Skill Development Institute gets CSR India Award

Visakhapatnam Skill Development Institute, Visakhapatnam, managed by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has been awarded the 8th CSR India Award 2021, for outstanding achievements in 'Employment Enhancing Skills" category.

The award, constituted by Green Tech Foundation, was given away in a function on November 26 at Mahabalipuram at the 'Greentech 8th CSR India Summit'. K Nagesh, GM HR (I/c) HPCL Visakh Refinery and CEO SDI Visakhapatnam received the award. This is the second time in a row, SDI Visakhapatnam has bagged the prestigious award.

SDI Visakhapatnam, which recently completed five years, has trained over 13,000 unemployed youth of Andhra Pradesh in over 35 short-term vocational courses covering over 15 sectors. The institute is operating from its main campus at Arilova and extension centres at Anakapalle, S.Kota and Rajahmundry & Visakhapatnam Central Prisons.

SDI Visakhapatnam has also been selected as a venue by the Government of AP for conducting world skills competition–southern region, along with Andhra University, Govt. ITI and MSME Technology Centre, during the first week of December.