Tell us about various training and development programs that you organise.

Bosch provides five types of training and skill development programs:

1. Bosch's Response to India's Development and Growth through Employability Enhancement or BRIDGE is a short-term, job-oriented training exclusively for school dropout youth in the NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) category. So far, 4,900 underprivileged youth have been trained and placed through this program as part of the CSR agenda of Bosch Limited.
2. Long-term, career oriented Trade Apprenticeship Training with 1 and 2 years duration in 9 technical trades prepare incoming Apprentices (ITI passed candidates) to skill themselves in a particular trade and establish a career within Bosch or outside. This training takes place at the award-winning Bosch Vocational Center, which has produces 237 gold medal winning Apprentices so far at the National level, thereby winning the President of India's Best Establishment Award 52 times, 16 times in a row so far.
3. With the aim of producing high-quality Artisans for India, Bosch has opened the Artisan Training Center in Bangalore, which offers a 9 month training program since December 2015. A batch of 17 trainees have already completed the training, which is based on the German concepts of Gründlichkeit (thoroughness) and Leidenschaft (passion). Two trainers have been trained by a German expert in skills on carpentry, which is the current focus of the training.
4. Bosch Associates are trained with a 3 year Competence Development training program, which includes technical and social skills along with company-specific skills.
5. Bosch Front Line Managers are trained on latest managerial knowhow with workshops and seminars conducted by experts from time to time. Assistance to complete management degree is also being considered.