Apparel Training and Design Centre has signed an MoU with the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED). The aim is to bridge the gap between the requirement and availability of a skilled workforce. The MoU aims at imparting employment- oriented training and encourages entrepreneurship through skill development. ATDC vocational institutes are a vital part of the skill development system for careers in apparel, fashion and textiles. It aims at helping students in learning the necessary skills required for a bright future.

The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), based in Gujarat, has been engaged in entrepreneurship development training and skill development since 1979. The concept behind the CED is to develop entrepreneurs in the urban as well as rural areas of Gujarat, who can establish their own manufacturing or service enterprises which in turn can aid in the economic growth of the state and also create employment opportunities for others.

Gujarat is one of the fastest developing textile apparel manufacturing clusters. ATDC has state -of-the-art infrastructure offering shop floor, supervisory and managerial skills to develop an industry- ready workforce. The ATDC under the aegis of the Apparel Export Promotion Council has emerged as India’s largest vocational training network for the apparel sector whose presence currently spans 200 ATDCs including 65 ATDC vocational institutes and over 135 ATDC- SMART centers and skill camps present in major apparel clusters spread across 23 states and 85 cities across India.