Siemens Centre at NIT-T seeks to scale up skill training

The Siemens Centre of Excellence in Manufacturing at National Institute of Technology - Tiruchi (NIT-T) is in the process of partnering with technical institutions to offer skill development courses.

With 12 sophisticated laboratories for Design and Validation, Advanced Manufacturing, Test and Optimization, Automation, Electrical and Energy Savings, Process Instrumentation, Mechatronics, CNC Machines, CNC Controller, Robotics, Rapid Prototyping and Internet of Things, the Centre has, so far, partnered with three engineering colleges to provide students opportunities for making promising innovations.

Since last year, after its inauguration by the then Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javdekar, the CoE has imparted skill training to about 100 students. Currently, the Centre has signed MoUs with three engineering colleges: National Engineering College, Kovilpatti; MAM College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchi; and Mahendra Engineering College. Partnerships with six more institutions are in the pipeline, M. Duraiselvam, Head, Siemens Centre, said. “We are looking forward to scaling up the number of beneficiaries of the skill training at the Centre,” he said.

As an interdisciplinary, industry-backed centre, the CoE is intended to bridge the gap between industry requirements and technical education, that would make technical institutes more aligned with industry needs and make engineering graduate students industry ready, NIT-T Director Mini Shaji Thomas said.

The CoE also offers consultancy services to industries in automation, product development, process optimization and shop floor design and skill enhancement of existing employees on latest technology, she said.

After successful completion of course and assessment, students will be certified jointly by the Siemens CoE- NIT-T, Siemens Industry Software Pvt. Ltd., and Bengaluru-based AMAR Tech, which was established in 2014 under Make in India initiative, to provide a platform for youths to learn technology at low cost, and bridge their knowledge gap for quick employment in domestic and international industries.