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World Youth Skills Day: Vedanta Aluminium Reaffirms Commitment, Empowering Rural Youth

More than 12,000 rural youth made employable through various skill development programs to date

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On World Youth Skills Day, Vedanta Aluminium reaffirms its commitment to scaling up skill development programs for rural youth, helping them learn employable skills and find livelihood opportunities. Through various skill development initiatives, the company has, to date, helped more than 12,000 youth get trained in solar energy technology, housekeeping, industrial sewing machine operations, tailoring, food & beverage, electricals, fitting & welding, advanced agriculture, etc. and find lucrative employment in various industries.

Earlier this year, Vedanta Aluminium launched a skill development program for the communities in the vicinity of its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh, in the Kalahandi district of Odisha. The first batch of 29 students who underwent this program is now employed in some of India’s top hospitality sector players.