The
Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) has partnered with National
Program on Career Awareness (NPOCA) for its flagship programme, the ASDC
National Automobile Olympiad. The Automobile Olympiad is a national-level exam
held by ASDC to excite school students' interest in the automotive industry and
offer them with basic to advanced information.
The competition features three stages in which
students from grades 7 to 12 can learn about the automobile industry. The
Olympiad is held online to allow students from all boards and areas around the
country to participate. Registration will be accessible from June 10th through
July 31st, 2022, and students will be able to participate through
www.asdc.org.in in the Olympiad for free. The first stage results will be
announced in October, and the national winners of Olympiad will be recognized
by the ASDC in January 2023.
"ASDC, as the Automotive Sector Skill
Council, has pioneered various projects to upskill and competitively position
the industry. We are always grateful to have such outstanding programmes and
strive to upskill and reskill the next generation for a career in the
automotive sector, also believe that such programmes will play a major role in
the expansion of industry and employment. In the current scenario, the
automobile industry standard is rapidly evolving into robotics and electric
vehicles, with the electric vehicles industry expected to generate huge
employment and the entire automotive industry will become the biggest industry
in next five years” commented ASDC CEO Arindam Lahiri.
“We
are excited about our partnership with ASDC. Industry's active participation
will go a long way in strengthening India's career education system, supporting
individuals, industry and the country reach their developmental goals”, said Arun
Mittal, Project Director – National Program on Career Awareness [NPOCA].
This
is NPOCA’s 2nd collaboration with an industry organisation. Last year they had
conducted BSE International Finance Olympiad. The goal is to organise a
campaign to raise awareness among the next generation about the automobile
industry's job choices, future prospects, economic growth, and environmental
effect. The competition will be mostly theoretical in nature, with the goal of
clarifying the fundamental concepts of the industry, journey, and the necessity
of the automobile sector.
ASDC
is India's first sector skills council, and it has always emphasized on
upskilling students in the automotive industry, believing that skilling is the
only way to grow skilled employment, self-employment, the economy, and
citizens' secure futures.