OIL Swabalamban
OIL began "Project OIL Swabalamban" in 2013, which provides job training and capacity building for youth in OIL's operational areas in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh as well as other parts of Assam. The initiative offers a variety of shortterm courses and trades certified by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) of India to unemployed youth. The training also focuses on improving soft skills, computer skills, industry safety, and personality development to improve the chances of employment. In fiscal year 2021-2022, 478 individuals were trained in front office executive and hospitality management trades and 463 of them have been successfully placed in various organizations with a placement rate of 97%.
ITI Lahowal-OIL Centre of Excellence (21-22)
Under the Skill India Campaign, Oil India joined forces with the Director of Employment and Craftsmen Training (DECT) in the government of Assam to adopt ITI Lahowal. They signed a memorandum of agreement to establish and run the ITI Lahowal as the Oil India Centre of Excellence. The Institute Management Committee was created to manage the institute using a public-private partnership model as part of Oil India's corporate social responsibility initiative for youth skill development. In the 2021-2022 academic year, 66 students were enrolled in one-year courses in Diesel Mechanic (48 students) and Computer Operator & Programming Assistant (18 students).
Skill Development Institute Guwahati (SDIG)
The Skill Development and Industrial Guidance (SDIG) is a society established by Oil India Limited with the assistance of other oil and gas public sector undertakings under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Its purpose is to meet the skill needs of young people in the Northeastern region to improve their employment opportunities in the hydrocarbon and other industries. The institute provides free residential skill training in 16 different fields, including hydrocarbon, health, capital goods, hospitality, and tourism, among others. During the fiscal year 2021-22, 1110 students enrolled in different trades and 969 of them were placed in various industries, with a placement success rate of 87%. These students were placed not only in India, but also in other countries.