Why Tamil Nadu ?
Innovation DNA
Sectors
Automobile, Auto Components & EV
Electronics
Semiconductors
Textile, Apparel & Technical Textiles
IT & ITeS
GCC & R&D
Aerospace & Defence
Food Processing
Leather & Footwear
Renewable Energy
Heavy Engineering
Light Engineering
Life Sciences
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Railway
Shipbuilding
Data Centre
Gems & Jewellery
Toys
Furniture
Tourism & Hospitality
Industrial Parks

WorkLabs cell is set up to create an enabling ecosystem for developing a future-ready workforce. Producing an industry-ready and future-ready workforce requires a strong collaboration between academia and industry that fosters innovation and transforms the education system.
As a part of Industries Department Budget Announcement in 2021, WorkLabs has been set up in Guidance. WorkLabs is a cell set up to promote, facilitate, and expand industry and academia collaboration in the state to address and minimise talent and skills gap in the workforce for the industries in Tamil Nadu.

With higher & technical education bodies on curriculum.
Industry participation for industry-ready talent.
Linkages by other govt. bodies & business chambers.
Outreach for visibility of state's skilled workforce.
Knowledge transfer & mobility for applied research.
Bilateral collaborations with international bodies.
Mathivathani R P
mathivathani@investtn.in
Meena Priyadarsnee K
meena@investtn.in
Rhea Abigail
rhea@investtn.in
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