Hyundai Motors to upgrade ITIs in Assam

Besides, it plans to support other engineering institutes in Assam by supplying training material and providing job opportunities for its students.

Under the plan, HMIL, for the next five years, will supply training material to these institutes and will also train its instructors about the latest automobile technology. Certificates will be issued by the company to graduates who pass out from these ITIs. HMIL proposes to absorb these graduates at various dealerships across Assam and India.

"We would include all the ITIs in Assam which have automobile section in a phased manner. Under the Phase I, we upgraded the Guwahati ITI and would include a few more institutes in the next phase," said B Mani, senior general manager of HMIL.

The company, under the aegis of Hyundai Motor India Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of HMIL, had taken up the Guwahati ITI as the first educational institution to provide such support last year.

It has renovated and upgraded the institute's training facility. The renovations were carried on in the classrooms, workshop and the training area to create a more conducive environment for the students.

Though the company has not earmarked any fixed amount for this programme, Mani said the company had invested around Rs. 30 crore for upgrading Guwahati ITI and would invest further amount as and when required for upgrading other ITIs.

Upgrade would include providing special training on the latest automotive technologies to all the trainers at the ITIs. It would provide engine, transmission and other assemblies to the ITIs to enhance the skill and knowledge of the students.

HS Lheem, managing director of HMIL, too had said during his visit to Guwahati last week that Hyundai Motors wants to "expand its cooperation" in the field of education in Assam.

Presently, 18 trainers from Guwahati ITI have been placed at various dealerships across the state, said Mani. Assam has 28 ITIs, out of which 18 have automobile sections.