ATDC inks MoU with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation

In order to accomplish the ever increasing requirement of skilled-youth in the rapidly growing textile/Fashion related sectors, Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC). The MoU was signed in the presence of Honorable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri N Chandrababu Naidu, Minister Atchannaidu Kinjarapu, Labour & Employment, Factories, Youth & Sports, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Shri. Mallikarjuna Rao, Chairman APSSDC at Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh for skill development in textile and garment sector. The MoU was signed between Dr. Darlie Koshy, DG&CEO, ATDC and Dr. Subbarao Ghanta, MD & CEO, APSSDC.

The MoU has been signed initially for a period of 2 Years and it aims at imparting employment oriented training and encourages entrepreneurship through Skill Development to the youth & women. According to the MoU ATDC and APSSDC will offer skill training programs in the capital area for the village population who have been engaged in the land pooling process. The target group of the trainings range from school drop out to college graduates in all parts of the state. The MoU outlines the commitment of both the parties to enter into joint initiatives in which ATDC offer specific vocational training programs as per the skills needed for the job and demands of the industry to train particularly youth.

Speaking on the occasion DG&CEO of ATDC, Dr. Darlie Koshy,” ATDC will leave no stones unturned to impart necessary skills to empower the students which would help them in getting job and starting their own business. Special emphasis would be given to impart soft skill and communications skills to groom the trainees. This MoU will be a significant help to achieve and train the maximum. Immediately ATDC is planning to set up a training centre in Tenali with the support of NSL Textiles (Guntur Garments) 28 kms from Vijayawada.”

“ATDC has state of art infrastructure offering shop floor, supervisory and managerial level courses within the education and training eco- system which provides a comprehensive training and also assures full support” expressed Dr. Subbarao Ghanta, MD & CEO, APSSDC.

Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) has been set-up by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as the nodal body for skill training programmes in the state. The State Government has appointed Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) Advisory Committee with famous Industrialists and Expert from different fields. 

The Advisory Committee consists 20 members which includes Mr. Madhusudhan, Managing Director, Visakha Steel Plant, Mr. Srinivasa Raju (Sri city), Mr. Pramod Bhasin (Genpact), Mr. Stephen Helming (GIZ), Mr. M. Murugappan (Murugappa Group),Dr. Darlie Koshi (DG, ATDC), N. Deendayal (CEO, Skill Foundation), Yamini Sadineni (Pharma field), Dr. P. Thrimurthi (Representative of Universities ), E. S Chakravarthi (TCS), Dr. P. Sudhakar Reddy(Anthropologist), K. Ramkumar (ICICI Foundation), Vandana Channa, (ED-GAIL), N. Shivakumar(Chief Executive, Indian Tobacco Company).

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ATDC holds workshop on ‘Skill Knowledge Enhancement’ in Gurgaon

Continuing with its training programs and workshops in the Apparel Industry, ATDC (Apparel Training & Design Centre), India’s largest vocational training network for the apparel sector organized a 3 day workshop on ‘Skill Knowledge Enhancement’ aimed at training the supervisors and floor managers. The workshop was held at ATDC Gurgaon and various experts from the industry guided the participants. Mr. Nimish Dave, CEO & Founder, The Idea Smith; Ms Neera Chandra, Consultant; Team of Experts from Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd under the guidance of Shri J D Giri, Director, Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd imparted the training to the participants. More than 30 participants from various industries of Apparel sector attended the workshop. Prominent among them were Blackberry’s (KLPL), Blackberry’s (AVM), Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd, Gupta Exim India Pvt. Ltd and Panorama Industries.

This training was professionally designed so that the participants could understand their roles and responsibilities and also learn the ‘Best Practices’ from Leading Experts of Apparel Industry. They were enlightened that they should focus on productivity, quality and cost, without applying and implementing these three aspects one cannot contribute to the optimum utilization of the resources and growth of organization. Workshop sessions were conducted and the focus areas were Garment classifications, Measurements Techniques, Fundamental of specs sheets, Seam and stitches, Industrial Engineering basics, Workflow in the apparel industry, SAM/SMV calculations, Productivity and quality improvement and compliances in the factory etc.

Dr Darlie Koshy, DG&CEO ATDC & IAM encouraged the participants and said that “While this 3 days’ training programme has given the impetus for supervisory staff to especially look at Industrial Engineering, Cost Saving Methods and Labour Control and Motivation. It is necessary that training is taken as a continuous process. The example of Mr. Julferkar Ali Bhutto who has been trained for 8 months to compete on the world stage. The word ‘Skills’ are a very different level in Korea, China etc. and we need to train staff at every level including the labour force to become more efficient and productive. He requests the export community to continuous focus on training and retraining for better commitments and for improving competitiveness.

Shri J D Giri, Director, Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd also shared his views “In apparel industry too, we have challenges as well as solutions. This is the time to go full steam. The industry is under immense pressure due to open-costing era and it’s about time to bring greater efficiency in value creation. This calls for higher levels of automation, productivity and quality in manufacturing. He also feels this is hard to keep the shop floor ticking. Correct techniques and knowledge permits automation and this is the key to efficiency.

This workshop was conducted by ATDC TOT Academy, which trains the trainers. It is an institution that operates as a resource centre which sets benchmarks and overall quality parameters for those in the business of skilling in the apparel sector. TOT Academy upgrades the knowledge base and skill levels of the faculty resources to develop industry oriented approach in their pedagogy. The key objective of the Academy is to bring about an overall systematic change in the Apparel Industry while providing better quality trainers for industry.

The training particularly benefitted Supervisors, floor in-Charges/Managers and the middle Level managers who play a pivotal role in Apparel Production Manufacturing Organizations. They are the backbone of the apparel industry and are responsible for training and guiding their subordinates and can ensure finesse and increased productivity.

TOT Head, ATDC, Ms. Roopali Shukla said, “Today newer technologies have swept the skilling movement and it is imperative to provide quality training. It is not just enough to certify learners. It is important to train them well and equip them for a better tomorrow. ATDC as always with its latest strategies & techniques is well poised to train the professionals in right direction”.

Speaking on the occasion a delighted participant Mr. Vipin Sharma, Gupta Exim India Pvt. Ltd said, “I have learnt a lot in this 3 day training programme as it was interesting, easier to grasp and with this learning I can extend my efficiency”.

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ATDC Conducts Workshop on World Youth Skills Day

In light of Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched Skill India campaign on World Youth Skills Day and National Skill Development Mission Document, aiming to skill 400 million Indians by 2022, ATDC organized a two day workshop on ‘Skilling India’. The workshop was conducted on 15th & 16th July at their different centres and campus pan India.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Darlie Koshy DG & CEO, ATDC said, ‘The “World Youth Skills Day” is celebrated across the world on 15th July.  It is particularly a happy day for ATDC as Julferker Ali Bhutto, a student of ATDC Rohini center will be representing India at the World’s Skills Meet from August 14th to 17th in Sao Paulo, Brazil having won at National level in “Fashion Technology” section in the world competitions.

Under this scheme, the government will provide financial assistance ranging from Rs. 5000 to 1.5 lakh to 34 lakh youth seeking to attend skill development programmes over the next five years. 160 training partners and 1,722 Trainers are connected with National Skill Development Mission. Under the dynamic leadership of Mr. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, the Hon. Minister for Skill Development, a new version of Skill Development Policy 2015 has been brought out with a separate section on entrepreneurship.

ATDC is launching ‘Apparel Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship’ as a new three year B.Voc programme, which will open up avenues for potential Gen next entrepreneurs. With currently 12 million people directly working in the apparel sector alone, it has the highest employment potential with 9 million additional people required till 2022.  ATDC is the largest skill-vocational training provider in the country with over 176 centres having trained over 165,000 candidates under ISDS.  The Ministry has given a further target of 78,000 candidates for the next 2 years to be trained across ATDC-SMART centres.

Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), under the aegis of AEPC has emerged as India’s Largest Vocational Training Network for the Apparel Sector with around 200 ATDCs including 65 ATDC Vocational Institutes and over 135 ATDC- SMART Centres and Skill Camps present in major Apparel clusters spread across 22 states & 85 cities Pan India.

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