Toyota launches its Technical Education Program in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 6 : In a programme aimed at enhancing the technical abilities and employability of Industrial Training Institute (ITI) students, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd., in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation and its nationwide dealer network, has introduced a distinctive training model for Body and Paint Repair (BP) at the Sir C V Raman Industrial Training Institute here.

The programme was launched under the Toyota Technical Education Program (T-TEP). T-TEP, a special training module, was launched in 2006 in India. In a span of 4 years, 16 institutes have been covered under the programme.

In its first year, the programme was implemented in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Hubli. It was subsequently introduced in Bangalore, Pune, Cochin, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Ghaziabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Indore and Mumbai.

With this program, Toyota Kirloskar Motor intends to enhance the technical abilities and employability of Industrial Training Institute (ITI) students in the age group of 16 to 18 years. The program will benefit ITIs in building skilful technicians for the Indian automotive repair industry.

The current automobile repair industry is characterised by inadequately skilled manpower and lack of professional training for repair and diagnostics, especially for the vehicle models, introduced recently, in the market.

TTEP is a unique initiative undertaken by TKM, in partnership with ITIs and its dealers across India, to remove this lacuna.

Today's event marks the launch of a "New Body and Paint Repair Syllabus" under the T-TEP program. This syllabus, a first of its kind in India, has been developed in collaboration with the Department of Training and Technical Education of the Delhi Government.

The syllabus imparts training on basic body and paint repair skills in addition to dealer specific requirements to students, thereby improving their knowledge of repair techniques and facilitating the adoption of latest technology in BP.

Currently BP technicians have limited information and hands on experience in the usage of correct repair operations and techniques, forcing dealers to recruit manpower from local garages. Toyota along with its supplier partners, Asian PPG and 3M, will provide all necessary support to the institute i.e. training consumables, visiting faculty, training material, tools, equipments, scholarships etc.

To begin with, the course will provide training to 40 students every year.

Speaking at the launch of the programme, the MD of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited, Hiroshi Nakagawa said, 'TTEP has been successfully implemented in 419 institutes across 53 countries. We introduced TTEP in India in 2006 and since then have been successful in imparting training to create skilled manpower. As we reach out to other ITIs in the coming years, we wish to contribute towards a marked increase in the availability of skilled manpower in the Indian automobile repair industry. We are committed to provide the best to the students, which will eventually benefit the industry on the whole.' The T-TEP Body and Paint curriculum, a 1 year syllabus, under the State Council of Vocational Training, introduces students to Toyota's advanced technology and service techniques. It also includes on-the-job training at Toyota's dealerships.

As a part of this program TKM will also train institute instructors in the latest technology used at Toyota and the automobile industry.

TKM plans to introduce this program to technical institutes across the countries in the coming years and reach out to over 500 students per year. The project is jointly funded by Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Kirloskar Motor.

Together they will provide T-TEP institutes with hi-tech training packages and Toyota service training manuals and materials.

Asian PPG and 3M have also extended their support by providing latest equipments and material required for training.

--UNI

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