Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) on Tuesday said that it will scale up its skill development activities by setting up Automobile Skill Enhancement Centres (ASEC) at 45 Government-run Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country.

This will be a corporate social responsibility project of the company and it has committed ₹5 crore towards this cause.

Each of these centres will be equipped with a model workshop to provide practical training. Together with this, the company will also appoint full-time trainers, provide tools and equipment and forge partnerships with local Maruti Suzuki service workshops to upgrade skills of ITI students and make them job-ready, the company said.

Nearly 2,100 youths are expected to benefit annually through these ASECs. The trainees will be free to seek employment in any workshop, including those not servicing Maruti Suzuki vehicles, it said.

“Through this initiative, Maruti Suzuki wants to contribute to the national effort for skill development and employability. With the growth in number of vehicles on roads, quality repair and maintenance offers a major employment opportunity,” Pankaj Narula, Executive Director (Service), MSIL, said.

The ASECs will provide hands-on experience to trainees and make them capable of quality service and repair of vehicles, he added.

In addition to the ITI curriculum, the students will be given 50 days training by MSIL trainers in areas related to car service, repairs and maintenance. Students trained at the ASECs will be awarded an additional skill training certificate.

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