The Indian subsidiary of the Japanese car manufacturer, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Wednesday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA).
As per the MoU, TKM, through its training arm Toyota Learning and Development India (TLDI), will share its best practices like people development and lean management principles with the industry members of ACMA.
TKM will impart 131 training programmes focusing on lean manufacturing principles, automobile and electrified vehicle technologies, industrial safety, environmental management systems, quality and supply chain management and trades such as automobile welding, car painting, mechatronics, automation and robotics.
TLDI will conduct training programmes either at the TKM manufacturing plant or at the premises of the ACMA member companies. The vehicle maker will deploy trainers certified by the Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Japan and Toyota’s Asia-Pacific Global Production Centre (AP-GPC), Thailand.
Vinnie Mehta, Director General, ACMA, said, the MoU between ACMA and Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) for people’s development is a step in the right direction to prepare our human resources for the future. It will benefit ACMA member companies and help India become a world-class automotive manufacturing hub through the deployment of efficient, agile, and best-in-class practices.
“Auto components manufacturers who will undergo skilling under this joint TKM-ACMA initiative will be endowed with skills and knowledge for creating a manufacturing ecosystem that can overcome the challenges of disruptions and ensure business continuity,” he added.
G Shankara, Vice President, Human Resources and Services, TKM, said, “We are happy to share Toyota’s know-how and contribute to the human development of the auto components industry. We are hopeful that our association with ACMA in facilitating skill-up-gradation for the components manufacturers will go a long way in creating a sustainable, robust and future-ready automotive supply chain in the country.'