Bosch Limited, an Indian subsidiary of Germany’s automotive technology major Bosch, in collaboration with Bharath University has launched a training center in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu.

German automotive technology giant Bosch is already popular for its Industry-Academia partnerships across the world including in European countries. The company has been involving in several academia activities in India since several years.

Bosch has 15 training touch points across India and a total of 14,000 participants have been trained during the year 2015.

The joint certification center promoted by Bosch India and Bharath University is aiming to equip students with employable skills. The training centre is located inside the premises of Bharath University .

Around 100 training programs will be conducted every year through the training centre., which is spread across 3600 square feet.

The center will provide quality training to students and it will impart training in the areas of diesel systems, gasoline systems, diagnostics and auto electricals among others segments, the officials of both Bosch and Bharath Uivesity said.

Bosch, as a global expert in automotive technology, has prepared the training material for the studens to be trained in the centre. The aim of this Industry-Academia partnership is to impart quality skills that would help the youth of India build a sustainable future.

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The Center has been equipped with the latest Bosch Equipment inlcuding Auto Electrical Test Bench, Diagnostic Scanner, Fuel Injection Test Bench, Bosch vehicle lift among others. The training center will provide joint certification programs to students of Bharath University, technicians and service personnel alike.

Commenting on the new training centre, Vijay Pandey, regional president, Automotive Aftermarket, Bosch Limited, said, “In the Automotive Aftermarket sector, Bosch is among the highest generators of employment. However, given India’s insufficient labour pool there is a need to build on the country’s employability level, the same has also been identified by the union government which has initiated the Skill India programme.

Dr M Ponnavaikko, Vice-Chancellor, Bharath University, said “There is a real concern in the country that most of the Engineering graduates passing out from the Indian Universities are not readily employable.

To address this issue Bharath University is collaborating with Bosch Limited to create an industrial environment inside the University campus.