Apparel Export Promotion Council to Launch Three More Training Centres

Chennai: The Apparel Export Promotion Council on Monday launched its 22nd Apparel Training and Design Centre (ADTC) at Mogappair in Chennai. This is the second ADTC centre in Chennai after Guindy.

AEPC plans to launch another three in and around Chennai this year and reach 50 ATDCs across the country, imparting training to 50,000 people by the end of this year.

AEPC Chairman Vijay Kumar Agarwal told media persons that the centres had been set up to upgrade the technical skills of personnel employed in the readymade garment industry. The centres offered 10 to 12 training courses of three months to one year, with fees ranging from Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 30,000. AEPC also plans to start a two-year training course soon.

The Mogappair centre has started with 100 trainees, with the number likely to be scaled up to 200 to 300. “Each ATDC trains manpower in pattern making and cutting techniques, production supervision and quality control techniques to enable the readymade garment industry to attain maximum productivity in the face of global competition. The Mogappair centre also offers a tailor-made, short one-month course catering to specific needs of some sections of the garment Industry,” said Agarwal.

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