The company aims to create 10,000+ trained individuals over the next four years.

Schwing Stetter India launched its first Operator Skill Training Program at the Global Manufacturing Hub (GMH) in Cheyyar. The one-month extensive course is accredited by IESC, affiliated to NSDC. As many as 53 students have been selected for the first training, comprising two batches. These students will be trained in operating boom pumps, self-loading concrete mixers, and excavators.

Schwing Stetter inaugurated its largest facility in the state – The Global Manufacturing Hub in February 2021. The state-of-the-art integrated facility of 52 acres comprising 50,000 sq m of built-up area will now manufacture concrete boom pumps, stationary pumps, self-loading mixers, shotcrete pumps, excavators, wheel loaders and motor graders. The Global Manufacturing Hub also houses a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for training individuals in concreting products. The CoE is partnered with the IESC and includes a state-of-the-art, modernised training centre that will provide skilling to the youth across nearby districts.

Schwing Stetter is one of the largest factories located at Cheyyar currently. The company has taken a commitment to skill and train 10,000 men and women across nearby districts to make them employable. With the pandemic hitting industries hard, it is of utmost importance for individuals to be equipped with present skillsets in order to stay relevant in the industry. This exclusive training program will empower individuals with the right way to approach heavy machinery and become highly skilled operators. After training and certification through this program, the candidates can look for a rewarding career in the verticals such as Infrastructure, Construction and Ready-mix Concrete producing companies. Schwing Stetter will be sharing the resumes of passed out candidates to these companies for prospective job opportunities.

The first batch of students include 53 males; and the company also plans to include women in their upcoming programs and are working vastly towards creating a women-first environment in the GMH. In the future, Schwing Stetter India has plans to also design short-term RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) approved by NSDC, courses which will help operators and mechanics who have prior work experience in this industry but without a formal certification. This RPL programs will train, assess and certify such candidates.

Speaking about the necessity for such training programs, VG Sakthikumar, Managing Director of Schwing Stetter India says, “Over the past 20 years, we have successfully trained close to 14,000 individuals in handling concreting machinery. At our new facility, our focus has been on providing modernised training and empowering local residents at Cheyyar and nearby districts. We had the intention to start this training initiative immediately after the inauguration in the month of February 2021, but the pandemic proved to be spoiler. Our goal to train 10,000 individuals is ambitious, which is definitely possible over the coming years. Considering how severely the pandemic has hit us, a career which provides opportunity for sustained income is a boon for the students. Moreover, Schwing considers this as a responsibility to train men and women who are highly skilled to operate heavy and sophisticated equipment across concreting and construction industries.”