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The Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction Kollam or IIIC-Kollam is a public institute of international standard situated at
Chavara Chavara is a village in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India. It is a part of Kollam Lok Sabha constituency. The current MLA of the Chavara constituency is Dr. Sujith Vijayan Pillai of the LDF. Location and tourism Chavara ...
in Kollam,
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. The initiative has been undertaken by the
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with the support of the
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. The academy is coming under the Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE) to support the skill development programmes for construction related occupations


History

The construction academy was first proposed by the LDF ministry during 2008. They started the background works for the academy and named the project as ''Kerala Construction Academy'', proposed at
Chathannoor Chathannoor is a town in the Indian state of Kerala situated at the Kollam District on the banks of Ithikkara River. It is about from Kollam(Quilon) City. Chathannoor is around north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum). Th ...
in
Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Lac ...
. When UDF came into power, they have shifted the project from
Chathannoor Chathannoor is a town in the Indian state of Kerala situated at the Kollam District on the banks of Ithikkara River. It is about from Kollam(Quilon) City. Chathannoor is around north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum). Th ...
to
chavara Chavara is a village in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India. It is a part of Kollam Lok Sabha constituency. The current MLA of the Chavara constituency is Dr. Sujith Vijayan Pillai of the LDF. Location and tourism Chavara ...
and renamed as ''Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction''.


Campus

The institute is on a campus along the NH-66, near
chavara Chavara is a village in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India. It is a part of Kollam Lok Sabha constituency. The current MLA of the Chavara constituency is Dr. Sujith Vijayan Pillai of the LDF. Location and tourism Chavara ...
in Kollam Metropolitan Area. KASE has developed a Master Plan and detailed design for the campus with of facilities including an administrative block, training block, canteen, and substation. Foundation stone was laid by the then
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Mr. Oommen Chandy on 15 March 2013. The campus was inaugurated for academic activities by the Hon. Chief Minister Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan in August 2018.


Courses

During the initial phase, there will be three technician and managerial level courses along with a course in supervisory level. There will be an advanced certificate programme also in plumbing engineering. Candidates with SSLC, Plus Two, ITI, diploma, degree and B.Tech qualification can join for the courses.


Significance

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state depends on migrant workers for the various jobs needed. The dependence on
Migrant labourers in Kerala Migrant labourers in Kerala, India's southernmost state, are a significant economic force in the state; there were around 2.5 million internal migrants in Kerala according to a 2013 study by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxatio ...
is found mainly in the field of
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. The city of Kollam and other places like
Punalur Punalur is a Municipality in Kollam district of Kerala State in India. It is the headquarter of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It's situated in the eastern part of Kollam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River an ...
, Paravur in
Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Lac ...
,
Perumbavoor Perumbavoor (, Malayalam: പെരുമ്പാവൂർ) is a historic place located at Bank of Periyar (Poorna River) in Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a part of the Kochi metropolitan area It lies in the no ...
,
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etc. are slowly becoming overwhelmed with a number of migrants from North India. The migrant labours in places like Kollam have started scoring top marks in literacy equivalent examination. So an institute for developing the unskilled domestic labours as well as migrant labourers has become an essential need in
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. The main aim behind this institute is to train masons to upgrade their skills and get a certification from the Britain-based organisation
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. The flagship project of KASE is the Centre of Excellence in Construction and Infrastructure by the name Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction (IIIC). Established in a 9-acre state-of the-art campus at Chavara, Kollam District, Kerala, the objectives of IIIC are broadly to: * Establish a world class Skill Centre, as centre of excellence, for imparting international quality skill sets to the personnel in construction industry of all cadres, right from the labourers to the top managerial personnel under three major categories viz., technician, supervisory and managerial categories. * Maximize the reach of the Skill Centre in terms of capacity intake as well as sub sectors covered and the area of reach. * Obtain high recognition for the courses of the Skill Centre across the globe * Ensure maximum employment through linking the courses with employment wide industrial tie ups * Offer courses in emerging areas of skill development and entrepreneurship In May 2018, The Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence(KASE) decide to partner with The Uralungal Labour Contract Society Ltd(ULCCS) to collaborate in courses offered at IIIC-Kollam under KASE. An MoU in this regard is signed on 30 May in the presence of Labour and Excise Minister for Kerala, T. P. Ramakrishnan.


Project details of IIIC-Kollam

* Total area - 9.02 acre * Total built up space - 235102 square feet * Blocks - Administrative Block, Training block, Canteen, Substation etc. * Total estimated project cost - Rs. 100 Crores * Main Building - 1.5 lakh square feet, 38 classrooms, 10 office rooms, canteen etc. * Hostel Building - 35,000 square feet, 54 rooms, Canteen etc.


Facilities

* Eco-friendly campus with the usage of bio-degradable materials. * Plastic free campus from the inception itself. * LED-based street and external lighting systems using photovoltaics * 30% of the cooking gas requirements are satisfied through bio-gas plants *
Rainwater harvesting Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir ...
systems are installed to save water from wastage * Residential campus with modern and homely hostels * Sewage treatment plant * Classrooms with multimedia facilities * Canteen * Central Library * Language Lab * Transportation facility * Emergency medical care. * Bank Counter & ATM * Guest House. * Staff Quarters


References

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