and up-skilling that has helped many organizations and lives of individuals in a positive way”, said Ms. Meghna Mishra, CEO RSDC.

Dr. K P Krishnan, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India has consented to be the chief guest. Mr. Satish Sharma, Chairman Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) and Mr. Kamal Chowdhury, President, All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) are the guests of honour at the awards function.

Rubber sector is an employment intensive sector and therefore requirement of skilled manpower is of utmost importance. It is only with the help of industry partners, training partners and Assessment agencies that this herculean task of creating a pool of skilled workforce, is possible. To acknowledge their efforts the nominations are judged on how well the participants meet the set criteria for each category. The nominations are judged by an independent panel of experts, who are industry leaders. The categories of awards are: Best Training Partner, Best Trainer, Best Trainees, Best Assessment Agency and Best Assessor.

Eminent organisations have come forward in support of the award ceremony as sponsors including JK Tyre, Metro Tyres, ISRPL and LabourNet.

In the first edition of awards ceremony last year, MRF Tyres and All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) were the sponsors. The event was graced by Dr. Raghupati Singhania, Chairman and MD of JK Tyres, Mr. Rajesh Agarwal, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Mr. Manish Kumar, MD & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation.

About Rubber Skill Development Council

Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC), a Sector Skill Council for the rubber sector set up by All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) and Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) in collaboration with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), is focusing on skill development & training needs of the rubber sector. RSDC have also signed an MoU with The Rubber Board for various activities to be undertaken for Natural Rubber (NR) / Plantation sector.