Coal India Limited is India's largest coal mining company. It has over 4 lakh employees and operates through 8 subsidiaries. Coal India provides extensive training through its 26 technical and management training institutes. The largest is the Indian Institute of Coal Management, which conducts residential programs. Coal India also has 102 vocational training centers that provide work-related training. Management training is provided through each subsidiary's management training center. Technical training includes basic, refresher, and specialized courses depending on technology changes. Trainees must serve 50 months after 1-year programs or forfeit their security deposit.

1. “TRAINING PRACTICES IN COAL INDIA LIMITED”
Coal India Limited
-By Pankaj
-PGDM(11-13)
-Roll no.111166
-Subject Human Resource Training and
Development

2. Company overview:
1. An organized government owned coal
mining corporation;
2. Formed in 1973 as Coal Mines Authority
Limited;
3. November 1975 it was changed to Coal
India Limited as a holding company;
4. Has a modest production of around 79
million tonnes;
5. Operates through 81 mining areas CIL is
an apex body with 7 wholly owned coal
producing subsidiaries and 1 mine
planning and consultancy company spread
over 8 provincial states of India;
6. Contributes about 85% of total Coal
production in India;
7. “A Nav Ratna” Company is the single
largest coal producing company in the
world;
8. Employees around 4.15 lakh employees;
9. “Maharatna” recognition in April 2011.

3. Mission-
“The mission of Coal India Limited is to
produce the planned quantity of coal
efficiently and economically with due
regard to safety, conservation and
quality.”
Vision-
“To emerge from the position of domestic
leader to leading global player in the
energy sector by adopting best practices
from mine to market with due care to
environmental and societal sustenance.”

4. Coal India Ltd. is the holding company with
its H.Q. at Kolkata and has eight
subsidiary companies:
1.Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (Sanctoria near
Asansol)
2.Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (Dhanbad)
3.Central Coalfields Ltd. (Ranchi)
4.Western Coalfields Ltd. (Nagpur)
5.South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.
(Bilaspur)
6.Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (Sambalpur)
7. Northern Coalfields Ltd. (Singrauli)
8. Coal Mine Planning & Design Instt.
Ltd. (Ranchi)

5. Training „N‟ Development Practices of Coal
India Limited
1. CIL manages 200 establishments like
workshops, hospitals etc;
2. it owns 26 technical & management
training institutes and 102 Vocational
Training Institutes Centres;
3. Indian Institute of Coal Management
(IICM) - the largest Corporate Training
Institute in India - operates under CIL
and conducts multi disciplinary
management development
programmes;
4. Training is conducted with short as well
as long term objectives in view which
results in development of employees
along with the organization's growth.

6. Training Infrastructure:-Coal India has
developed a strong training infrastructure
through-
(a)Indian Institute of Coal Management
(IICM)–
• The apex training institute located in Ranchi
• Caters the training needs of Coal India but
also many other companies
• It has residential hostels with
internet broadband facility +audiovisual
training aids+ indoor badminton court,
swimming pool, tennis court and gym for use
of participants +full time dedicated faculty +
organizes training and conferences for all co.s.

7. (b)Vocational Training Centers (VTC) ––
Each area has a VTC which conducts
mainly work related training in regular
intervals and also houses simulation
rooms / equipment. Executives from the
level (E.1 to E.5) are provided a need
based training is imparted at the
Management Training Center of each
subsidiary companies. The apex training
Center, Indian Institute of Coal
Management, Ranchi, for higher level, i.e.
from (M.1 to M.3 )level executives.
(c)CETI/BETI – Different subsidiaries of Coal
India also have dedicated training
institutes for excavation/mining related
training.

8. Other modes-
(a)Planned Interventions - For up-gradation of
professional and managerial skills and abilities
of employees, Coal India also provides
developmental interventions designed for each
stage in a person’s career to give
developmental input to assist in co.s
professional growth.
(b)Education Up-gradation Schemes - To meet
developmental aspirations of employees, Coal
India is entering into tie-ups with institutes of
repute like IIM Indore,sponsors fixed size
batches of employees who are inducted into
these courses.

9. Technical Training :It is to provide requirement of
training for technology being used in each
subsidiary and any other technology necessary to
meet current shortage of skilled manpower-
* Basic Course :Appropriate to technology, equipment
and system;
* Refresher course :Once in three years to those who
have already gone through basic course or are
already working in specific skill area;
* Specialized course :In case of change in technology,
in equipment configuration and capacity and
improvement in the system of production, suitable
input is given to all the new entrants to the critical
skilled areas.

10. Management Training :Executives at each
level and at the time of assuming the charge
at the new position, a need based training is
Imparted at the Management Training
Centres(MTC) of each subsidiary companies
for the level from E1 to E5 and at Indian
Institute of Coal Management, Ranchi, for
higher level, i.e. from M1 to M3 level
executives.

11. Period of training - For one year.
SECURITY DEPOSIT-Require to serve for a minimum
Period of 50 months for which an amount of Rs.1,000/
per month will be deducted from the salary of the
trainee concerned. After completion of 50 months of
service the amount will be refunded. In case of leaving
employment prior to completion of 50 months of
service, the amount so deducted will be forfeited.