Ford opens first ASSET centre in Kochi
Press Trust of India Kochi Aimed at creating a pool of talented and skilled professionals for the automobile industry, Ford India has opened its first Automotive Student Service Educational Training (ASSET) Centre in collaboration with social welfare technical school, ITI Kochi.
Through this initiative, Ford will set up an exclusive technical training corner within the premises of the institute to train students on Ford technology as part of Motor Mechanic Vehicle (MMV) curriculum, a press release here said.
The Asset centre, was inaugurated yesterday by P K Umashankar, Vice-President, Customer Service Operations, Ford India.
Ensuring the sustenance of the program, Ford's technical training collaboration will include exclusive Train-The- Trainer (TTT) sessions for institute lecturers as well.
Ford ASSET center will create multiple avenues of learning and will empower students with training and skills that will certify them to service Ford cars, thus becoming eligible to work in Ford service network across the country.