‘Lack of efforts in the industry to institutionalise skill development initiatives’

Nilratan Shende, Head – CSR, Allcargo Group said, “Skill development in the logistics sector has yet to achieve the desired momentum as there is lack of efforts in the industry to institutionalise skill development initiatives. Given the growing demand of logistics and supply chain services, it’s extremely critical for the industry to develop an institutional framework to generate trained human capital. Allcargo multi-skill development centre launched by Allcargo Group aims to build trained human resource pool equipped with the required sector-specific skills so that the logistics industry can enhance its service delivery capabilities and elevate its growth trajectory. Located at Bokadvira, Uran near JNPT, Navi Mumbai, the centre aims to plug the skill gaps in the industry and strengthen the employability of the youth with industry-specific training. Trainers at the centre are Logistics Skill Council (LSC) TOT (Training of Trainers) certified. It operates under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) model and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) flagship scheme of the Union Government’s Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The training goal is to help students gain employment as consignment booking assistant, consignment tracking executive, inventory clerk, documentation assistant and warehouse picker/packer, heavy vehicle drivers, etc. The programs aim to improve their skill proficiencies in functional areas like warehousing documentation, booking, loading, unloading, tracking, MIS, picking and packing processes. Under its CSR initiative, Allcargo Group has launched the NIPUN program with centres at Mangalore, Chennai and Dadri and Gautham Budha Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. Nipun is an initiative by Allcargo Logistics and Avashya Foundation aimed at skill development of youth from the drought-affected backward areas of Maharashtra.”