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American Welding Socity (AWS) Delegates Visit’s NIMI Office in chennai
The American Welding Society Technology; Shri. Nathan Caster, Certified candidates, AWS
(AWS) delegates visited NIMI, Regional Director, Welding assistance in ToT certification
Chennai, to explore collaboration Technology Services; and Ms. Cassy and recruiter connections in the
opportunities for enhancing Scheffer, Director of Accreditation. welding domain, and a proposed
welding training within the ITI The delegates engaged in VR-based assessment at NSTI
ecosystem. discussions with Shri. K. Srinivasa with the necessary infrastructure.
Key attendees includes Shri. Rao, ISDS, Executive Director, Additionally, both parties agreed to
Ramesh Shankaran, Regional NIMI, and other officials focusing share syllabi aligning with CTS, with
Director, International Certification on various aspects, including AWS AWS providing details on its SENSE
& Accreditation Services; Shri. support for students undergoing Program and ToT Certification.
Richard Arn, VP, Welding & the 1600-hour course and NTC-

PM Vishwakarma Scheme to Empower Artisans & Craftspeople

The PM Vishwakarma Scheme aims trades, leading to a qualitative Ministry of Skill Development and
to enhance the quality and reach transformation in their livelihoods. Entrepreneurship (MSDE), and the
of products and services offered Department of Financial Services
by artisans and craftspeople while As a fully funded central sector (DFS) under the Ministry of Finance,
ensuring their seamless integration scheme with an initial outlay of with MoMSME as the nodal ministry.
into both domestic and global Rs. 13,000 crores, the scheme It is scheduled for execution over
value chains. The scheme provides is jointly implemented by the five years (2023 – 2028).
end-to-end support, enabling Ministry of Micro, Small and
Vishwakarmas to advance their Medium Enterprises (MoMSME), the

Objectives:
Strengthen skill training in a market-oriented acilitate lifelong upskilling and reskilling to meet
and demand-driven manner. evolving market demands.

Make the skilling ecosystem more agile and Ensure standardized training, an industry-relevant
aligned with industry needs. curriculum, and quality assessments.

Simplify processes through technology and Boost employability through industry-linked skills
digitalization. and incentives.
NIMI, a registered Training Partner National Skill Training Institutes Directorate General of Training
(TP ID: TP261249), is responsible (NSTIs). These NSTIs function as (DGT), imparting training across 10
for implementing the scheme for Training Centres (TC) under the general NSTIs and 22 women NSTIs,