The centre is aimed at providing quality training and creating a competent workforce for the chemicals and petrochemicals industry
Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated CIPET’s Vocational Training Centre in Bhavnagar, Gujarat today. This was the 45th such vocational training centre of CIPET across the country, aimed at providing quality training and creating a competent workforce for the chemicals and petrochemicals industry.
At the outset, Dr Mandaviya appreciated the capabilities CIPET has in creating a skilled workforce. He said that CIPET in Bhavnagar has strong potential to become an important cog in the wheel of the development of Bhavnagar. Owing to the vibrant petrochemical industry in Gujarat, such centres would create the much needed skilled manpower for the industry and will create employment for our youth. CIPET will fulfil this need for skilled manpower in the chemical and petrochemical industry.
According to the minister, CIPET solves this practical problem and the needs of the industry by providing a model of self sustainable institution and industry-academia collaboration. Apart from training, CIPET has been able to provide job opportunities to students, out of 1 lakh pass outs every year, 90 per cent of the students get placed in the industry.
CIPET is a premier Academic institution for higher & technical education under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India fully devoted to all the domains of plastics viz:- Design, CAD/CAM/CAE, tooling and mould manufacturing, production engineering, testing and quality assurance. CIPET operates from various locations spread across the country to cater to the needs of the Polymer and allied industries.
Its objective remains to provide qualified professionals at various skill levels through academic long term, short term, skill development and entrepreneurship development programmes in petrochemicals including plastics. CIPET offers Technology Support & Consultancy Services in Design, Tooling, CAD/CAM/CAE, plastics processing, testing and quality assurance, inspection services and calibration to the petrochemical industries including plastic industries.
CIPET also undertakes research and application development in the petrochemicals sector including plastics, synthetic rubber, technical textiles, solvents, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals, additives, explosives, adhesives and coatings.
