The Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF) launched a leadership academy here on Friday to train supervisors, mid-level managers, and general managers, mainly in soft skills.

Convenor of the Federation Prabhu Dhamodaran told presspersons that as many as 51 textile units are partnering with the academy for the first phase to train totally 284 of its personnel. The academy has tied up with six trainers in Chennai and Bengaluru to conduct classes one day a month for 12 months. “We have decided on 12 topics and prepared it as a module,” he said.

The participating companies have an annual turnover of ₹100 crore to ₹1,000 crore. The trainees will be evaluated and will receive a certificate at the end of one year.

The academy, located at PSG iTech, will also hold periodical sessions for Managing Directors of textile units on issues such as finance, economy, and leadership.

The attrition rate in textile units at supervisor level is 30 %, worker level is 40 % and less than 5 % at mid-management level. There is a need to focus on the skills of the mid-level managers to improve the performance of an industry. “We need a training eco system. That is why we have taken a space and set up an academy. It will slowly get into cost leadership and data analysis too,” Mr. Dhamodaran said.

Published On : 19-07-2019

Source : The Hindu