India : 3 more apparel training centres to be set up in Orissa - Apparel News India

Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) will establish three more Apparel Training and Design Centres (ATDC) soon in Orissa, under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Textiles and the State Government at Baripada, Cuttack and Sambalpur. Youth class of rural area will receive training on garment making and several other textile-related works in these proposed centres to be opened under the Skill Development Project (SDP) of the AEPC.Currently, there are three ATDCs at Bhubaneswar, Berhampur and Rourkela administrated by AEPC with 100 percent placement guarantee. Considering the requirement of skilled persons in domestic as well as export oriented apparel industries, the government is planning to set up more such training centres. As per Ms. Lopamudra Das, Head of the Bhubaneswar center, almost all the passed out students of Bhubaneswar centre have been recruited in reputed garment companies.