Software training centre for engg units
The Coimbatore Industrial Infrastructure Association (Coindia) and the Richmond CAD Solutions have established a software training centre for students and those working in engineering units. The training programmes are meant to equip participants with skills and practical knowledge necessary to be part of a product development team. Association chairman G Rajendran said the centre, established at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore, plans to train about 1,000 candidates annually. Pump and motor manufacturing units, foundries and general engineering industries will benefit from this facility. This is part of the infrastructure created by Coindia under the Rs 57-crore Pump, Motor and Foundry Cluster project.He said the duration of the courses will vary from 15 days to three months, depending on the module selected by the candidate. A batch will have about 10 members. The association plans to work with leading industries here to offer practical training and internship programmes. The courses will include on-thejob training and classroom sessions in CAD/CAM and CAE. The training centre and the state-of-the-art modern tool room will help train candidates in a real-time environment. “We have come out with contemporary training techniques such as audio-visual, in-plant and soft skills training,” he said. With the modern tool room facility supporting the training centre, Coindia plans to extend design and development services to small and medium-scale units. Members can bring their two-dimensional drawings and convert them into three-dimensional models.
