Volvo Construction Equipment with Phylicia Institute of People Excellence (PIPE) to impart technical training in Orissa
Reaffirms commitment towards imparting technical training in helping create industry ready professionals
Tweet-- Continuing its efforts towards creating relevant partnerships in the area of technical training in industrial skills, Volvo Construction Equipment announced today its tie-up with the Phylicia Institute of People Excellence (PIPE) in Bhubaneswar. As a part of the tie-up, students of the institute will undergo intensive training on the different technical, operational and selling aspects of Volvo Construction Equipment.
The programme structure involves training on technical, operational, sales aspects and customer management. This training, which is a part of the curriculum of the institute, will help the students to have a first-hand experience of training in relevant mining, infrastructure & construction industry skills, in order to enhance their industry-readiness and 'employability'.
The Phylicia Institute of People Excellence (PIPE) in Bhubaneswar is an offshoot of the Phylicia Foundation - a Public Charitable Trust which aims to develop industry-ready candidates by imparting requisite industry skills training. PIPE is a finishing school which aims to shape skills and enhance employability of its students by bridging the gap between education and industry skills. Apart from providing basic technical and engineering courses for Degree, Diploma Engineering and ITI students, the institute helps arm its students to meet the needs of the corporate world by streamlining their talents to match the demands of the industry. With over a decade and half's experience in training students for the industry challenges, PIPE has developed the scale, scope and knowledge that allows them to effectively address the same.
Speaking on the occasion, Mrityunjaya (Jay) Singh, Managing Director, Volvo India Pvt. Ltd said: "For Volvo Construction Equipment, our focus has always been on nurturing and developing the right talent that creates value. Through this tie-up with Phylicia Institute of People Excellence (PIPE), we wish to reaffirm our commitment towards enabling future industry-ready professionals who are plugged-in into the dynamics of the mining and construction industry in India. Volvo with its rich history of innovation and creating value, has served as a strong partner in efforts towards addressing the gap between the demands of the industry and academia."
Dilip Tripathy, Managing Trustee of Phylicia Foundation and Dealer Partner of Volvo Construction Equipment in Orissa said, "It is our honour that we are associated with an industry leader like Volvo, who has been delivering value to its stake holders. In our own efforts, we reflect the values of technical excellence that Volvo has always upheld. We are happy to announce that Mahanadi Coal Fields of Talcher, a subsidiary of Coal India has already approached us to train their operators and technicians
As a part of its greater initiative to address the industry-academia gap, PIPE has already invested over INR 2 Crores on infrastructure, equipment and training materials. With more plans to undertake specially customized programmes for various clientele groups in the future, the institute is well equipped to help students meet the specific requirements of different organizations. With an experienced team of professionals from different cross sections and tailor-made course content and methodology, PIPE hopes to cater to the training needs of organizations in a number of sectors including government departments, public sector units, private sector companies, and non-governmental organizations.
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A BRIEF PROFILE OF PHYLICIA INSTITUTE OF PEOPLE EXCELLENCE
Phylicia Institute of People Excellence (PIPE) is an off shoot of Phylicia Foundation, a public charitable trust. PIPE is an educational institution with difference both in terms of its distinct vision and innovative means by which it seeks to translate the vision into reality. Such an institution was contemplated to be the prime need of the hour in view of inherent inadequacies of educational system. Academic excellence is one of the smaller weapons needed to tackle life. No education is complete unless it is targeted to the world around. The biggest challenge that the Indian educational system faces today is employability. We are the largest pool of educated youth, but unfortunately, unemployable.
The course curriculum has been designed globally by a team of experts from VOLVO and is taught to students across the globe. Environmental Care, Go Green, Quality Education and Eco-friendliness are the core values the Institution is wedded to.
"Education beyond curriculum", being the guiding motto of the Institute, our course curriculum imparts skills that integrate theoretical learning with skills that makes one employable in corporate houses with definite focus on heavy construction and mining equipments. Besides, the life coping skill programmes shall instill conviction and confidence in them to charter their own course as individual entrepreneurs.
We live in a global village. Hence, there is the need to groom promising talents to achieve global benchmarks by educating them in an ideal ambience with the help of enlightened and proficient faculties. PIPE pitches in here. India currently has around 347 institutes of higher education and 16,885 colleges with a total enrollment of over 9.9 million. These produce around 4, 95,000 technical graduates, nearly 2.3 million other graduates and over 3, 00,000 post-graduates every year. PIPE in its endeavour, aims to add about 5-10 percent of the total available talent pool to be groomed to meet the industry requirements.
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