Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today announced the launch of the 63rd T-TEP (Toyota Technical Education Programme) institute at Don Bosco Technical School (DBTS) here, making it the first T-TEP institute in Meghalaya, with the support of the Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC).
The primary objective of this initiative is to enhance students’ skill sets with a special focus on rural areas, thereby strengthening their employability.
The launch event was graced by cabinet minister Ampareen Lyngdoh and representatives of TKM, DBTS, ASDC and others.
TKM is associated with 63 ITI/diploma institutes covering 26 states. Currently, more than 12,000 students have been trained and 70 percent of the students are working in automobile companies and dealerships across the country, a release stated today.
Lyngdoh said that the partnership with DBTS will “have a big impact towards developing highly skilled, employable and future-ready youths.”
To support students with financial needs, the Scholarship programme for Technical Education And Recognition (STAR) under T-TEP was recently launched.
Talking about this partnership, Fr Arcadius Puwein, principal of DBTS, said, “With growing technology advancements in the auto industry and unprecedented growth in motorisation, we need to ensure that the consumers receive the best-in-class services. To align with this requirement, there is a need for highly skilled technicians, making it imperative that students at technical training centres have access to advanced technologies and gain hands-on training experience. With this collaboration, students … will get an opportunity to understand Toyota’s values, best practices and advanced technologies, which will benefit not only the students but also the entire industry.”
