Schaeffler India launches a skill initiative for youth in EV maintenance

By OEM Update Editorial May 30, 2024 5:27 pm IST

Schaeffler India is partnering with Don Bosco Training Centre in Pune to train disadvantaged youth in electric vehicle maintenance, as part of the Schaeffler Technical Enhancement Programme (STEP), aiming to improve people’s lives.

Schaeffler India has launched a unique initiative to train disadvantaged youth in electric vehicle maintenance. The initiative, part of the Schaeffler Technical Enhancement Programme (STEP), is a collaboration between the company and Don Bosco Training Centre in Pune. The initiative aims to improve people’s lives and enhance technical skills in the automotive industry.

Schaeffler India, committed to translating their inventive streak into community service that empowers people, is investing in the setup and students to harness the untapped potential of hundreds of impoverished kids from throughout India. The residential training hub will provide students aged 18-24 with rigorous six-month instruction, culminating in a diploma from the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

The tough six-month training programme will include lessons on EV battery care, auto electricals and electronics, and computer numerical control (CNC). They would train students to become EV service technicians, mechanics of automobile electrical parts and electronics, and CNC programmers.

Harsha Kadam, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Schaeffler India, said, “This STEP Center will take Schaeffler India’s dedication to enable social inclusion and equal opportunities by empowering our future – the under-represented youth. Having spent years innovating in all aspects of Motion Technology as a trusted development partner for the country’s pioneering automotive companies, Schaeffler India is bringing its insights into the technology frontier of EV maintenance to the realm of skilling – the need of the hour for making our automotive industry future-ready.”

After graduation, students can use their unique skills to land jobs in prominent automotive businesses and authorised dealerships for EV car servicing. The target for 2024 is to train 180 students.