With the real estate industry facing a shortage of skilled manpower, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) has launched a skill development programme in Pune.
CREDAI National President Lalit Kumar Jain said, “The construction industry is the second largest contributor to the nation’s gross development product (GDP). In the coming years, the industry will require more than 1.25 crore of skilled labour. It is important to produce at least 25,000 skilled workforce every year.”
The skill development programme, ‘Kushal’, has been jointly launched by the national skill development corporation (NSDC) and CREDAI Pune Metro. Un-skilled and semi-skilled labourers will be imparted training as part of the programme.
CREDAI (Pune) Vice-President Rohit Gera said training will be offered to construction workers in six trades – shuttering carpentry, bar-bending, masonry, plumbing, painting and tiling. “The USP of the programme lies in providing learning opportunities to poor construction workers on the job and on the site free of cost. Workers learn while they earn.”
On the evaluation pattern Gera said, “The labourer’s performance is evaluated daily by the trainer present on-site full time. Also, intermediate evaluation and final evaluation comprising an oral test and a pictorial test will be done. On completion of the programme, the laborers are awarded certification by Builders Association of India.
“The Kushal project aims at imparting training without disturbing on-site work. It consists of 80 per cent on-site training and 20 per cent classroom-based training. The most measurable outcome of the programme for the trainees is considerable wage rise, leading to better living conditions,” said Gera.
The course content has been professionally developed by experts, said CREDAI officials.
