The Apparel Made-Ups and Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMHSSC) is embarking on a mission to elevate the proficiency of the Indian apparel industry through an extensive expansion of Centres of Excellence (COEs) nationwide. Responding to the escalating demand for advanced skill development, these upcoming COEs will strategically emerge across India in places like Delhi, Karur (Tamil Nadu), Guwahati (Assam), Kolkata (West Bengal), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Mumbai, and Sangli (Maharashtra), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), and Trivandrum (Kerala).
These new additions, will complement existing COEs in Noida and Tiruppur, underscore AMH SSC's unwavering commitment to enriching skills and knowledge within the Indian apparel industry.
Roopak Vasishtha, CEO of AMHSSC highlights the pivotal role envisaged for these COEs in cultivating a qualified workforce, adept at meeting the industry's surging demand for excellence. A PwC report accentuates their significance in furnishing the industry with adept personnel. Vasishtha points to an ‘Invest India’ report, that states the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, with an allocated sum of Rs 10,684 crore, is poised to invigorate the production of Man-Made Fiber (MMF) Apparel, MMF Fabrics, and Technical Textile Products in India.
