Fujitec India Training Institute Authorized as a JIIM

(l-r) Minister of the Embassy of India in Japan Debjani Chakrabarti, Fujitec Southeast Asia Officer Shiro Adachi, Head Manager of Technology and Human Resources Cooperation of the Trade Policy Bureau of METI Tetsuya Shimokawa and Councilor of the Trade Policy Bureau of METI Kazunari Tanaka

The Fujitec JIM training institute in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, established by Japan’s Fujitec Co. Ltd. in November 2023, has been authorized as a Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIIM) by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Fujitec announced on July 25. A JIIM is an institute built by a Japanese company in India authorized and supported by the ministry’s “Program to Promote the Transfer of Technology for Manufacturing.” In a JIIM, curriculum is focused on the methods and technology required to conduct Japanese-style manufacturing. Fujitec JIM can accommodate 40 trainees in a one-year course in which they learn about elevator manufacturing, product quality, safety and jobsite productivity.