Apparel Training and Design Center (ATDC) will open a new center and a regional training hub at Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.

The aim is to fulfill the steadily expanding requirement of the skilled youth in the rapidly developing textile-related sectors in Gujarat.

Gujarat is one of the fastest developing textile apparel manufacturing clusters. ATDC has state -of-the-art infrastructure offering shop floor, supervisory and managerial skills to develop an industry- ready workforce.

ATDC also plans to set up an India International Skill Centre, with the National Skill Development Corporation, additional ATDC-SMART centers in major textile/apparel clusters in Gujarat and also apparel design centers (as fashion and crafts design and innovation cells) with a focus on innovative designs for the apparel industry to create new brands and global fashions for youth.

ATDC under the aegis of the Apparel Export Promotion Council has emerged as India’s largest vocational training network for the apparel sector whose presence currently spans 200 ATDCs including 65 ATDC vocational institutes and over 135 ATDC- SMART centers and skill camps present in major apparel clusters spread across 23 states and 85 cities across India.

Apparel Training and Design Centre has a mission to upgrade the technical skills of the human resources employed in the garment industry.