HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN BCCL

Human Resource Development Department in BCCL has been set up   for the development of existing Human Resources as well as future requirements with reference to technological advances and gainful deployment of existing manpower to fulfill demand of production vis-à-vis technology.

The existing human resources includes Managers, Supervisors and Workers at all levels of the company. The company is strongly committed to the development and growth of all its employees. This is being achieved through refresher, basic training and retraining and intensive institutional and on-the-job training.

The HRD Department of BCCL is under the control of Director (Personnel).

To cope up with the task emerging from strategic plan, Annual HRD Plan is worked out every year to integrate HRD efforts.  The action plan is implemented primarily through the following Five Training Institutes under the direct administrative control of HRD Department:

I)                   Management Development Institute(MDI):

     The institute is situated at HRD Complex, HRD Deptt., Kalyan Bhawan, Jagjivan Nagar, Dhanbad.

     The following are the objectives of the Institute::

                                           i.            To serve as premier centre for Management eduction  for executives upto middle level.

                                         ii.            To cover, General Management, Functional, Cross-functional Technical, Health Awareness, Computer Awareness etc programme for all executives.

                                      iii.            Over and above, the Institute nominates executives and other employees for external training, conferences, seminars, workshops etc. within the country and aborad.

                                      iv.            To conduct coaching classes for examination for self development and promotion.

II)                Excavation and Mechanisation Training Institute(EMTI):

The Institute is situated at Dhansar about 7.5 km away from HRD complex and the objectives are:

i)                   To generate a pool of Skilled and Trained Manpower from new recruitment.

ii)                To upgrade the technical skill and knowledge of existing workforce through extensive training.

iii)              To train surplus manpower for redeployment.

                 The objectives are achieved  through the following programmes:

a)     Training for HEMM Operator Trainees.

b)    Refresher Training for HEMM operators.

c)     Trade Apprenticeship Training(under Apprenticeship Act 1961).

d)    Coaching classes for statutory examinations.

e)     Skill upgradation programme.

f)      Seminar/Workshop

III)             Supervisory Development Institute(SDI):

The Institute is situated at HRD Complex, HRD Deptt., Kalyan Bhawan, Dhanbad.

The Institute caters  the need of strengthening supervisory capacity and update the knowledge of  supervisors at all level and workers. Training plan covers primarily the following topics:

i)                   Up-grading the technical skill and knowledge

ii)                Safety awareness

iii)              Supervisory development, Health Awareness, Para-medical programme, Environment and  Energy conservation

iv)              Female development

v)                General leadership skill development like communication, motivation and leadership.

IV)             Mining Training Institute (MTI):

        Mining Training Institute is situated in the premises of HRD Complex,

  HRD Deptt., Kalyan Bhawan, Dhanabd

        The Institute  imparts intensive  training and coaching to potential employees to enable them to obtain  qualifications for their further growth and occupy higher positions and also  to meet the statutory and other requirements.

        Training plan of the Institute consists of :

i)                   Conducting of  coaching classes for various Mining, Statutory examinations being conducted by DGMS viz. Managership(Ist Class and IInd Class)/Overmanship/Surveyorship/Sirdarship/Gas Testing exams.

ii)                Refresher programme for all mining personnel(Executive, Supervisor and Workers)  for up- gradation of their knowledge, skill and safety awareness and attitude.

iii)              Special programme for improvement of production and productivity of Opencast and Underground.

V)          Coal India Longwall Mechanisastion Training Institute, (CILMTI), Moonidih,

    Coal India Longwall & Mechanization Training is located at Moonidih, about  14 kms from Dhanbad Railway Station on Dhanbad  Bokaro Road .  The Institute was established by CIL in the year 1977 to cater  the need of Mine Mechanisastion for Longwall workings in different subsidiary companies of CIL. The Institute is under administrative control of Area General Manager, W.J. Area and under functional control of General Manager(HRD).

  The Training plan of the Institute are as under:-

·        Upgrade the knowledge and skill of employees working in Long Wall Coal Mining Methods

·        Development of skill and technical knowledge of Technical Supervisors and workers. Operator and Maintenance Crew.

·        Safety  Awareness and safety practices being followed

In Underground machineries and Mining methods.

         Besides the above five Institutes, Mines Vocational Training  Centres(VTCs) are also operating under the functional control of HRD Department.

Mines Vocational Training Centres:

VTCs are under administrative control of Area General Manager and under functional control of General Manager(HRD). There are 13 VTCs in the company to provide statutory training under MVT Rules, viz. Basic, Refresher, Special and other programmes as per Safety Conference Recommendations are being con ducted in addition to above statutory training. Additional training is  also imparted on Gas testing, use of  Safety Lamps in different percentage of Gas in underground Mines. Besides the above training, other special trainings are also conducted as per need of the company.

Continuous monitoring and follow up of all VTCs are being done in order to improve the performance of the VTCs.  Every year a VTC competition on multiple parameters of VTCs  is being held in order to improve efficiency of VTCs.

Other Activities:

            Apart from the above, the training of  executives of all the discipline is being arranged through Indian Institute of Coal Management (IICM), Kanke, Ranchi by the HRD Deptt. It also provides vocational training under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) to the students of  different technical, management and academic institutes from all over the country.

Under the Apprentices Act 1973, we provide post diploma practical training ( PDPT) to Mining Engineering Diploma Holders as per directive of Board of Practical Training(BOPT), Eastern Region(ER), Kolkata.

     The department is also coordinating the underground training to executives and supervisors to the sister company like CMPDI, Northern Coalfields Limtied to enable them to acquire experience required for statutory exams of DGMS.

The performance of HRD department for the last three year are enumerated as follows:

1) Institute wise performance 

  2) VTCs Performance

3)     Out Company Training Programme

4)                 Vacational Training provided to students of different academic Institutes

  5)  PDPT Training provided under Apprentices Act, 1973