February , 2021 – Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd., (TTDI) has been certified by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as a Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM). The new TTDI JIM will accept up to 120 under-graduates of local industrial training schools as technical trainees each year.
From April 2021, TTDI JIM will be inaugurated in the TTDI Skill Development Center.
Mr. Tomohiko Okada, Managing Director, Toshiba India Pvt. Ltd. commented, “Toshiba has identified India as a global manufacturing base and export hub. We are committed to support Government’s initiatives, “Make in India” & “Skill India” and the setting up of TTDI JIM is a very positive step in that direction, to build a better and stronger India, For a New Day”.
Mr. Hiroshi Kaneta, Chairman and Managing Director of TTDI, said, “We are very proud of this accreditation. Through TTDI JIM, we wish to contribute to the development of the manufacturing industry by developing human resources in India. We are grateful to the Government of Telangana for their support in our endeavour. ”
The JIM Project is a part of the Manufacturing Skill Transfer Promotion Program*1, a joint program by METI and India’s Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched in November 2016. The project aims to establish Japanese-style institutes in India for training Japanese standard shop floor leaders and engineers, focusing on areas such as kaizen and the 5S (sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain). These institutes will develop human resources that will play central roles in the manufacturing sites of the future.
*1: This program was created to contribute to India’s goals of “Make-In-India” and “Skill India” for the Indian manufacturing sector, which is expected to achieve medium- and long-term economic growth.
