India’s Largest Quality Vocational Training Provider for the Apparel Industry, Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC) was awarded ‘Best Vocational Training Provider (VTP) Training 2016’ by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) at ‘Award-cum-summit Skilling India: The Way Forward’ at a function held in New Delhi.

ATDC has been selected for this award for its contribution to large scale quality skilling of Indian youth specially women in rural and semi urban areas for meeting the rapidly changing skill requirements of apparel sector with real time industry relevant skill modules and new learning solutions, thus providing wage employment for youth specially women having dedicated verticals to work with Ministry of Textiles, GOI (for ISDS Project), DGE&T (Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GOI) (for Longer Duration Vocational Courses) and AICTE (Ministry of HRD, GOI) & RGNIYD (Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, GOI) (for B. Voc. Courses).

While exporters require cycle and through put time to be brought down in the context of ‘Fast-Fashions’ approach gaining ground world-over, the domestic sector wants “Product Lifecycle Management” ‘fast-turnaround of store merchandising’, captivating visuals etc. The e-commerce/m-commerce wants fashion to meet instant gratification standard with supply chain-logistic management. ATDC is the largest vocational training provider for the textile-apparel chain offering a comprehensive bouquet of courses for ‘career’ progression in an integrated manner by creating a “step ladder-training eco-system” with clear focus on “Skilling of aspirational Indian youth”.