Skill Development

Skill Development

Introduction:

Skill India initiative was launched by Prime Minister of India on 15th July, 2015. The Mission creates convergence across sectors and states in terms of skill training activities.

In line with National Skill Development Mission of the Govt. of India, Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council (HSSC) was set up on 26-04-2016 to facilitate the skill development requirement in Hydrocarbon Sector.

Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council (HSSC):

Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council (HSSC), a sector skill council for oil & gas sector, has been set up under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoP&NG), and is a recognized Awarding Body with National Council of Vocational Education & Training (NCVET) under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

The skill set required in the Hydrocarbon Sector are completely different from any other sector as this sector requires handling of flammable products and working in flammable environment. Several high priority trades were identified by HSSC in consultation with the Industry members for National Occupational Standard (NOS)/ Qualification Pack (QP) development. Till March 2026, total 72 QPs have been approved by National Skill Qualification Committee (NSQC).

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Type-4 project, HSSC has certified large uncertified workforce engaged with the Dealers, Distributors and Contractors of IOCL, HPCL and BPCL in Retail Outlet Attendant (Oil & Gas), LPG Delivery Personnel and Tank Lorry Driver (Petroleum Products) Trades.

Official Site of Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council: https://www.hsscindia.in/

Skill Development Institutes (SDIs):

Six Skill Development Institutes (SDIs) at Bhubaneswar, Vizag, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Raebareli and Guwahati have been started by IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, ONGC, GAIL and OIL respectively. The SDIs are state-of-the-art Institutes, imparting skill training of Hydrocarbons sector, sub-sector to cater the sectoral need in different part of the country.

S No Location of SDIs Lead Company Inaugurated/ Functional
1 Bhubaneswar IOCL May-2016
2 Visakhapatnam HPCL Oct-2016
3 Kochi BPCL Dec-2016
4 Ahmedabad ONGC Sep-2017
5 Guwahati OIL Aug-2017
6 Raebareli GAIL Nov-2017

Till March, 2026, more than 54245 trainees have been trained in these Skill Development Institutes.
Official websites of SDIs :

S No Location Official websites
1 SDI, Bhubaneswar https://sdibhubaneswar.co.in/
2 SDI, Visakhapatnam https://www.sdivisakh.in/
3 SDI, Kochi https://www.sdskochi.com/
4 SDI, Ahmedabad https://www.sdiahmedabad.in/
5 SDI, Guwahati http://sdiguwahati.com/
6 SDI, Raebareli http://sdiraebareli.org/