New Institute for Human Resource Development in India Organized by Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. Certified under the Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) Program – December 04, 2017

In November 2016, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), India, signed a Memorandum of Corporation (MOC) on the Manufacturing Skill Transfer Promotion Programme. According to the MOC, on December 1 (Fri.), 2017, METI certified an institute for human resource development organized by Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. under the Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) program, as the fifth institute certified under the program.

1. Outline
According to the Manufacturing Skill Transfer Promotion Programme concluded by METI and MSDE in November 2016, METI certified an institute for human resource development organized by Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery, a consolidated subsidiary company in India under Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., as a JIM in India. The total number of JIMs comes to five this time.
2. Details of the JIM certification

Name of company (in Japan and India)	Name of institute	Location	Date of starting the institute (tentative)	Number of students / period for finishing a course
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Private Limited	Tata Hitachi JIM	Dharwad, Karnataka	December 8, 2017	30 per grade / Three-year course

3. Ceremony for JIM certification

On December 1, 2017, witnessed by Mr. Daisaku Hiraki, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Mr. Masaki Ishikawa, Director-General, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, granted a certificate of accreditation to Mr. Kotaro Hirano, President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.