–Hyderabadhappenings:-Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited aims to hone the skills of Andhra youth with New Skill Development Centre in Tirupati
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited aims to hone the skills of Andhra youth with New Skill Development Centre in Tirupati
A joint collaboration between the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC), Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited (JCH-IN), these skills development centres to impart skill in AC Repairing and Maintenance
Tirupati, 20th December 2019: Extending its commitment towards skilling and making the youths of Andhra Pradesh more employable, Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited (JCH-IN) today launched its third Skill Development Centre in Tirupati. Present at the occasion were Sri Balli Durga Prasad (MP, Tirupathi), Sri. Challa Madhusudhan Reddy, Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC), Dr. ArjaSrikanth, Managing Director and CEO, APSSDC and Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Ltd., along with dealers, business partners, students and ITI staff.
In a landmark initiative by an Air-Conditioning company, Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited (JCH-IN) collaborated with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) and Industrial Training Institute to impart skill training in AC repairing and maintenance so as to create new job avenues for rural youth in Andhra Pradesh. Last year the company has launched two skill development centers at Vijayawada and Kakinada. To take skill development and rural youth employability to newer heights in Andhra Pradesh, the company today has launched its third centre at Tirupati and will subsequently launch 2 more centres at Ananthpur and Bobbili, taking the total count of skill development centres to 5, covering the entire state of Andhra Pradesh.
Speaking at the launch, Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Ltd. said, “Hitachi is a global leader in air conditioning technology and we hope to produce world-class technicians in this center. Our vision is to work for society and create value for people. Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited (JCH-IN) had made the commitment to the state of Andhra Pradesh to participate in contributing towards the building of a great and skilled state. We are consistently working towards our commitment by extending the span of skill development centres, thus covering the entire state.”
“Our training centres are a step forward in supporting the government vision by skilling of rural youth in AC repairing and maintenance. We have aggressive plans to impart skill in AC repairing and maintenance to about 360 rural youth per year. Our combined skill development centres in Andhra Pradesh will train about 600 rural youth, enabling them to explore better job and entrepreneurship opportunities.”, Mr. Singh further added.
Talking about the partnership, Sri. ChallaMadhusudhan Reddy, Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) said, “The Government of Andhra Pradesh has the vision to make Andhra Pradesh, one of the best states in India. Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) is consistently working towards achieving this vision by providing trained and skilled manpower who can largely contribute in the making of India’s most developed state. As a part of providing 75% placement to local youth in industries, Honourable Chief Minister, Sri Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy also instructed to establish Skill University along with Multi Skill Development Centre in each constituencies.”
“I extend my gratitude to Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited (JCH-IN) for this collaboration in empowering our youth with new-age capabilities and technical skills to grow and scale up in the fast changing business and job environment. This initiative will definitely support us in generating world class skilled youth and technicians from Andhra Pradesh.” said Sri. Challa MadhusudhanReddy on the occasion.
This state-of-the-art centre at Tirupati will offer courses in AC repair and maintenance for four batches of 20-30 candidates in a year. The duration of the courses will be 3 months. While the syllabus will be provided by Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited, the certification will be done jointly by the company and APSSDC. These centres will be providing training which will enable unemployed youth and school dropouts to take up the AC technician course (AC repair and maintenance). The trained technicians can be employed by any AC channel partner/company or even generate self-employment avenues for themselves.
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited, the India unit of the joint venture company between Johnson Controls, U.S.A and Hitachi Appliances, Japan is undertaking the project as a part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). The company will bear the entire cost of running the MSDCs, including AC units for training purposes, salary of instructors/support staff, stationary, furniture, consumables, logistics support etc. It will also provide training equipment and tool kits to trainees.
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited is a leading manufacturer of air conditioning products in India, with its head office and plant at Kadi, Gujarat. As a part of its CSR activities, the company has initiated various projects at the local and national level covering the ambit of health, sanitation, education, skilling of rural youth, safety and empowerment of differently-abled. The company has an ongoing project of skill development of rural youth in air conditioning repair and maintenance in partnership with ITI, Kadi in association with Gujarat government and the company intends to replicate a similar model for the rural youth of Andhra Pradesh.
About Company:
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited is a joint venture company of Johnson Controls, US and Hitachi Appliances, Japan. Through this joint venture, we have combined the rich heritage and innovative technology of Hitachi with the industry leading expertise and a global network of Johnson Controls. The partnership is aimed at addressing the cooling needs faster, smarter and much more efficiently than ever before. Our customers will stand to benefit from our world-class R&D centers, where our researchers work tirelessly to provide innovative solutions and quality products that are designed to meet every expectation. Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning Company has global presence, out of which India unit is called “Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited”
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited manufactures a wide range of products under Hitachi brand, such as room air-conditioners (Split & Window ACs) to commercial air-conditioners including Chiller, Cassette Air conditioners, Ductable air-conditioners & VRF systems. Our company is not just limited to making air conditioners but also, into trading of Refrigerators and Air Purifiers.
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited’s headquarter is situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat with manufacturing plant in Kadi, Gujarat. We have a total installed capacity of 9,00,000 Room Air conditioners per annum (in a single shift). In addition to that, the Company also has the capacity to manufacture 120,000 Tons of Ductable units, 9000 VRF ODUs and 300 Chillers per annum. Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited is amongst the top air-conditioning companies in India.
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