MSME-Technology Development Centre to set up metallurgy school in Agra
Updated: Jul 13, 2015 03:03:17pm
The school aims to serve as a motivation for student, artist, sculpts, blacksmith, metal worker, metal designer to add the casting of metals to their sphere of activity.
“There is acute shortage of skilled manpower in the Metallurgical sector particularly in Foundry. Substantial students could not continue their study after 10th standard and also huge no. of student- discontinue their study before 10th. These 10th pass/school dropout students can be trained and make them employable. Beside student, artist, sculptors, blacksmith, metal works/ designer may also be interested to add casting of metals to their sphere of activity,” said MSME TDC in a press note.
The training centre will have the syllabus prepared as per the need of industry and in line with course conducted at Germany.
The course content will cover the topics like production, pattern making, moulding with the use of patterns and cores, core- making, melting, casting, unpacking, fettling and quality control.
In this context, MSME TDC, Agra has called for registered legal entities for selection of training provider to establish Metallurgy School across the country and run the courses as per the syllabus and guideline provided by the centre.
The centre have different divisions to undertake product development; machining of component and preparation and dies/tools, intricate pattern; testing of metals conforming of national and international standards; consultancy services for project preparation, commissioning, rejection control, energy conservation etc; conducting short term, long term need based skill development and training programme. (KNN/ST)