Posted on Nov. 18, 2014
Paramakudi, 18th November 2014: CToyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd., in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation and its nationwide dealer network announced the launch of its distinctive training model for General Technician and Body & Paint Technician Toyota-Technical Education Program (T-TEP) at Government ITI, Paramakudi.
Present at the occasion were distinguished guests Mr. Nantha Kumar, District Collector, Ramnathapuram District, Govt. Of Tamil Nadu, Mr. T. Rajashekar, Regional Joint Director, Department of Employment and Training, Govt. of Tamil Nadu along with Mr. Mahesh N. Salkar, Vice President, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.
T-TEP, a special training module in which Toyota has tie up with industrial training institutes, was launched in 2006 in India. After a span of 8 years, TTEP is now associated with 37 training institutes under the program.
In its first year, the program was implemented in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Hubli. The program was subsequently introduced in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Lalru, Pune, Cochin, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Ghaziabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Indore, Vizag, Ludhiana, Cuttack, Haldwani & Nalbari (Assam).
TTEP has trained around 3700 students of which more than 2400 are employed at Toyota Dealerships across India.
With this program, Toyota Kirloskar Motor intends to enhance the technical abilities and employability of Industrial Training Institute (ITI) students in the age group of 16 to 18 years. The program will benefit ITIs in building skilful technicians for the Indian automotive repair industry. The current automobile repair industry is characterised by inadequately skilled manpower and lack of professional training for repair and diagnostics. TTEP is a unique initiative undertaken by TKM, in partnership with ITIs and its dealers across India to address this issue.
The GT T-TEP training syllabus imparts training on basic automotive fundamentals, Toyota Way of Service and technologies in Toyota Cars help the students to get jobs in the Automotive General Repair industry.
The BP T-TEP training syllabus imparts training on basic body and paint repair skills in addition to dealer specific requirements to students, thereby improving their knowledge of repair techniques and facilitating the adoption of latest technology in Body & Paint. Currently Body & Paint technicians have limited information and hands on experience in the usage of correct repair operations and techniques, forcing dealers to recruit manpower from local garages. Toyota along with its supplier partners, PPG Asian Paints and 3M, will provide all necessary support to the institute i.e. training consumables, visiting faculty, training material, tools, equipments etc. Introduced in the year 2009, Automotive Body & Paint repair training has been provided to more than 500 students till now.
Commenting on the occasion Mr. Mahesh Salkar said, "We introduced TTEP in India in 2006 and since then we have been successful in imparting technical training to ITI/Polytechnic students. This tie-up will cater to the requirement of skilled manpower in the Indian Automobile industry. The partnership with Government ITI, Paramakudi is one such step. Our mission is to carve a career path for talented students in the rural market, and to provide job opportunities within the similar line of work in the automobile industry. The special course of General Technician and Body & Paint Technician is designed keeping in mind the advanced technology required for the Automobile Market. We thrive to give best to the students who will eventually contribute to the growing Automobile Market and Service Industry."
The GT and BP T-TEP, a 1 year syllabus, introduces students to Toyota's advanced technology and service techniques. It also includes, on-the-job training, at Toyota's dealerships. As a part of this program, TKM will also train institute instructors in the latest technology, used at Toyota and the automobile industry.
TKM plans to introduce this program to technical institutes across the country in the coming years and reach out to over 1000 students per year. The project is jointly funded by Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Kirloskar Motor. Together they provide T-TEP institutes with hi-tech training packages and Toyota service training manuals and materials. PPG Asian Paints India Pvt. Ltd and 3M India Ltd has also extended their support by providing latest equipments and material required for training.
T-TEP supports Toyota's comprehensive human resource development system that extends from training at T-TEP institutes to recruitment and development at Toyota dealerships.
T-TEP is widely recognized across the globe for its effectiveness. The program has been successfully introduced in 419 institutes across 53 countries by Toyota, which includes USA, Australia, Italy, South Africa, China, Vietnam and India.
| Company name | Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited |
| Equity participation | TMC: 89%, Kirloskar Group: 11% |
| Number of employees | Approx. 6,400 + |
| Land area | Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2) |
| Building area | 74,000 m2 |
| Total Installed Production capacity | Upto 3,10,000 units |
| Established | October 1997 (start of production: December 1999) |
| Location | Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State |
| Products | Innova, Fortuner manufactured in India. Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs. |
| Installed Production capacity | Upto 1,00,000 units |
| Start of Production | December 2010 |
| Location | On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited, Bidadi |
| Products | Corolla Altis, Etios, Etios Liva, Etios Cross, Camry & Camry Hybrid |
| Installed Production capacity | Upto 2,10,000 units |
| Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. | Creation |
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| Ankit Bhardwaj
Mobile : +91-9560055194 Email : ankit_bhardwaj@toyota-kirloskar.co.in |
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