Ford opens technical training facility in Gurgaon

New Delhi: Automaker Ford India on Tuesday opened a technical training facility in the northern region at Manesar, Gurgaon to create a pool of trained and talented technicians.

Established in partnership with Technical Training Inc, the facility is spread over 18,000-sq-ft and will provide training to over 13,500 training days per year, Ford India said in a statement.

"This new facility is a testimony to our commitment towards ensuring a skilled work force, qualified with the right certifications to deal with Ford products and more," Ford India Executive Director, Marketing, Sales and Service, Anurag Mehrotra said.

The company's vision is to establish independent technical centres with ultra-modern facilities, including body shop training in all four regions, and this centre is the first step towards it, he added.

Ford India already has six training centres in India; one each in Chennai, Cochin, Kolhapur, Ahmedabad, Mohali and Kolkata.

(with agency inputs)