To make skill development in Air Conditioners and Refrigeration uninterrupted and boundary-less amid COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Ltd., has taken the virtual skill-building route. The company has seamlessly designed virtual skilling curriculum and is organising online classes at Skill Development Centers and it is – where majority of the rural students are attending classes through mobile phones in absence of laptops and computers at home. So far over 1500 students have benefitted from these online classes.
As part of its CSR initiative, the company intends to train rural youth across the country through its world-class trainers, specially designed curriculum and five skill development centres in Andhra Pradesh and 1 skill development center in Gujarat. The company is also aiming high to create more than 50,000 world-class technicians and cooling experts by 2025 through its four states of the art Engineering Excellence Centres located in all four metro cities of the country.
Commenting on the initiative, Gurmeet Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Ltd., said, “A robust skill development ecosystem of a country has the potential to reduce unemployment and underemployment, increase productivity, and improve standards of living. Technical Skill development of rural India’s young population can contribute to structural transformation and economic growth by enhancing employability and labour productivity. Hitachi is a global leader in air conditioning technology and we hope to produce world-class technicians at our centers.”
