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The Apparel Export Promotion Council, under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India is to set up 9 more Apparel Training & Design Centres (ATDC) in various parts of the country to upgrade the technical skills of personnel employed in the readymade garment industry. As a part of this expansion the Gurgaon Centre of the ATDC at SCO-18-19, Sector – 14 Gurgaon was inaugurated on 12.1.2005 by Shri R.Poornalingam, Secretary Textiles in the presence of Shri A Sakthivel, Chairman, AEPC, Shri S.B. Mathur, Director General, AEPC & other eminent members of the export community.
The Indian apparel industry employs over three million workers with a growth rate of 10 per cent every year. It is widely acknowledged that there is an immense potential for growth in the garment sector. In order to achieve the quality growth in the sector and to train the shop floor supervisors/workers in the garment industry, the ATDCs have been established at Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Jaipur and Kolkatta. The institutes provide trained manpower in the field of pattern making/cutting techniques, practical supervision and quality control techniques so as to enable the readymade garment industry to attain maximum productivity in the face of global competition. The ATDCs develop skills at the grass root level, so that people employed in the garment manufacturing industry become conscious of the quality parameters needed for the export market.
The garment industry will face challenging competition in the post-quota era. The industry needs trained manpower to upgrade its production systems. Therefore, the Board of Governors of the ATDC has approved an ambitious plan to upgrade the existing centres and to open 9 more centres at Gurgaon, Noida, Ludhiana, Tirupur, Thiruvananthapuram, Surat, Navi Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar and Kanpur so that the industry can be provided with extra trained manpower. The Centres would start functioning w.e.f. Jan/Feb. 2005.
The following courses are offered by the ATDC:-
Sl. No.
Name of the Course
Eligibility
Duration
1.
Diploma in Apparel Manufacturing Technology (AMT)
12th Std.
1year
2.
Diploma in Knit Garment Manufacturing Technology (KGMT)
12th Std.
1 year
3.
Diploma in Fashion Sampling/Coordination
12th Std.
1 year
4.
Production Supervision & Quality Control Course
12th Std.
6 months
5.
Pattern Cutting Master Course
10th Std.
6 months
6.
Machine Mechanic Course
10th Std.
4 months
7.
Finishing/packaging Supervisor Course
12th Std.
3 months
8.
Sewing Machine Operator Course
8th Std.
3 months
9.
Measurement Quality Control Course
10th Std.
3 months
10.
Apparel Merchandising
Graduation/Dip. In AMT
3 months
The Courses are mainly designed to give detailed knowledge on various aspects of garment making and include all the aspects of the production technology, pattern making, packaging, dispatch of shipment as well as development of marketing and merchandising skills required for handling of production in large garment factories. The centre also offers tailor-made, short one-month courses catering to specific needs of some sections of the garment industry. The student gets training from experienced and specialized faculty members.
In order to help weaker sections of the society, the centre offers all its courses at subsidized rates for the students sponsored by organizations like Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, National Backward Finance and Development Corporation etc. So far approximately 11400 students have passed out from the various centres of the ATDC and currently 2000 students all over the country are undergoing various courses. The number of students is expected to increase substantially after the opening of the nine new centres. Special arrangements are made by the centres for campus interviews, to facilitate the companies to choose candidates for employment. The Ministry of Textiles, especially and the various state governments in general are lending their fullest support towards the development of the various centres of the ATDC. The Centre is accordingly, contributing its best to help the garment industry in facing global challenges.
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