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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) and Brihanmumbai Custom Brokers Association (BCBA) have collaborated on boosting skilling and jointly launched training programmes for the youth of Palghar district with the intention that they will be trained, skilled and ready to work in the upcoming Vadhavan Port, and with the customs brokers, freight forwarders and other stakeholders.The inaugural session was conducted on Wednesday. The training program will be of around 4 weeks where the prospective students will be taught and after evaluation offered a jobs in respective fields.
A curriculum has been thoughtfully created by the BCBA Skills and Development Committee for them. The teaching will be theoretical as well as practical. The endeavour is that end of the training, the students will be evaluated and then given internships in various customs brokers companies and then when Vadhavan Port is ready, there is ready pool of skilled professionals available to be employed immediately.
BCBA has created a curriculum which whilst being easy to understand for the students will be easy to grasp and then implement.
Government of India has announced development of Vadhavan port in Maharashtra. The Vadhavan Port is being developed by Vadhavan Port Project Limited (VPPL), a joint venture between Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) and the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB). JNPA holds 74% and MMB holds 26% of the shares in VPPL.
This port in the coming years will not only create more businesses but also generate a lot of employment and change the region for the better. More growth, education, skilled workforce and prosperity. The port is expected to elevate India into the top 10 container ports globally by 2034, according to Union Shipping and Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. An MoU has been signed by BCBA and JNPA to facilitate logistics education to students.
