Development of world-class workforce – FAMD takes the lead

The Ferro Alloys and Mineral Division (FAMD) of Tata Steel launched a path breaking initiative for the development of a world class work-force with the help of Win Research & Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd (WIN). The objective of this intervention is to create a knowledgeable work force in the mining and manufacturing sector that will rival the best in the world in terms of production, productivity, product quality and customer satisfaction.

The Sukinda Mines

This initiative is particularly interesting and unique as it reinforces the age old educational methodology used in India - the Guru-Shishya Parampara (workers training the workers) - to establish a learning organisation and empowered workforce capable of independent decision making and problem solving. This intervention also deals with challenges such as changing the mindset to inculcate worker ownership and commitment.

Senior executives of the Company, including Mr Niroop Mahanty, Vice President (Human Resource Management), visited Sukinda Chromite Mines to inaugurate the Worker Trainer’s Development Process and release a Worker Trainer’s Manual. This manual will serve as the main document for training 33 Worker Trainers of Sukinda and Bamnipal. They, in turn, will train the entire work force in batches.

Mr N D Rao, GM (Operations); Mr G Nath, Head (Sukinda); Mr K S Raju, Chief, FAP Bamnipal; Mr T R Natrajan, Managing Director, WIN as well as the Union President and Secretary of Sukinda and Bamnipal were present during the inauguration. The programme was launched on July 1, 2004, by Mr P Roy, Executive-in-Charge, who has driven this path breaking initiative since its inception and will continue to steer it over 25 months.