Vadodara: The Department of Clothing and Textile of M S University’s Faculty of Family and Community Sciences on Saturday inked a MoU with the Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) to provide skill development training in the apparel sector.
ATDC has a pan-India presence under the aegis of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC). The MoU was signed on the occasion of ongoing Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit between Dr Darlie Koshy, director general and CEO of ATDC, Gurugram and N K Ojha, in-charge registrar of MSU in presence of officials from both the institutes.
The clothing and textile department was interested to promote wage employment and entrepreneurship oriented skill development training activities in the apparel and other allied sectors which can benefit candidates especially those belonging to the disadvantageous sections of the society.
ATDC on its part was ready to provide necessary industry linked curricula, pedagogy, mobilization, infrastructure support, pre and post counselling placement after training, industry placement tracking among others.
“The MoU is a collaborative agreement for implementing a pilot project for imparting quality vocational skill training in the apparel sector for unemployed youth and women and other disadvantaged sections of the society,” a release issued by MSU said.
The MSU department and ATDC will also collaborate for industry placement tie-ups and programmes to final year graduate and post graduate students of clothing and textile and programmes under the department, support in recruiting quality faculty for ATDC Gujarat and other States.
ATDC will initially undertake skill development programme under the Gujarat Urban Livelihood Mission at ATDC-Smart centre at MSU with the aim to provide industry specific and self-employment oriented technical skills.
“This would have added soft, life skills for career advancement and building endurance for working in an industry,” the release further mentioned. The commencement of basic sewing operator session of 300 hours is scheduled in the second week of February.
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