Over 60 corporate houses to put up stall at DGR employment seminar for ex-servicemen at Vadsar in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: An employment seminar for retired and retiring defence personnel will be held at Vadsar in Gandhinagar district on July 9 to provide them second job opportunity in various roles in corporate sector.

Defence spokesperson wing commander Abhishek Matiman today said that approximately 2500 retired and retiring defence personnel and 60 Corporate Houses were expected to participate in the seminar to be held at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Air Force Station Vadsar from 0730 hrs to 1730 hrs on July 9 in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). Corporate sectors would be putting up their stalls for offering jobs as a second career option to such skilled and highly experienced defence personnel.

‘The event will generate new employment opportunities for the deserving retired and retiring defence personnel. It is a step towards Skill India Initiative under the agies of Directorate General of Resettlement, New Delhi. From the total seven locations, where these seminars have been planned by DGR, HQ SWAC is one of them to conduct this gala event in Air Force Station Vadsar for the first time. The aim is to fit in the retired / retiring defence personnel aptly into the posts of Senior Supervisors, Mid / Senior level Managers, Strategic Planners and Project Directors,’ he said.

Air Marshal RK Dhir, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command will inaugurate the Seminar.

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