As part of its broader manufacturing push in India, Apple is expanding supplier training to include Swift coding, robotics, automation technology, and smart manufacturing. Here are the details.
Part of Apple’s global $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund
Apple announced today that it will open its first Education Hub in India, as part of a comprehensive expansion of its supplier training programs in the country.
The hub will be located in Bengaluru and will operate in collaboration with the Manipal Academy of Higher Education. New courses are slated to kick off in March.
Here’s Apple:
“As part of Apple’s engagement with MAHE, the Education Hub will serve as a space that brings together trainers and students to learn directly from educators who are specialised in providing and delivering digital education, starting with digital literacy and Swift coding for beginners. Faculty from MAHE will impart these curriculums to supplier trainers, enabling them to deliver sessions to larger employee groups.”
In addition, Apple said it will expand training programs for supplier employees across its manufacturing supply chain. From the press release:
“Starting with Tata Electronics, the new curriculum will help supplier employees develop skills in digital literacy, Swift coding, robotics, automation technology, and smart manufacturing. These new courses mark the latest initiative from Apple’s global $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund.”
Finally, Apple also announced that, later this year, it will expand its Vocational Education for Persons with Disabilities program in India, which has “benefited more than 18,000 supplier employees globally to date.”
As a result of this expansion, Apple says that the program will reach more supplier facilities in India, and provide additional training and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, in addition to improving “safety, accessibility, and inclusivity practices at supplier facilities.”
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