The Hindu Business Line : NAC bullish on HR opportunities

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The academy also offers PG-level diploma courses in facility management and highway technology.
It proposes to train and certify at least 6,000 workers in 12 trades of masonry, plumbing, electrical, bar bending, carpentry and painting.

Hyderabad , June 18

The National Academy of Construction (NAC), a Hyderabad-based body to promote training and development related to manpower in the construction industry, is bullish on the opportunities in the area of exporting human resources abroad.

The Academy recently obtained the licence from the Union Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs to export human resources.

Speaking to newspersons, the NAC Director, Mr C.T. Chari, said that the Academy was requested to send 150 technicians to Muscat and Dubai by a reputed company.

Stating that the recruitment in West Asia and other countries such as Malaysia is for well-trained and skilled construction technicians, Mr Chari said that the NAC's core strength lies in skill formation of the construction technicians in basic construction trades.

The Academy also offers PG-level diploma courses in facility management and highway technology.

"We are poised to meet the burgeoning demand of the construction industry world-wide for skilled and certified construction technicians. Last year, 10 lakh Indians got jobs abroad. Opportunities for skilled construction workers abound in the Gulf. We are now planning to export at least 300 skilled personnel abroad this year."

In the current fiscal, the Academy proposes to train and certify at least 6,000 workers in 12 trades of masonry, plumbing, electrical, bar bending, carpentry, painting, etc.

In the backdrop of major focus on construction industry involving Rs 3.2 lakh crore, the industry needs a 3.32-crore-strong workforce.

In view of the demand for quality manpower, there is a need to train and supply a steady stream of skilled workmen to construction sites.

According to Mr Chari, the construction industry now employs the largest number of people after agriculture and offers significant opportunities for livelihood.

Citing the growing demand for construction workers in view of mass housing programmes - the State Government proposes to build 50 lakh houses in the next two years - Mr Chari said that the Academy aims to train around 30,000 workers in the State alone.

The Academy has already trained over 1,000 masons and expects to train another 5,000 masons in the next couple of months.

Keeping in view the growing demand for trained manpower from the contractors and construction companies, the Academy plans to open another Regional Training Centre either at Karimnagar or Nizamabad. It currently has two regional centres at Kadapa and Visakhapatnam.

Having already set up 17 training centres across the State, the NAC proposes to set up another 5-6 centres in the next six months, Mr Chari said.

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