GTTC offers free short-term courses for SC/ST students

Mangalore, Jul 2: Government Tool Room and Training Centre, Mangalore announces free training courses and short-term skill development programmes for underprivileged SC/ST students such as Tool Room Machinist, CNC Technologist and CAD/CAM.

Speaking at a press conference here on Wednesday, training manager at the institute Muthukumar said that eligible students from poor families could enroll themselves in three short-term skill development courses such as Tool Room Machinist – 12 months duration, CNC Technologist (CNC Turning and CNC Milling) - 6 months duration and CAD/CAM – 4 months duration.

Those who have completed their SSLC are eligible to enroll for the Tool Room Machinist course and those who have completed their ITI/Diploma can enroll themselves for CNC Technologist and CAD/CAM, he said.

There are 10 seats each for courses of Tool Room Technologist and CAD/CAM, while there 70 seats for the course of CNC Technologist – 30 reserved for students from Scheduled Castes and 40 reserved for those from Scheduled Tribes, he said.

The institute also offers regular long-term courses such as Diploma in Tool and Die Making and Diploma in Precision Manufacturing at the Mangalore centre.