Rourkela, 8 June : As a part of their Summer internship, 330 Engineering students from colleges spread across the country have been inducted in SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in the third batch. The first batch of training commenced on 8th May, 2023, while the formal orientation programme for the 2nd batch was held on 22nd May, 2023. The orientation programme for the third batch was held at Gopabandhu Auditorium on 8th June 2023.
Rajashree Banerjee, CGM (HRD) presided over the inaugural function of the orientation programme. The day long orientation programme aimed at familiarizing the participants with the activities of the integrated steel plant and apprise them of required safety precautions to be taken during the training programme.
In the orientation programme the trainees were briefed about the guidelines to be adhered to during the training. During the session they were provided with a brief historical perspective of RSP, process flow, products and various other related subjects in order to familiarize the students with the working of the steel plant. Presentations on safety rules and guidelines were also made. Documentaries on ‘Safety’ and ‘An Overview of RSP’ were also screened for better understanding of the students. The session was conducted by K K Jaiswal, AGM (HRD) while the programme was coordinated by Mr. S K Sukula, Assistant Manager (HRD). Thereafter the students were escorted to various departments for their training.
Notably as a goodwill gesture, every year Rourkela Steel Plant imparts vacational training to thousands of undergraduate Engineering students who are either children or relatives of RSP employees and studying in Engineering Institutes across the country.
