MAHARASHTRA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL	MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION	DIRECTORATE OF TECHNCIAL EDUCATION

Thermax Limited

In response to the initiative taken by Maharashtra Economic Development Council (MEDC) Industry Education Partnership Cell to improve the quality of training inputs in Engineering Colleges/Polytechnics, a 3-day Faculty Training Programme was organized by Thermax Limited from 25th October to 27th October 2005.

Thermax Limited, a leading player in energy and environment space, is one of the few companies in the world that offers total integrated, solutions in the areas of heating, cooling, power, water and waste management, air pollution control and chemicals.

MEDC had requested Thermax to impart application-oriented training in their area of specialization to the faculty members of the engineering colleges and Polytechnics in Maharashtra. The objective of the programme was to make participants understand the working principles, construction & applications of Products and give them opportunity to witness typical manufacturing processes. One of the aims was also to let the institutes know what the industry expects from these students when they join. This was a critical student development input to the faculty. An interactive session on “Institute-Industry Education Gap Analysis” was also arranged.

The programme was highly appreciated by all the Faculty Members. During the feedback session, faculty members expressed satisfaction and gratitude to Thermax Ltd for their commitment to the initiative and for extending their support in organizing such a wonderful training programme.