The centre to come up in Mumbai and Vizag will look at training for skill-based jobs that will be required in future
Mumbai and Visakhapatnam have been finalised by the Ministry of Shipping to set up Centre of Excellence in Maritime & Ship Building (CEMS).
CEMS will train students to hone their skills in lines with the needs of the port and maritime industry on the engineering and technical fronts. It will have a total capacity of 10,512 students annually for paid courses, relatively lesser priced than those available at the private maritime training institutes.
The centre will be set up by the Ministry of Shipping in collaboration with Siemens and Indian Register of Shipping at an estimated cost of Rs 766 crore. About Rs 50.07 crore will be spent by the ministry and an equivalent amount has been raised by Indian Register of Shipping. Siemens will get in technology, expertise and 87% funding for CEMS.
Earlier this year, when Expression of Interest was floated, the estimated cost was approximately Rs 500 crore.
“CEMS will be run by Siemens for two years, and thereafter by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) promoted by Indian Register of Shipping. Siemens will handhold this SPV in the third year,” said a note on the matter.
Indian Register of Shipping has provided land to set up the institute in Mumbai, while Indian Maritime University has given a part of land at its Visakhapatnam campus, a source said.
The plan to have CEMS is part of the larger Sagarmala Programme, in order to meet the requirements of the skill-based jobs that will be created in the future. The training at CEMS would include ship designing, manufacturing, operating and maintenance, repair and overhaul. It will not be limited to merchant vessels, but would also cater to vessels for inland waterways, fishing boats and other ancillary manufacturing sectors.
Officials said apart from imparting training to Indian workforce, CEMS will also attract students from nearby countries like Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, etc.
“CEMS will have a unique hub-and-spoke delivery model providing industry relevant courses and creating a self-sustaining platform. The training will be of full time and co-curricular training. This centre would operate on an open technology platform and provide scalable, modular and independent self-learning interactive modules based on Digitally Advanced Interactive System,” said the note.
Siemens has been entrusted with the task of developing training curriculum and content, train the trainers, conduct training sessions, manage certification process, etc.
Among the primary need for having CEMS is to meet with the job requirements that will grow substantially in ports and maritime sector due to government’s thrust on shipping.
The requirement for skilled manpower in the ports and maritime sector is estimated to be around 25 lakh by 2025. Out of this the manpower requirement, in shipbuilding sector is estimated to be 5 lakh. This includes the core shipbuilding sector and inland water transport ship building and ship repair industry.
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- CEMS will train students to hone their skills in lines with the needs of the port and maritime industry on the engineering and technical fronts
- It will have a total capacity of 10,512 students annually for paid courses, relatively lesser priced than those available at private institutes
- The training at CEMS would include ship designing, manufacturing, operating and maintenance, repair and overhaul
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