Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, opened the first Centre of Excellence (COE) by the Apparel, Made-ups & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMHSSC) at Kandivali in Mumbai.

Created with the cooperation of ITEES Singapore, the COE incorporates global standards into India’s skilling ecosystem. Contrary to the earlier centers established separately by AMHSSC, this COE aims to offer courses created in partnership with ITEES Singapore, a global leader in technical education. Its goal is to align India’s clothing training programs with the finest international standards, hence raising industry productivity and quality.

The COE will offer specialised courses like ‘Luxury Fashion Consultant,’ ‘Fashion Retail Merchandising,’ and ‘Sourcing Specialist,’ to meet the changing demands of the RMG  industry in India.

For aspiring young, nano, and small business owners who want to start their own fashion companies, the COE also offers a course on Fashion Entrepreneurship.

Till date, AMHSSC had trained over 22 lakh people nationwide, and aims to continue building a skilled workforce to lead the industry forward with innovation and excellence, states Dr Sakhtivel, Chairman.