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NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that the first Annual General Meeting of the Rubber Skill Development

Council will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 12.30 p.m. at Raunaq Room, First Floor, PHD

Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Siri Fort Institutional Area, New Delhi- 110016 to transact the

following business:

1) To receive and adopt the first Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2013.

2) To receive and adopt the Audited Balance Sheet and Income & Expenditure Accounts of the

company for the year ended 31st March 2013.

3) To appoint Auditors for the year 2013-14 and fix their remuneration.

4) Any other matter with permission of the chair.

By order of the Board

Anupama Giri

Chief Executive Officer

Place : New Delhi

Date : October 07, 2013

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RUBBER SKILL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

RUBBER SKILL DEVELOPMENT COUNCILPHD House (4th floor), Opp. Asian Games Village,

Siri Fort Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110016

st1 Annual Report 2012 - 13RUBBER SKILL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

RUBBER SKILL DEVELOPMENT COUNCILGoverning Council Members for the year 2012-13

Governing Council of RSDC

RSDC is governed by the Governing council comprising of the following members:

Mr. Vinod Simon Executive Director, Simmco Rubber & Plastic (P) Ltd. & Chairman RSDC (representing AIRIA)

Ms. Sheela Thomas, IAS Chairman, Rubber Board of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India

Mr. Mohinder Gupta Managing Director, Vinko Auto Industries Ltd (representing AIRIA)

Mr. Yogen Lathia Director, Lathia Rubber Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd. (representing AIRIA)

Mr. Anant Goenka Managing Director, Ceat Ltd. (representing ATMA)

Mr. Rajeev Anand Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Goodyear India Ltd. (representing ATMA)

Mr. Rajiv Budhraja Director General, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (representing ATMA)

Mr. Rummy Chhabra President, Indian Cycle Rickshaw Tyre Manufacturers Association

(ICRTMA) & MD, Metro Tyre Ltd.

Dr. R. Mukhopadhyay Chairman, Indian Rubber Institute (IRI) & Director and CE, Hasetri

Dr. P Thavamani Director, Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA)

Mr. Dilip Piramal Chairman VIP Industries, (Nominee Director NSDC)

Ms. Anupama Giri Chief Executive Officer, RSDC

Statutory Auditors Internal Auditors

M/s Ravinder K. Goel & Associates M/s Anil K. Goyal & Associates

Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants

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Formation of Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC)

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Rubber Skill Development Council is a Section-25 company, set up by All India Rubber Industries

Association (AIRIA) & Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) in Collaboration with

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

Rubber industry in India is facing a dire need of skilled manpower due to the huge gap in the demand

and availability of skilled resources. Therefore, RSDC has been formed to facilitate and enhance the

skill development process for the rubber industry, for new entrants as well as existing workforce in the

rubber industry. RSDC’s key objectives are conducting research, quality assurance and improving

delivery mechanism for skilling and up-skilling professionals in the rubber sector.

Constitution of RSDC’s Governing Council :

Rubber Board of India

Automotive Tyre Manufacturer’s Association (ATMA)

All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA)

Indian Rubber Institute (IRI)

Indian Cycle Rickshaw Tyre Manufacturers Association (ICRTMA)

Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA)

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

Members of RSDC’s first Governing Council:

Mr Vinod T Simon, Executive Director, Simmco Rubber & Plastic (P) Ltd. & Past President,

AIRIA

Mrs Sheela Thomas , IAS , Chairman, Rubber Board

Mr Anant Goenka , Managing Director, CEAT Ltd & Chairman , ATMA

Mr Mohinder Gupta, Managing Director, Vinko Auto Industries Ltd & Sr. Vice President, AIRIA

Mr. Rajeev Anand, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Goodyear India Ltd. And Vice

Chairman ATMA – from April 2013 - till date

Mr Yogen Lathia , Director , Lathia Rubber Mfg Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Past President, AIRIA

Mr Rajiv Budhraja , Director General, ATMA


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Mr Rummy Chabbra , President, ICRTMA and Managing Director, Metro Tyres Ltd.

Dr. R Mukhopadhyay , Chairman, IRI & Director and CE, HASETRI

Dr P Thavamani, Director, IRMRA

Mr. Dilip Piramal, Chairman VIP Industries, (Nominee Director NSDC) - from April 2013 - till date

Ms. Anupama Giri, Chief Executive Officer RSDC – From August 2012 - till date

Previous Members:

Mr Kaushik Roy , Group Head - HR , Apollo Tyres Ltd. – from August 2012 - March 2013

Mr Basab Banerjee , Head - Standards & QA, NSDC (Nominee Director) – from August 2012 -

March 2013

RSDC’s GC unanimously elected, Mr. Vinod Simon, Executive Director, Simmco Rubber & Plastic (P)

Ltd., as first Chairman on March 16, 2012.

The Head office of RSDC, in Delhi was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Mrs. Sheela Thomas, IAS,

Chairman, Rubber Board of India, on August 11, 2012. On the same day, RSDC’s website

(www.rsdcindia.in) and Brochure was released by the Guest of Honor, Mr. Dilip Chenoy, CEO & MD,

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

Objectives of RSDC:

To provide skilled manpower to meet the requirement of the Industry in coming years.

Development of National Occupational Standards (NOS) for various job roles, considering the

current and futuristic requirements of the industry by involving industry representatives.

Setting up Labour Market Information System (LMIS) to assist planning and delivery of training

To frame affiliations & certifications for short & midterm courses in various trades of rubber

industry both for new people joining industry and for upgrading skill level of existing employees.

Ensuring quality in training delivery by affiliated institutes.

Assessments and certification of the trainers and trainees.

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SCOPE OF WORK

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Benefits of NOS:

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National Occupational Standards (NOS)

One of the main functions of RSDC is to develop the National Occupational Standards for various job

roles in the rubber sector, to facilitate standardization of processes, thus enhancing the overall quality

of the final products.

National Occupational Standards (NOS) is a core part of India’s current efforts to develop a

standardized and high quality vocational Education system. NOS specifies the standard and

performance, an individual must achieve when carrying out a function in the workplace, together with

the knowledge and understanding they need to meet that Standard consistently.

The standards can be used to:

Identify knowledge and skill gaps

Benchmark practices against the standards

Ensure training is relevant to job roles

Facilitate self assessment

Help to develop and retain a more effective workforce

Support organisational review and planning

RSDC’ NOS Sub Committee was formed for creation of National Occupational standards for the

Rubber Industry in India. The Core Group comprises of experts from various domains across the

sector.

Members of RSDC’s NOS Sub- Committee:

Dr. R Mukhopadhyay (Convener)

Director (R&D) JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. & Chairman, IRI

Mr. Vijay Deshpande (Member)

VP - HR, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.

Mr. P Sridharan (Member)

Rtd. Director, Mypol & Prof. SJCE, Mysore

Mr. K Srikanth (Member)

Director, Alfa Rubber & Springs Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. P K Chatterjee (Member)

Chairman, IRI Delhi

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Dr. N M Mathew (Member)

Rtd. Director – Research, RRI, Rubber Board

Mr. S P Sukhrani (Member)

Sr. Vice President - Technical, Metro Tyres Ltd. – from April 2013 - till date

RSDC:

Chairman, CEO, Dy. Director – NOS & Trainings

Previous Members:

Mr. Biju Sebastian Head,IR, Apollo Tyres – from Aug 2012 - till Feb 2013

Ms. Shingari Ramachandran Group Manager HR, Apollo Tyres Ltd. - from Aug 2012 - till June 2013

Prof. Dipak Khastgir

Professor (Rubber Technology), IIT Kharagpur – Aug 2012 - till June 2013

Keeping in mind the magnitude of the assignment, NOS subcommittee divided the NOS project into

two phases and decided to develop NOS for 30 critical job roles covering 80% of the technical job roles

in the industry.

RSDC floated a Request for Proposal (RFP) for development of NOS and seven vendors

submitted their proposals.

Post the evaluation and deliberations by NOS subcommittee and RSDC’s officials, KPMG was

awarded the contract for phase I.

RSDC signed MOU with KPMG on Nov 20, 2012 for NOS Pilot Project- Phase- I.

NOS sub-committee shortlisted 54 companies from each product group of tyre and non-tyre sub-

sector and segment i.e. Large, medium, small and tiny to conduct the survey.


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KPMG submitted draft NOS for validation based on the inputs received during the survey by the

companies to RSDC and due diligence was done by RSDC on the survey reports/data submitted

by KPMG.

The revised draft NOS’s were shared with the companies, surveyed by KPMG for validation.

RSDC NOS Subcommittee completed the final validation of the draft NOS’s for 16 job roles out of

30 Job. These 16 draft Qualification Packs were submitted to NSDC’s Qualifications Review

Committee (QRC) for approval on April 29, 2013.

QRC approved the first set of 16 QP’s on May 10, 2013 and the same were uploaded on RSDC &

NSDC website for industry feedback / public viewing for a month.

16 Q Packs were declared as National Standards post incorporation of feedback by RSDC

on June 30, 2013.

Draft Qualification Packs for remaining 14 Job Roles specifically for tyre sub sector submitted to

NSDC’s QRC on July 12, 2013 for approval.

QRC approved the 14 draft Qualification Packs on July 30, 2013 and the same were uploaded on

RSDC & NSDC web site for public viewing and industry validation/feedback, for a period of one

month.

14 Qualification Packs primarily referring to tyre sub- sector declared as National

Standards on August 30, 2013, post incorporation of feedback given by the industry.

One of the key objectives for RSDC is to develop a robust Labour Market Information System (LMIS)

and the first step towards developing robust LMIS is to study the prevailing skill gaps in the industry.

Keeping this in mind, RSDC has initiated the study which would enhance the understanding of the

skills-requirement in the rubber industry and help RSDC plan for capacity building needs. Skill Gap

Study (Phase-I) covers four States namely Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Punjab with regard

to tyre and non-tyre segment, including specific sub-sectors.

As the next step, RSDC wants to develop an LMIS portal which will act as a one-stop shop for all

information regarding education, skills and jobs in the industry. LMIS is envisioned to be a single

source of information that provides qualitative and quantitative information on the labour market of the

rubber sector.

LMIS would consist of following data:

Current Employment Statistics

Skill Gap - Demand vs. Supply data

Quantitative and Qualitative data

No. of resources required by the Industry in coming years

No. of institutes offering RSDC certified programs

Career Path for an individual in rubber sector

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A Skill Gap Analysis (SGA) subcommittee has been formed by RSDC, in order to plan for skill

development initiatives based on the needs, priorities and conditions specific to the sector in various

regions of the country.

Members of RSDC’s SGA Sub- Committee:

Mr. M.L. Gupta (Convener)

Managing Director, Vinko Auto Industries Ltd.

Mr. Rajiv Budhraja, (Member)

Director General, ATMA

Mr. Vijay Deshpande, (Member)

VP-HR, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.

Ms. Shingari Ramachandran, (Member)

Group Manager HR, Apollo Tyres Ltd.

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Chairman, CEO, Dy. Director – Standards & LMIS

RSDC rolled out Request for Proposal for conducting Skill Gap Study (Phase-I) for four States

namely Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Punjab with regard to tyre and non-tyre including

specific sub-sectors.

Proposals submitted by eight vendors about their proposed methodology to conduct the study.

ICRA Management Consulting Services awarded the contract and MOU was signed on Jan. 9,

2013 for conducting Skill Gap Study (Phase-I).

A total of 759 numbers of companies have been visited by iMACS across Punjab, Maharashtra,

Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

IMACS presented a draft report and the activities to the SGA subcommittee of RSDC.

iMaCS shall submit the final report soon after validation from various Industry experts.

The term Affiliation is used to define a process of establishing competence of any institution desiring of

delivering vocational training from NVEQF/NVQF/ NSQF level 1 to 10 which is based on National

Occupational Standards (NOS) created by RSDC.

The affiliation process conducted by RSDC will carry out evaluation of competence and availability of

the desired infrastructure or the capability of creating the desired infrastructure matching the needs/

requirements of delivering NOS based training.

Benefits of affiliation:

To assess VTP institutions/ Education bodies and their programs that meet defined quality

standards set up by the RSDC, as per the Affiliations Protocol, in delivering NOS based training.

To foster excellence in VTP institutions building effectiveness in delivering NOS or competency

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To establish a framework for continuous improvement and provide an opportunity to benchmark

with other institutions/ Councils of excellence in India and abroad.

To facilitate developing the professional competency of the learners in tune with the requirements

of the sector

To conduct quality audit and quality control, to ensure that the students are industry ready.

RSDC’s Affiliations Sub Committee formed to assess the training institutes’ capabilities to maintain

high standards of quality in delivering NOS based vocational training.

Members of RSDC’s Affiliations Sub Committee:

Mr. Rajeev Anand (Convener)

Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Goodyear India Ltd.

Mr. Rajiv Budhraja (Co-Convener)

Director General, ATMA

Mr. K.T. Thomas (Member)

Director, Paragon Polymer Products (P) Ltd.

RSDC:

Chairman, CEO, Manager- Affiliations

Affiliations Sub committee’s first meeting was held on May 22, 2013 for deliberating on and finalizing the Affiliations Protocol of RSDC. The committee recommended the appointment of third party for conducting assessment of institutes willing to be affiliated.

RFI floated for conducting the Assessment of Institutes, willing to be affiliated with RSDC, as per the Affiliations Protocol on June 03, 2013 and 6 vendors submitted Expression of Interest for assessment of institutes.

Two shortlisted vendors made final presentations in front of the committee on July 04, 2013. Based on the Technical Strengths and Financial Proposal, Committee shortlisted Manipal City & Guilds for conducting Assessment of Institutes for affiliations

RSDC’ Affiliations Sub- Committee third meeting was held on August 30, 2013 to revise the schedule of charges for affiliation under the STAR scheme.

To meet the quality norms/ standards of RSDC, affiliated Training Partners would conduct trainings

aligned to NOS based curriculum. The trainings would focus on building hands on skills for the

trainees, through theoretical and practical sessions, complemented with On-The-Job trainings/

internships for the trainees. Exposure to industry is an integral part of trainings aligned to RSDC.

Training modules have to be inclusive of technical as well as social and behavioural skills.

RSDC is committed to create a talent pool of the skilled manpower to meet the requirement of the

Train the Trainer

industry. RSDC will create a team of Master Trainers who will impart training to trainers in accordance

with NOS developed for various trades in the industry. Trainers of affiliated institutes, also to be trained

and certified by RSDC Master Trainers on best pedagogical practices to ensure standardization of the

training processes, quality and consistency.

Curriculum needs to be mapped in accordance to NOS to ensure the delivery of industry relevant

trainings, considering this RSDC has formed Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) to validate the

curriculum shared by affiliating institutes for various job roles.

The Curriculum Review Committee of RSDC was formed comprising 7 members, headed by Prof. Anil

K. Bhowmick, Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna.

Curriculum submitted by RSDC’s affiliated institutes has to be reviewed by the Curriculum Review

Committee, to assure that all aspects and performance criteria under the respective NOS for a QP, are

fully covered in the curriculum and that the number of hours allocated for each topic is optimum.

Curriculum review is the most important activity to assure the compliance of trainings to RSDC’s

quality norms. The gaps identified by the CRC are reported back to the training partners for corrective

action and incorporation of the suggestions therein. Based on the finally vetted curriculum, the

courseware for the trainings is prepared by the training partners with regard to the trainers’ guide,

facilitators’ guide, participant manual and assessment guide.

Members of RSDC Curriculum Review Sub - Committee :

Prof. A. Bhowmick (Convener)

Director IIT, Kharagpur

Dr. S. Dasgupta (Member)

Chief Scientist, HASETRI

Mr. B. Dutta (Member)

Ex-Bengal Waterproof & IRI Chairman Eastern Region

Prof. D. Khastgir (Member)

IIT Kharagpur

Dr V Subramanian (Member)

Professor, Department of Rubber and Plastic Technology, Anna University MIT Campus

Dr Rosamma Alex (Member)

Dy. Director, Rubber Technology, Rubber Board

Dr P Thavamani (Member)

Director, Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research association

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Assessments & Certification :

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Prime objective to define and develop National Occupational Standards is to train and assess the

trainee on skills, competency and knowledge at NOS level. Assessment criterion has been defined for

each NOS and it includes both theoretical and practical skills on which the trainee will be assessed. For

the trainer to impart knowledge effectively, s/he should be competent in two key areas: Subject

Knowledge and Training Delivery.

Effective assessments of trainers are required to ensure that the right trainers are deployed for

delivery of the defined curriculum. The evaluation of the competencies accomplished by the trainers

and trainees is conducted through comprehensive assessments process. Post the conduct of

assessments, successful trainers and trainees are certified by RSDC.

The affiliating institutes are expected to comply with the quality parameters as defined in RSDC’s

affiliations protocol. Adequate infrastructure for conducting theoretical as well as practical trainings

aligned to the relevant job roles has to be arranged by the institutes for affiliating with RSDC. The

curriculum, courseware and training methodology are also required to be in line with RSDC’s

requirements, as per formats specified in affiliation protocol.

For assessing the knowledge and skills of the trainers and trainees, and to maintain the quality

standards, RSDC formed a subcommittee for assessments and certifications.

Members of RSDC’s Assessments & Certifications Sub Committee:

Mr. Tom Thomas (Convener)

Executive Director (Technology & Projects), CEAT Limited

Mr. P.K Mohamed (Member)

Chief- Research & Technical, Apollo Tyres Ltd.

Prof. K.E. Raman (Member)

Director, BITS, Goa

Mr. Swarnendu Chatterjee (Member)

HR & IR, Phoenix Conveyer Belts India Pvt. Ltd.

RSDC:

Chairman, CEO, Dy. Director – Standards & LMIS

RSDC’s assessments and certification subcommittee proposed to accredit the 3rd party to assess

the trainees and trainers; therefore, RSDC floated the RFI on June 22, 2013

3 organizations submitted Expression of Interest for joining hands with RSDC as Assessment

Partners.

Assessments Sub- committee’s first meeting held on July 05, 2013 for deliberating on ,and

finalizing the Assessments and Certifications model of RSDC

Committee shortlisted Aspiring Minds for conducting Assessments of Trainers and Trainees of

RSDC.

Trainings under STAR scheme launched by GOI

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Government of India on August 16, 2013 unveiled the National Skill Certification and Monetary

Reward Scheme, to encourage youth to acquire skills and make them employable. The scheme

named as STAR (Standard Training Assessment and Reward) envisages a monetary reward that will

in essence financially help those who wish to acquire a new skill or upgrade their skills to a higher level.

The Objective of the scheme is to foster skill development by providing monetary rewards for

successful completion of approved training programs.

A fund of Rs. 1000 crore has been allocated by the Finance Minister Mr. P. Chidambram in the

annual budget of 2013-14. Appropriate consideration will be provided to the students from

economically backward sections of the society.

Every candidate successfully completing a skill based course would get a reward of Rs.7,500/- to

Rs.15,000/- depending upon the level and sector of the course.

The scheme is valid for certifications completed till August, 2014.

RSDC’s participation in STAR scheme:

RSDC has been selected for the pilot launch of the STAR scheme of Govt. of India. A total of 9

sectors, including Rubber, have been shortlisted by GOI for the launch of this scheme on August

16, 2013.

The selection of the sectors has been based on the readiness of the respective Sector Skill

Councils, with regard to the development and approval of the National Occupational Standards.

As on date, a total of 30 QPs for various job roles have been approved as National Standards by

NSDC. Out of these 30 job roles, 22 job roles are approved under the STAR scheme, as the job

roles of only levels I to IV have been covered under this scheme.


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Comprehensive audit checks have been carried out by RSDC for the training organizations

affiliating with RSDC; with regard to the curriculum to be offered, training methodology,

infrastructure assessment and compliance assessments.

Under the pilot phase, RSDC certified courses for Internal mixer operator and Mill operator has

been launched by labour Net and HASETRI respectively.

The trainee of the first two batches has also been assessed by RSDC certified assessors,

evaluating the skill competencies acquired by the trainees through these programmes on

September 25, 2013 and October 05, 2013.

RSDC’s first pilot batches launched under the STAR scheme by two organizations-

1. HASETRI (Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer & Tyre Research Institute)

2. LabourNet

HASETRI is India’s first and foremost independent Research and Testing Council, located at

Kankroli, District Rajasmand, Rajasthan. The course based on the job role of Mill Operator has

been started by HASETRI under the STAR scheme, for 32 trainees. Theoretical and practical

classes would be imparted to the trainees for providing hands on skills and job role specific

expertise. The practical training is provided in the lab as well as at the shop floor of JK Tyres.

HASETRI would be launching more

batches for the other job roles as well at

multiple facilities of JK Tyres.

LabourNet is a NSDC funded partner in the

skill training space, with its Headquarters in

Bangalore. It operates through its livelihood

Councils with PAN India presence.

LabourNet has launched the Internal Mixer

Operator course in Madurai for 33 trainees,

by collaborating with the Rubber

Manufacturing companies in Madurai.

Training for many other job roles would be

started by LabourNet at various places across the country by collaborating with the Rubber

Manufacturing companies. The theoretical classes for these programmes would be conducted at

LabourNet Livelihood Councils located in different cities of the country or the facility/premise of the

company, while the practical training would be conducted at the shop floor of these companies.

Next set of batches have also been started by LabourNet at Ludhiana (Punjab), in association

with Metro Tyres for Tyre Moulding Operator and Compression Moulding Operator. LabourNet

has already signed with many other Rubber Companies, across various regions of the country,

for the launch of training programmes on multiple job roles at operator levels.

Other Affiliated Partners

Assessments under the STAR scheme

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B-Able

Basix Academy for Building Lifelong Employability Ltd (B-ABLE) has the distinction of being the first

partner of National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC). B-ABLE has trained more than 27,000

students in more than 35 skill trades across various sectors, across 18 states.

B-Able would be launching the programmes on Internal Mixer Operator, Injection Moulding Operator

and Extruder Operator job roles, in their Council at Bhiwadi, in association with different rubber

manufacturing companies.

RVS

RVS Rise Skills Pvt. Ltd, an entity managed and controlled by RVS Group is formed for the purpose of

execution of skill development and vocational training programs across India.

RVS would be providing trainings on Compression Moulding Operator and Mill Operator job roles in

association with Footwear Design & Development Institute, Noida

Assessment of all the trainees of RSDC’s Affiliated Partners, under the pilot batches of STAR

scheme, has been conducted by ‘Aspiring Minds’, the empanelled Assessment Agency of RSDC.

Aspiring Minds empanelled the assessors who are Subject Matter Experts from the Industry or

academicians, and are competent to conduct assessments for the specific job role.

Trainees are being assessed on theoretical as well as practical skills, to ensure that they are readily

depolyable by the industry.

Minimum pass percentage for the trainees has been set at 50% by RSDC. The main purpose of

conducting the NOS aligned trainings and assessments, is to ensure the hands on skills for the

resources.

The successful trainees would be issued joint certificates from Govt. of India, NSDC and RSDC.

Post the certification, monetary rewards of Rs. 15,000/- per trainee would be credited to the

trainees’ bank accounts, linked to the Adhaar cards, for the said courses.

MoU with the Rubber Board

RSDC signed MoU with the Rubber Board to

develop and conduct programs for various

professions in Natural Rubber Production

sector and provide certified training programs

to augment number of trained professional.

Mr. Ramachandran has been appointed as

Liaison officer by Rubber Board, he will be

stationed at the Rubber Board HO.


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Development of NOS

A committee has been constituted for identification of various Job Roles and preparation of

occupational standards thereof in NR Sector, this committee comprises the team of experts working

on the NOS project.

Sri. P.K. Ramachandran, Jt.RPC (Dev) (convener)

Members

Dr. Thomas J, RPC

Dr. James Jacob, Director Research

Dr. C Kuruvilla Jacob, Director (Training)

Sri. Sri. Mohanachandran, Director (P&PD)

Sri. George Valy, Representing Dealers

Sri. Ronny Joseph Thomas. Representing TSR

Sri. Satish Abraham, Representing Latex Industry

Sri. Josekutty Thulumbanmakkal, Representing Nursery

Sri. Kurian Geroge, Representing Plantation Sector

Dr. N.M. Mathew (Former Director Research, RRII)

Sri. D Anilkumar, Jt.RPC (Ext)

Sri. P K Ramachandran, Jt.RPC (Dev)

Sri. K H Jacob, DO, HO

Sri. Kuruvila Joseph, DO, HO

This team will meet the industrial units, employees, organisations and RPS’s to understanding prevailing and expected (as indicated by skill gap study) competency standards, and create Qualification packs and NOS , that will be validated by the NOS Subcommittee for the NR segment.

The Rubber Board and RSDC will outline assessment framework for NR segment with support from Rubber Board.

The Rubber Board and RSDC will certify trainees as well as trainers working in the institutes offering programs for the NR segment. Certificate will carry the logo of Rubber Board and RSDC.

The Rubber Board and RSDC can join hands in creating Council of excellence for training in plantation and processing subsectors in states of Orissa and Tripura.

RSDC and ASAP Collaboration:

RSDC partnered with ASAP(Additional skills Acquisition Programme) wing of the state Govt. of

Kerala for the introduction of Rubber Technology Programmes in schools and colleges across

Kerala.

RSDC Chairman and CEO, had first round of discussions with the Principal Secretary, Department

of Higher Education, Additional Skills Acquisition Programme (ASAP) Govt. of Kerala, on June 04,

2013. Second round of discussions were held in Trivandrum on June 27, 2013, wherein technical

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details of programme were discussed and the draft MOU for collaboration was submitted to ASAP

officials.

RSDC and ASAP agreed to start Junior Rubber Technician course for Class XI and XII students in

schools of Kerala

RSDC framed a Curriculum Development Committee for Kerala Project

Curriculum Development Workshop was conducted in Trivandrum on June 27 and 28, 2013,

wherein curriculum designed for two programmes, i.e.- Senior Secondary and Under Graduate

level.

Members of Curriculum Development

Committee (CDC) are:

Dr. N. M. Mathew, Chairman, IRI

Ms. P. Sudha, Deputy Director, Rubber

Training Institute, Rubber Board

Ms. Nishiath Rahiman P., Subject Matter

Specialist, Rubber Training Institute, Rubber

Board

Dr. Rani Joseph, Professor, Cochin University

Dr. Honey John, Assistant Professor, Indian

Institute of Space Technology

Mr. Baiju P., Senior Manager(R&D), HLL,

Thiruvananthapuram,

Mr. George Varghese, Division Head-

Technology, Apollo, Kochi,

Mr. S. Prem Kumar, Manager- Technical,

Apollo, Kochi

Dr. Leny Mathew, Assistant Professor,

University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha

Content Development completed for JRT in

July, 2013. The JRT course to be launched at in

10-15 schools of Kerala, in districts of

Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam,

Malappuram, and Kozhikode.

MoU signed with ASAP on September 24, 2013

RSDC and ASAP had organized a Train the

Trainer program on October 22-25, 2013 at

Kottayam to train the Master Trainers and

trainers on pedagogy and technical aspects of

the JRT course.

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KASE has been set up under the department of Labour and Rehabilitation of Government of Kerala

RSDC proposed for the establishment of Council of Excellence for Rubber Technology

Programmes in Kerala in collaboration with KASE

RSDC Chairman and CEO met Mr. Prasanth N., IAS, Managing Director, Kerala Academy for Skills

Excellence (KASE) on June 28, 2013

KASE has agreed to provide land and basic infrastructure for Council of Excellence

RSDC to provide infrastructure and training for Rubber Technology programmes

RSDC needs to tie up with world class Rubber Training Institute for the training delivery. RSDC

approached American Chemical Society, US for joining hands with RSDC to impart training.

Proposals received from Global Peers, KPMG and Techno Park for feasibility study and business

model for establishing Council of Excellence.

Towards building cohesive mechanism to enable skill

development of professionals, involving all

stakeholders is significant. In continuation to our

efforts to connect with the entire industry, RSDC

conducts various PR activities.

RSDC launched E-Newsletter named Skills Time in

the month April, 2013.

Skills Time is a free, monthly email publication,

designed to provide comprehensive information

on skill development, issues and news in the

rubber industry.

Skills time primarily focuses on the following

areas:

RSDC’s activities and news

Skill Development in India

Special Talk with Rubber Experts

Information on latest development in the rubber sector

Successfully published seven editions till October, 2013

Skills Time reaches to 25,000 people in the rubber industry

RSDC also published various articles and news in leading rubber magazines and print media to keep

the industry updated about the activities of RSDC.

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Governing council Meetings

1st GC Meet of RSDC was held on March 16, 2012 at New Delhi

Key Highlights of 1st GC Meeting

Name of Rubber Skill Development Centre finalized

RSDC to be registered as a Section -25 company

GC elected Mr. Vinod Simon, Executive Director Simmco Rubber & Plastics (P) Ltd as RSDC’s first

chairman.

2nd Governing Council Meet of RSDC held on May 05, 2012 at CEAT Ltd. in Mumbai

Key Highlights of 2nd GC Meeting

Chairman, RB explained the reasons for the inclusion of the NR plantation sector under the scope

of the RSDC. GC was in strong support of this and in agreement with the inclusion of Rubber

Tapping/Harvesting of latex as a key skill set within the scope of skill sets falling under RSDC

RSDC office space finalized (PHD House, New Delhi – next to the ATMA Office)

The Chairman RSDC was authorised by the GC to

sign the agreements on behalf of RSDC.

3rd Governing Council Meet of RSDC held on August

11, 2012, at PHD House, New Delhi

Key Highlights of 3rd GC Meeting

Chairman-RSDC informed that RSDC stands

Registered as Sec. 25 Company as on 14th

July’12.

Inauguration of homepage of RSDC website by

Mr. Dilip Chenoy, CEO & MD, NSDC.

Ms. Anupama Giri joined as the Chief Executive

Officer of RSDC on 1st August 2012.

4th Governing Council Meet of RSDC held on Friday,

December 7, 2012, at PHD House, New Delhi

Key Highlights of 4th GC Meeting

Ms. Giri shared and updated RSDC Activities and

Way Ahead


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Dr. R. Mukhopadhyay shared a detailed report with regard to NOS Phase I Pilot Project and

emphasized the importance of NOS.

Mr. Lijo Joseph, Dy. Director-NOS & Training joined on September 24, 2012.

Ms. Hemlata Rana, Manager-Administration& Accounts, joined on November 5, 2012.

5th Governing Council Meet of RSDC was held on April 05, 2013 at Phd House, New Delhi

Key highlights of 5th GC Meetings

Prof. Anil Bhowmick, Director, IIT Patna was appointed as the Convener of the Curriculum Review

committee of RSDC.

AIRIA & ATMA have been recommended to:

Create awareness amongst their member industries, to recruit RSDC certified manpower, from

institutes affiliated with RSDC.

Urge their members, to actively participate in skill development, by facilitating OJT/ Internships

for students, from RSDC affiliated institutes, in their company’s shop floor.

All GC members agreed to the same and directed AIRIA and ATMA to take necessary action.

Mr. Yogen Lathia and Mr. Rajiv Budhraja nominated as

the members of the Editorial Committee and the CEO

and Deputy Director- LMIS & PR will be the Editor and

Sub Editor respectively.

The first e-newsletter of RSDC was launched by Ms.

Sheela Thomas, IAS, and Chairman Rubber Board on

April 05 2013.

Ms. Shewani Nagpal appointed as Deputy Director-

LMIS & PR, on January 7, 2013.

6th Governing Council Meet of RSDC held on July 17, 2013 at Phd House, New Delhi.

Key Highlights of 6th GC Meetings

RSDC’s Affiliation Sub-Committee formed with the following members :

Mr. Rajeev Anand –Convener

Mr. Rajiv Budhraja- Co-Convener

Mr. K.T. Thomas- Member

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Mr Tom Thomas, Director, CEAT Ltd appointed as the new Convenor of Assessments &

Certifications Sub Committee of RSDC. The committee would monitor the assessments and

certifications process and activities of RSDC.

Board approved the change in Name of RSDC from ‘Rubber Skill Development Centre’ to ‘Rubber

Skill Development Council’.

Registration of the name of the e-newsletter- ‘Skills Time’ to be done by RSDC

The board decided to fix up tenure of 2 years for every sub-committee of RSDC

AIRIA’s 60th AGM, Chennai, on September 22, 2012

Mr. M.V. Subbiah, Chairman, National Skill Development Corporation, and the Chief Guest at the

event, lauded the rubber industry on the rapid progress in setting up the Rubber Skill Development

Council, one of the 14 approved by the Corporation. The NSDC, a public-private partnership

initiative to create a skilled workforce by setting up industry-specific councils that will launch

training programmes, is set to approve 14 more such councils, he said.

Mr. Vinod Simon, Chairman-RSDC & the then President, AIRIA, informed that RSDC will ensure

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Visit to Rubber Board, Rubber Training Institute (RTI) & Rubber Research Institute (RRI) - Jan 14-16, 2013

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Ms. Anupama Giri, CEO, RSDC was one of the Speakers at the event, made a presentation on

RSDC Working Roadmap and urged for active support of all major players of the sector.

National Rubber Conference (NRC) Mumbai was held

on Nov 2-3, 2012 in which Ms. Anupama Giri, CEO

RSDC & Mr. Lijo Joseph, Deputy Director - NOS &

Training participated. Ms. Giri spoke on Manpower

Availability & Skill Development in the Rubber Sector

during the conference.

National Rubber Conference (NRC) Kolkatta held on

Dec 14, 2012 in which Ms. Anupama Giri, CEO

RSDC made a presentation on “Skill Development –

A Catalyst for Economic Growth”.

Mr. Vinod Simon, Chairman RSDC

and Ms. Anupama Giri, CEO RSDC

visited Rubber board and tapping

training institutes at Kottayam.

Discussion with Director (Training)

& senior officers of institutes to

understand the current training

scenar ios and pedagog ica l

practices and facilities available at

the institutes.

Meeting held with Ms. Sheela

Thomas (IAS), Chairman Rubber

Board and senior officials of Rubber

board to discuss the proposal of skill

development for Natural Rubber

(NR) sub sector.

India Rubber Expo 2013 at Mumbai - Jan 22-24, 2013

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RSDC had put up a stall in exhibition area in IRE with the objective to promote RSDC and create

awareness amongst all the stakeholders.

Ms. Anupama Giri made a presentation on RSDC at IRE conference and workshop 2013.

Outcome:-

Response from the visitors was very positive and appreciated the initiative taken by NSDC & RSDC

for the industry.

Institutes and training providers visited the stall and shown interest in partnering with RSDC.

Companies also had shown interest in up skilling their manpower.

Mr. Vinod Simon, Chairman RSDC and Ms. Anupama Giri, CEO RSDC visited UK to understand

working of the SSC’s in UK. RSDC was among the seven SSCs’ which were invited to be a part of

study tour by NSDC, fully sponsored by UKCES.

RSDC team also visited colleges in UK like Tafford College, South Leicestershire College (SLC) &

CLWYPD Compounders, a rubber compounding unit in Wrexham, North Wales, UK.


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Ms. Giri, Mr. Joseph and Ms. Sharma met Smt. Surina Rajan IAS - Principal Secretary School

Education, Govt. of Haryana at Panchkula on April 24, 13 for introducing new vocational courses in

alignment with NVEQF.

Ms. Anupama Giri, CEO RSDC

attended National Rubber

Conference at New Delhi on

May 3-4, 2013.

Mr. Vinod Simon, Chairman

RSDC & Ms. Anupama Giri,

CEO RSDC met Dr. K.M.

Abraham, Chief Additional

Secretary, Deptt of Higher

Education, Govt. of Kerala, to

sign an MOU to start with pilot

project in schools of various

clusters of Kerala on June 27,

2013 under the Additional Skills

A c q u i s i t i o n P r o g r a m m e

(ASAP).

Mr. Vinod Simon, Chairman RSDC & Ms. Anupama Giri, CEO RSDC met Mr. Prashant, IAS,

Managing Director Kerala Academy of Skills (KASE) on June 27, 2013.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram

on August 16, 2013 unveiled the

National Skill Certification and

Monetary Reward Scheme, in

wh ich Mr. V inod S imon

represented RSDC on the dais

with the Finance Minister for the

launch of National Standards

u n d e r t h e s c h e m e . D r.

Raghupati Singhania, President

HASETRI and Chairman &

Managing Director JK Tyres also

made his presence in the event.

The event was also attended by

D r . R . M u k h o p a d h y a y,

Chairman IRI & Director and CE

HASETRI, Mr. M.L. Gupta, Managing Director Vinko Auto Industries Ltd, Ms. Anupama Giri, CEO

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RSDC places on record its appreciation and conveys gratitude to:

Governing Council of RSDC.

President, Managing Committee, Regional Committee and all the staff members of AIRIA for their co-operation and support. AIRIA for inviting RSDC for making presentations at National rubber Conference at all the four regions, this helped to create awareness about RSDC.

Chairman ATMA, Director General ATMA and all the staff members of ATMA for their help and guidance.

A special Thanks to AIRIA & ATMA for creating awareness amongst their member industries, to recruit RSDC certified manpower, from institutes affiliated with RSDC.

Mr. S. Ramadorai, Chairman NSDC & NSDA, Mr. M.V. Subbiah, Past Chairman NSDC, Mr. Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO NSDC, Mr. Basab Banerjee, Head Standards & QA, Mr. Rajiv Mathur, Principal – Standards & QA NSDC and other officials of NSDC for continuous support.

Mrs. Sheela Thomas IAS, Chairman, Rubber Board and all the members and officers of the Rubber Board and Rubber Research Institutes of India.

Chairmen, Managing committees and Staff Members of other Associations, organizations and institutes viz. ICRTMA, IRMRA, IRI and other companies and individuals who extended their support to RSDC.

Conveners, members of all sub-committees and other technical experts for their assistance and guidance.

Dr. K.M. Abraham, Chief Additional Secretary, Deptt of Higher Education, Govt. of Kerala for the introduction of Rubber Technology Programmes in schools and colleges across Kerala.

Smt. Surina Rajan IAS , Principal Secretary School Education, Govt. of Haryana for inviting RSDC to introduce vocational courses in schools under NVEQF scheme.

All advertisers in Skills Time for extending their support by releasing their advertisements in the official newsletter of RSDC. All the Rubber Sector Experts who contributed for Special Talk section.

The Rubber magazines such as Rubber India, Rubber Asia, IRJ, Rubber News South , Polymer & Tyre Asia for wholehearted support. RSDC also thanks electronic and print media for necessary publicity to the industry.

The staff members of RSDC for their dedication and hard work.

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