Tata Motors recently completed training of over 200 candidates in Jammu and Kashmir under the Prime Minister’s Udaan Scheme, through ‘Tata Motors Certified Works Manager’ programme.

After becoming the first automobile company to enroll under the scheme in 2013, the collaborative effort has resulted in training and generating employment opportunities for three-year engineering diploma holders and professional degree holders of Jammu and Kashmir, through a collective action-oriented agenda.

Under the ‘Tata Motors Certified Works Manager’ programme, fresh graduates from engineering colleges of Jammu & Kashmir are recruited and trained for a period of 6 months at Amity Noida and Tata Motors’ STC (Service Training Centers). On completion of their training, these graduates are placed at Tata Motors dealerships as ‘Service Managers’.

Out of the 230 Udaan candidates enrolled under this program in last four batches, 218 candidates have completed their training and have been assured a job. Moreover, 187 candidates have already joined work at Tata Motors’ dealerships.

Commenting on the association, Sanjeev Garg, VP and global head – Customer Care CVBU said, “Through the initiative, we aim to provide job opportunities to over 1,300 youth in Jammu and Kashmir, in the next five years. With an increasing number of vehicles plying on the road, quality repair and maintenance is an important aspect, and schemes like these help us equip a pool of skilled candidates, in turn helping strengthen our service. We will continue to invest in such training programs, for aspiring youth who wish to work with corporates.”

With a first-of-its-kind MoU with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Tata Motors has over the past few years, has signed over six such agreements with leading institutes and organisations, to develop skilled manpower.