Toyota Technical Training Institute established near Bangalore
Bangalore, India Friday March 23, 2007 (DriveInside.com)
* Admission process to start in April 2007
* First batch to enter portals in August, 2007
* About 60 students will be selected to the Institute
* Three-years course with practical training at TKM plant
* Education will be provided free-of-cost
* Fellowships for deserving students
The purpose of this technical training institute is to offer an opportunity to acquire special skills of “Monozukuri” (“skilled manufacturing”), for those students who have the talent but cannot go for higher education due to economic reasons.
Announcing the setting of the new Institute, Mr. Atsushi Toyoshima, Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, said, “This institute will not only provide a high standard of education and training in automotive technology but will also provide students employment opportunities.”
“In addition to making quality automobiles, we believe in proactively contributing to society by consolidating the knowledge and know-how within Toyota to develop capable human resources and thus contribute to the development of a prosperous society,” Mr.Toyoshima said.
TTTI will receive its first batch of students in August. About 60 students from Karnataka will be selected for the three-year residential course. The application for admission would be issued in April 2007. The eligible candidates should have passed 10th Standard.
The TTTI will offer its students a total of four courses in Automobile Assembly, Automobile Paint, Automobile Weld and Mechatronics (a combination of mechanical and industrial electronics). The course will involve practical training at TKM plant during which students will be exposed to the application of the world renowned Toyota Production System. “We hope the students will be able to appreciate various aspects of Monozukuri or skilled manufacturing in the Toyota Way. They will not just learn but also practice Monozukuri,” added Mr. Toyoshima.
The institute will be a fully residential school concentrating on theoretical, practical and physical training as part of the course. TTTI will provide education free-of-cost to the students. Fellowships will be provided to deserving students to promote excellence.
Furthermore, TKM will encourage potential graduates of Toyota Technical Training Institute to join the company as Team Members. “We hope that these bright young minds will be able to lead the strengthening of Toyota Production System at the plant. Good people make good products,” added Mr. Toyoshima.