Yamaha opens its Yamaha Training School in Chennai

India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd inaugurated its Yamaha Training School (YTS) at Don Bosco Technical Campus, Chennai, aiming to create a ‘Centre of Excellence’ where underprivileged youth will receive 2-wheeler technical training that will enable them to become expert 2-wheeler technicians. Upon completion of the training, they could be employed at Yamaha Dealerships. The YTS program will be conducted by technical experts from Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. on behalf of India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd.

Present at the event, Mr. Masaki Asano, Managing Director, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. Said: “At present, there is a huge skills gap in the industry as it heads toward an expansion drive. On the other hand, a large number of unskilled youth are pushed towards unemployment which is a hindrance to any nation’s development. This partnership is meant to address this very concern by providing a platform to the economically weaker and unemployed youth to obtain a job oriented technical training in two-wheeler repair and servicing that meets industry standards. Upon successful completion of the course, the students will receive a certification by Yamaha Technical Academy that will help them gain suitable employment within the industry.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ravinder Singh, Vice President, Strategy and Planning, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. said “As a recognized considerate industry player, we shoulder the responsibility to empower the economically weaker sections of the society especially the youth. We have incorporated many programs in our annual calendar to make a lasting impact on the lives of these young people by making them self-reliant. We signed an MoU with Don Bosco Technical Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu in December 2014 to develop a synergetic partnership and thereby help deserving students find employment in the automobile sector via impartment of technical training and education. We certainly foresee recruitment opportunities for them at our own dealerships as this will help our dealers in getting quality trained manpower for their business.”

Yamaha Training Schools with Yamaha Technical Academy (YTA) certification is a part of India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd’s CSR initiative. The company has launched several training schools across many Indian cities.