BIS #5769 VOLTAS AND DON BOSCO SKILLING THE YOUNG

by Brother Jittin Mathew 

MUMBAI, MARCH 13, 2019: VOLTAS (a joint collaboration of Swiss-based Volkart Brothers and Tata Sons Limited), one of the top ten Tata group companies in collaboration with Bosco Boys Home Technical Training Institute (BBHTI) in Borivli, jointly awarded graduation certificates to 40 students of the Refrigeration and Air-Condition (RAC) department of the Institute on March 11, belonging to the two batches of 2018 (January to June and July to December).

To ensure that only the highest level of education is imparted to its students, BBHTI collaborated with Voltas, India’s largest air conditioning and refrigeration company. In this joint venture BBHTI and Voltas, have collaborated to form a specifically designed course on RAC for the poor, needy, and school dropouts of the community, who are eager to learn the trade of repairing, installing, and maintaining refrigerators and air-conditioners.

The training was instituted by the Institute with the help of the VOLTAS team, over a six-month period. It included theory sessions taught by a qualified staff of the Institute, and practical sessions with hands-on training with equipment provided by Voltas, along with on job training.

The courses combined comprehensive technical information from Voltas, along with real-world diagnostic and troubleshooting skills developed through 33 years of field experience by the BBHTI instructor, Maxi Fernandes.

At the graduation ceremony, the Principal of BBHTI, Deacon Romero D’Souza, congratulated the students for their successful completion of the course and also encouraged them to map out a successful career for themselves by increasing their knowledge in the technical field by putting into action what they have learnt in the classrooms.

“Remember the things that I have taught you. Be sincere in the job and respect your employer and the customer. Always see that safety precautions are taken care of before starting work. All the best for your future. Give your best and God will do the rest, ” Fernandes in his farewell to the students said.

"By imparting focused training, Voltas together with BBHTI creates professional technicians, who consistently provide the best. I am grateful to both, for the opportunity they gave me. I would like to share this advice with other students to concentrate and clear all doubts they have during class hours so that on the job they will be confident and excel," Bhavesh Koni, a student, said.

The students expressed their gratitude to the team of BBHTI and Voltas with a vote of thanks. In the concluding session, the best students of each batch were awarded a full kit of tools from Voltas.

Majority of the students are working in companies like Daikin, Eden air conditioning, Gunaji Enterprises, Hot and Cold AC, etc. Others are pursuing further studies or planning to open their own business.