Jamshedpur: NML-NIAMT launch job oriented three-month CWDS training for women

Jamshedpur, Feb 11: CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur in association with National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT), Ranchi, on Friday commenced a three-month job oriented training programme between February 11 and May 9, for women on, ‘Carpentry & Woodcraft with 3D Design Software (CWDS).’ The training programme is a part of the project, ‘Women Technology Park (WTP)’ for capacity building and entrepreneurship development sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India. The course curriculum offered in this training program is aligned with NSDC Qualification Pack FFS/Q0103.

The training that commenced on Friday, February 11 has been designed as a three-month full day programme being conducted at CSIR—NML. A professional carpenter will provide training to the participants.

At the inaugural programme held today, the Director, CSIR-NML, Dr Indranil Chattoraj while delivering the welcome address encouraged the women participants to participate actively in the training programme as it was a door to the treasure chest of future self employment avenues.

Director, NIAMT, Prof Partha Chattopadhyay, gave a brief on the thoughts behind arranging this special training program for women. Chief Scientist & Head, KRIT Division of CSIR-NML, Dr Mita Tarafder made a detailed presentation on the training program as part of the DST-WTP project. She mentioned the difficulties faced while organizing a training program that was usually not considered as a women-centric vehicle. Dr Tarafder elaborated on the on-going and upcoming events that had been planned and would be executed by CSIR-NML as a part of the WTP project.

Senior Scientest and Head of CSIR_NML Engineering Division, Uday Bhaskar Rao talked on new workshop facilities being created for such training programmes with a wide array of tools required for such endeavours and informed the participants on the availability of internal resources.

Professional carpenter and trainer for this workshop, Rajendra Kumar encouraged women participants to learn the basics well and urged them to focus on the training that had been specially designed for them to provide a livelihood option once they developed expertise in this area.