Hyderabad : With an aim to hone the skills of Andhra youth in air-conditioning sector and to make them job-ready, two model skill development centres (MSDC) have been opened in the State. While the one in Kakinada was inaugurated on October 10, the one in Vijayawada was inaugurated on October 12.
The initiative is a joint venture of Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC), Industrial Training Centre and Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited (JCH-IN). Courses have been launched at both Centres.
The courses in AC Repair and Maintenance for four batches of 20-30 candidates in a year will be offered. The duration of the courses will be 3 months. While the syllabus will be provided by Hitachi, the certification will be done jointly by Hitachi and APSSDC. JCH-IN, is a joint venture between Johnson Controls, US and Hitachi Appliances, Japan. Hitachi will bear the entire cost of running the MSDCs.
This is an outcome of a meeting held in June in Vijaywada between Chief Minister of AP, N Chandrababu Naidu and Gurmeet Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, JCH-IN, according to a press release.
In the next phase centres will be started in Nellore, Anantpur and Vishakhapatnam by end of next year. K Sambasiva Rao, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, APSSDC and Gurmeet Singh visited the Vijaywada Center and addressed the students.
They will focus on skill training of youths and make them employable. After the completion of the course, the trained technicians will be recruited by any AC dealer/company.
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