Udaipur, Rajasthan, India – Business Wire India • Hindustan Zinc’s Zinc Kaushal Kendra directly and indirectly helping the economy by Skilling the youth • So far, 3,426 youths have received training and 2,760 (80.56%) have been placed or have become self-entrepreneurs Deepamala, a hardworking woman hailing from Dariba village, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan had a life full of ups and downs. Faced with an uncertain future for herself and her child, her prospects seemed dismal until she heard of Zinc Kaushal Kendra, Dariba. She then started exploring the various courses and later enrolled in the GST-Tally Course after learning about them at the center. After her graduation, she appeared in an interview with ICICI Lombard and was selected as a Relationship Manager, earning a salary of Rs. 4,20,000 per annum. She credits the training from Zinc Kaushal Kendra, Dariba for her success. Even, Mohit Kumar Garg went through real hardships in life after graduation. He belongs to Nagari village, Chittorgarh, he sought employment to be financially independent but due to lack of professional experience he was facing rejections. He then joined Zinc Kaushal Kendra, Chittorgarh and opted for BFSI- Business Development Executive programme. After completing his BFSI Training, he got placed in a reputed banking firm as an Executive in Bhilwara and started earning well. His dedication to work brings him many praises from his co-workers and superiors. There are many more such success stories similar to Deepmala and Mohit who through Zinc Kaushal Kendra, an initiative by Hindustan Zinc are becoming self-reliant & employment ready. The social and economic empowerment of the community in the vicinity of its operational units has always been a priority for Hindustan Zinc. Various education, health, livestock intervention, and other need-based programs are being conducted. Under CSR many efforts are being made by Hindustan Zinc to empower the community specially to strengthen the future of local rural youth by Skilling them through their Zinc Kaushal Kendra. The company"s sincere efforts to provide employment to the youth are progress towards success by Skilling more than 3400 youth and employing more than 2700 trainees. The main reason for unemployment in the rural areas of the state is the lack of skills among the youth. To overcome this, Hindustan Zinc has collaborated with many not-for-profit organizations to conduct skill development programs around its operational areas. Providing employable skills and enhancing the lifestyle of rural youth is crucial and the teams work with great dedication to provide these youngsters with the required skills and guide them towards greater things in life. This #WorldYouthSkillsDay witness Zinc Kaushal Kendra’s inspiring stories from the future leaders of tomorrow - https://youtu.be/x748DRra-so Making a difference The Zinc Kaushal Kendra was initially established with the goal to offer short-duration intensive courses in different trades and profiles, such as General Duty Assistant, Microfinance Executive, Electrician, Security Guard, Retail Sales Executive, Data Entry Operator, Customer Relationship Management, Food and Beverages Services, Front Office Associate, BFSI-Business Development Executive, Auto Sales Consultant, etc. The training, they receive via the Zinc Kaushal Kendras, then, helps bridge the gaps within the skills ecosystem. These Kendras also help to foster an entrepreneurial spirit among the programs target audience via the provision of technical support and assistance with non-financial facilitation for starting a business. The company’s efforts, however, do not revolve simply around the provision of assistance to find gainful employment; Hindustan Zinc also strives to help foster robust business ecosystems in the regions where it operates since the company believes that such an ecosystem is fundamental to the community’s growth. Coming together for India’s youth The Zinc Kaushal Kendra initiative is implemented with the help of dedicated field coordinators: two people are assigned to every one of these centers and they are responsible for the general promotion of the programme in the community and the identification of people eligible to receive skill development training. To further ensure efficacy of such mobilization, the programme endeavors to identify effective, efficient, and scalable methods to help encourage students and channel them towards skill training programmes. Bringing the efforts to fruition Training is of course another key aspect of the project and that is why Hindustan Zinc lays abundant focus on the training set up, including the materials used, infrastructure offered, etc. The Zinc Kaushal Kendras are then equipped with labs, IT and soft skill classrooms, etc. along with a safety gallery and a library. The Kendras also include a team of experienced and qualified trainers, host guest faculty, arrange industry exposure tours, etc. That is not all though – the youth who are trained under the purview of this programme receives ?5,000 as initial placement support as well as post-training placement support. Furthermore, the programme also tracks its trainees for a year and offers long-term retention support as and when the trainees may need them. The training process is organized into three phases, namely, pre-training, training, and post-training. The pre-training process includes assessment of skills needs, career counselling, etc., whereas the training process includes trade and soft skills development sessions and on-the-job training among other things. Finally, the last leg of the process is post-training which includes job fairs, mentoring and support, refresher training, placements, etc. About Hindustan Zinc Limited Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta Group Company, is one of the world"s largest and India"s only integrated producers of Zinc-Lead and Silver. The Company has its headquarters at Udaipur in the State of Rajasthan where it has its Zinc-Lead mines and smelting complexes. Hindustan Zinc is self-sufficient in power with captive thermal power plants and has ventured into green energy by setting up wind power plants. The Company is ranked 1st in Asia-Pacific and globally 5th on Dow Jones Sustainability Index in 2021 amongst Mining & Metal companies. Hindustan Zinc is a certified Water Positive Company, a member of the FTSE4Good Index, and has scored an "A" rating by CDP for climate change. Being a people-first company, Hindustan Zinc believes in inculcating the values of Trust and Excellence to have a culture of high performance in its workforce. The company takes pride in having some of the best-in-class people practices and employee-centric initiatives, which have certified Hindustan Zinc as – a "Great Place to Work 2021", "Company with Great Managers 2021" by People Business, and the PeopleFirst HR Excellence Award. As a socially responsible corporate, Hindustan Zinc has been relentlessly working to improve the lives of rural and tribal people residing near its business locations. The company is amongst the Top 15 CSR Spenders in India and is currently reaching out to 700,000 people in 184 villages of Rajasthan, 5 in Uttarakhand, and 16 villages in Gujarat. As a market leader, Hindustan Zinc governs about 78% of the growing Zinc market in India. Learn more about Hindustan Zinc at - https://www.hzlindia.com/home/ and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more updates. https://youtu.be/x748DRra-so To View the Image, Click on the Link Below: Zinc Kaushal Kendra - Pragati Ki Roshni by Hindustan Zinc Download (Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with Business Wire India and PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) PWR PWR