Maruti Suzuki India has opened a skill training centre at ITI-Becharaji, in Gujarat, that can provide training to over 7,000 trainees annually.
The Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Becharaji has been set up in collaboration with the Gujarat government and will be used to train and improve the level of technical education of ITI students in the state and effectively contribute to Skill India initiative.
The centre been set up as part of an initiative to impart relevant skill training and benefit youth from the growing automobile industry, helping over 7,000 trainees become job ready.
The facility is spread over 11,800 sq ft, CoE has capacity to train 150 trainees per week. It is equipped with Maruti Suzuki basic training lab, safety simulation hop, finishing schools for weld shop, paint shop and assembly shop along with six classrooms.
Maruti Suzuki India has invested around Rs four crore to set up the facility and will continue to maintain and run it.