Kia Motors India inaugurates 5 acre training centre at Anantpur Plant

As a part of the course various batches of trainees will simultaneously undergo a five day BTC training  for which Kia has designed 20 workstations which will provide the basic technical skills required. These work stations like Hand tool Identification, Curved surface sealant, Wheel Installation amongst others have been designed keeping in view various aspects of the production line and department specific requirements such as Assembly, Paint, Body shop, Press shop etc. The course runs in two segments theory & practical training and testing.

The annual training capacity with respect to BTC is around 2000 members. The first training started on 20th June 2018. The facility also houses an extensive auditorium with a capacity of seating 400 people, this will be used for training purposes.

Kookhyun Shim, MD & CEO, Kia Motors India said, “The auto industry is evolving at a fast pace and to match the advanced technology, we need to constantly upgrade the skills of our manpower by providing them a platform that offers training modules. This training center will not only provide the relevant knowledge but also empower them to be skilled technicians who can then apply for jobs at Kia Motors and our vendor companies. We, at Kia Motors India are happy to share that by the end of 2018, more than 2,000 youth will be trained and a large number of them will be working for us in the future as well.  I would like to add that we have received more than 4,000 applications for 600 vacancies to begin with.”

Source: Kia Motors India