Sixteen students across India, including four girls, have been selected for a three-year mechatronics apprenticeship programme launched by automobile major, Volkswagen India.
The programme, based on the German dual system of vocational education and training, was launched at the company’s plant in Chakan on Thursday.
The state director of vocational education and training, Jaiprakash Bhutange; president and MD of Volkswagen India, John Chacko; head of apprenticeship and technical training, Ralf Mayer; and the executive director (human resource) of Volkswagen India, Piyush Upadhyay;were also present.
Students who had secured 60% marks in HSC examination with physics, mathematics and chemistry are eligible for the course. About 500 students applied for the course and 16 were finally selected.
The company will provide each student a stipend of Rs3,000 in the first, Rs4,000 in second and Rs5,000 in the final year. There is no course fee for the programme for students who have been
selected.
Chacko said that under the programme vocational skills would be imparted in the field of mechanical, electronics and informatics.
“Automobile industry in India has seen a very strong growth in the past few years.The need of the hour is to have industry ready people to take care of the challenges raised by this steady growth.
This programme is a step in this direction by developing mechanical, electronic and informatics skills of the workforce in the ever growing automobile industry,” he added.
The mechatronics programme will develop well-rounded specialists who are able to handle the complexity of high quality production. They would play a very important role in the competitive world of highly automated industries.
Bhutange said the course will bridge the gap between need and requirement from the industry. “This initiative will definitely boost the technical know-how of the work force in the industry and the academia, giving them employment opportunities in the automobile sector,” he stated.
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