(MENAFN- KNN India) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will open a new Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) campus at Ongole in Andhra Pradesh for the next academic year.
The Ongole centre will be the third sub-centre of the institute in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The other two sub-centres are situated in Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.
According to a media report, decks have also been cleared for upgrading the infrastructure at CITD Vijayawada Sub-Centre at a cost of nearly Rs 2 crore to help a larger number of ITI and engineering students in enhancing their skills. The new facilities at Vijayawada will be ready in about a month.
An action plan has been prepared for training 2,000 students from 2016-17 compared to 800 being served at present.
Another development that is set to give a fillip to CITDs is the possibility of transfer of their administration to the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the near future, it said.
Certificates issued by CITD - Vijayawada have global recognition as it was established by the Indian government with the help of the United Nations Development Program and the International Labour Organisation. The institute is well equipped with advanced machinery and licensed software with which quality training is imparted to students.
Besides, consultancy services are rendered to public sector defence manufacturing units and some top-notch private companies in various sectors. (KNN Bureau)
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