Sharma says the centre will engage the industry to understand skilling requirements
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated Centre of Excellence in Maritime and Shipbuilding (CEMS) at Visakhapatnam to bridge the skill gap, up-skilling and re-skilling of the current workforce.
Developed in association with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Indian Register of Shipping, CEMS is a skill development initiative for enabling seamless transition towards Industry 4.0. It also offers courses with multi-industry applications in manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, oil & gas and heavy engineering.
The Visakhapatnam facility has 18 state-of-the-art labs, covering every aspect of manufacturing from design, simulation, analysis and production. CEMS also has a Mumbai campus located at the Head Office of Indian Register of Shipping which mainly caters to re-skilling.
Since its establishment, CEMS has been offering a wide variety of industry-relevant skill development programs to students with employable engineering and technical skills in the areas of Ship Hull Design, Ship Detailed Design, Shipbuilding & Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), robotics and advanced digital manufacturing-factory concepts.
“I am pleased to see this laudable initiative take shape under the Skill India program. CEMS will provide opportunities for the youth to enhance their skills thereby improving employability and be industry-ready,’ Sonowal said at the inauguration on 23 Feb 2022.
“We are pleased to have Honourable Minister inaugurate the CEMS facility which will undoubtedly provide an impetus to its growth. We will work closely with the students to enhance their employability and engage with industry to understand their skilling requirements,” added Arun Sharma, Chairman, CEMS. fiinews.com
