NSDC and its partners come together to certify 500 candidates under the
STAR Scheme in Guwahati
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Lt. Gen. (Dr.) S.P. Kochhar, CEO, Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) awarded certificates to 500
successful candidates enrolled under STAR scheme and trained by Orion Edutech, in Guwahati
Orion Edutech has tied up with Aanjaybee Infotech Ltd. for employing every candidate who gets
certified through Orion, getting an NSDC-TSSC certificate
Guwahati; 1st April, 2014: The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), along with
the Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) felicitated the first batch of 500 successful
candidates from the north-eastern region of India, who have completed their industry
oriented training course under the National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme
(branded as STAR). The scheme was launched by the Finance Minister on August 16, 2013
and is being implemented on a pan-India basis by NSDC. All the successful candidates are
skilled in the BPO trade and are now STAR scheme certified.
The felicitation ceremony took place during a skill conclave – ‘Skill Development in Telecom
Sector - Mapping the North East’. These candidates have been trained by Orion Edutech, a
training partner of NSDC in partnership with Aanjaybee Infotech Ltd., one of the largest and
first of its kind BPOs in the North East. Aanjaybee would recruit all the 1000 candidates who
have been assessed so far out of which 500 have been certified today.
Apart from dignitaries and successful candidates, the event also witnessed the presence of
Principals of leading colleges, representing the academic community, who were keen to
understand the skill initiatives and role they can play in implementing the same in their
institutions.
On behalf of NSDC, Mr. Atul Bhatnagar, Chief Operating Officer, NSDC said, “I would like to
congratulate each and every successful candidate on this momentous occasion. This is a key
milestone under STAR, an initiative which is in line with the National Skilling Mission. Every
certified candidate is now a part of the skilled workforce which is the pride of our nation. I
strongly encourage more young women and men, especially from the seven sisters (states)
to join the STAR scheme and build a better future for themselves and the nation.”
Addressing the audience as the Chief Guest, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) S.P. Kochhar (Retd.), AVSM, SM,
VSM, CEO of Telecom Sector Skill Council said “My heartiest congratulations to the
students and best wishes for their future. I would like to thank Orion Edutech, Anjaybee
Infotech and the assessment agencies who have put their best foot forward in making this
phase of the program a big success. While over 23,610 people have enrolled with Telecom
SSC under the STAR scheme, I am glad to announce that a cumulative sum of over Rs.
43,20,000 is already transferred to the bank accounts of certified candidates.” He presented
the successful candidates with their certificates during the ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ashok Clement, CEO, Orion Edutech said, “We are extremely
elated with the response that we have received in the first phase of our program. It was an
experience and a matter of pride for us to have trained these young candidates and prepare
them for a better career ahead.”
“We now aim to expand our program to regions like Patna and Shillong as well and hope to
receive a good response from candidates there”, he further added.
About National Skill Development Corporation:
National Skill Development Corporation, which is formed under the Ministry of Finance, is a one of
its kind public private partnership with 51 per cent equity held by private sector and the balance 49
per cent by the Union Government. Formed in 2010, NSDC is a professionally run not-for-profit
company that includes 29 Sector Skill Councils and 129 training partners with over 2500+ training
centres spread across 352 districts in the country. NSDC is mandated to skill 150 million Indians by
2022.
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About Telecom Sector Skill Council:
The Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) is a Non-Profit organization, registered under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860. It is an industry led apex body, jointly set up by The Cellular Operators
Association of India (COAI), Indian Cellular Association (ICA) & Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCOE)
to ensure adequate availability of skilled manpower to boost growth and productivity in the Telecom
Sector. Set up under the aegis of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), TSSC has
members from the various telecom industries, academia, industry associations (such as COAI, ICA,
AUSPI & TAIPA) and representation from the Government (DeitY) as well.
About Orion Edutech:
Orion Edutech is an 8 year old Skills Development Training Provider with over 126 centers in India
and Bangladesh. Headquartered in Kolkata, Orion provides solutions to Government, corporate and
individuals alike. It operates with several Governments in a PPP model to skill individuals from all
backgrounds. It works towards launching several co-branded programs with large corporates to
solve their talent acquisition issues, provides multi domain training to cater to different industries
where its individual students are placed. Orion has placed over 70,000 students and over 1 Lakh
students have been trained so far. It caters primarily to talent acquisition needs of IT / ITeS / Retail /
Hospitality / Consumer durable sectors. For more information, please visit www.orionedutech.com
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