9 Dec 2022 – A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the National Power Training Institute (NPTI), India, to work together in an integrated and collaborative manner in the field of sustainable development of the power sector and beyond.
The scope of the MoU includes collaborating as consultants in the fields of education, training, and consulting to accelerate, expand and achieve the objectives of skill development and capacity building programs launched by AIT and NPTI and towards better employability, enhanced job creation, and entrepreneurship.
Expertise from the institutions, facilities, infrastructure, and resources will be exchanged to meet national and international objectives. Various interactive sessions, workshops, roundtables, seminars, and conferences will be organized.
The institutes will work jointly towards enhancing the industry-academia interface and aligning training, capacity building, and skills development to meet the industry-specific requirements and for better employability. They will support each other in the “Training the Trainers” program, entrepreneurship development program, standardization of courses and certification programs, testing protocols, commercialization of R&D activities, etc.
Prof Shobhakar Dhakal, Vice President of Academic Affairs, at AIT expressed delight and said there are many possibilities for collaboration between AIT and NPTI. “Through our expertise and resources, we can support capacity building. We can begin with small activities and then scale up”, he added.
Dr. Tripta Thakur, Director General, NPTI, remarked, “We are hopeful that this collaboration will be beneficial; through various activities, we will work for the betterment of both institutes”.
About NPTI
National Power Training Institute (NPTI), an autonomous organization of the Ministry of Power (MoP), Government of India is the national apex body for training and human resources development in the power sector. NPTI is among the world’s leading integrated power training institutes, one of its kind covering a wide gamut of academic and training programs in the power sector. NPTI with its existence of over 50 years operates through its Corporate Office at Faridabad and institutes at New Delhi, Nangal, Bengaluru, Neyveli, Durgapur, Guwahati, Nagpur, Alappuzha, and Shivpuri, thus having its presence in the entire country.
