The
Chennai-based CADD Centre, Asia’s largest network of CAD training
institutes, is launching two new Master Diploma programmes exclusively
for Automotive Design and Aerospace Design Industry. The programmes
would provide comprehensive training to students pursuing degree and
diploma engineering programmes, and working professionals on the current
product lifecycle management concepts and tools relevant to the booming
Indian automotive and aerospace industry. The courses are offered at
most its branches across the network.
With a total duration of over
450 hours, the Master Diploma in Automotive Design introduces automotive
design, production concepts, and training on Computer aided design
tools such as Pro/Engineer, CATIA, ANSYS, NX CAD, NX CAM, and NX
NASTRAN. Course fee is Rs.79900 plus taxes including study materials.
The
Master Diploma in Aerospace Design is a 464-hour programme that trains
students on Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA, ANSYS, NX CAD, NX CAM, NX NASTRAN,
besides providing a comprehensive overview of the aerospace design
processes. Course fee is Rs. 79900 plus taxes including study materials.
Students
pursuing both these programmes would get to learn Geometric
Dimensioning and Tolerancing, a language used to precisely communicate
mechanical engineering drawings. CADD Centre would provide authorized
courseware for all software tools, and exclusive workbooks on automotive
design, and aerospace design.
Commenting about the programmes,
Mr S Karaiadiselvan, Managing Director, CADD Centre, said that there are
huge job opportunities for engineers in automotive and aerospace
industry in India. The size of India’s automotive industry is estimated
at US$ 72 billion. It employs around 15 million people. The automobile
industry is expected to invest over $17 billion in the next 5 years.
According to an industry report, India’s aerospace & defense
industry would be close to $45 billion by 2015.
However, the
growing skill gap, and lack of employable engineers might affect the
growth of the automotive and aerospace industry. Though the country has a
pool of qualified engineering, science and computer graduates, they
have to be introduced to, and trained in the latest design, and
production concepts and CAD tools.
Mr
Selvan added that CADD Centre’s Master Diploma courses in automotive
and aerospace design are created with inputs from the industry. The
curriculum for the software tools are authorized by the concerned
software developers, and the faculty are regularly trained in current
industry practices.
The Master Diploma in Automotive Design
imparts technical skills to automotive professionals engaged in
developing, manufacturing and testing vehicles and their systems. The
students would be provided with an exclusive practice workbook which
contains an overview and exercises of various components specific to
automotive domain to strengthen the understanding of students on the
fundamental aspects on automotive engineering. Similarly, the Master
Diploma in Aerospace Design enhances the students design and analysis
skills that go into the making of airplanes, aircraft and spacecrafts.
The course also provides an overview of various components specific to
aerospace.
Upon completion of the Master Diploma, students can
become design, analysis engineers in the domains of automotive and
aerospace industries and the institute’s placement cell will help the
students in fetching jobs after successful completion of the programmes.