Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd. in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation and its nationwide dealer network has recently announced the launch of its distinctive training model - General Technician Toyota-Technical Education Program (T-TEP) at Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Industrial Training Institute, [SDM] Venur.

The event marked the launch of the 3rd General T-TEP program in Karnataka with previous associations with ITI institutes namely Deshpande Pvt ITI in Haliyal and Govt ITI in Peenya -Bangalore.

T-TEP, a special training module in which Toyota has tied up with industrial training institutes, was launched in 2006 in India. The program aims at providing training on the latest automotive technology and service techniques every year to ITI students across India along with providing hands on real time experience within Toyota dealerships.

After a span of 10 years, TTEP is now associated with 42 training institutes under the program. In its first year, the program was implemented in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Hubli. The program was subsequently introduced in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Lalru, Pune, Cochin, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Ghaziabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Indore, Vizag, Ludhiana, Cuttack, Haldwani, Nalbari, Gurgaon, Satara , Paramakudi.

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