The Technical Training Institute (TTI) in Thimphu celebrated a significant milestone yesterday with the inauguration of its new campus in Serbithang.

The Minister for Education and Skills Development and the Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Bhutan Resident Mission inaugurated the celebration.

The ceremony was attended by department heads from the ministry, project partners and stakeholders, including representatives from the Automobile Service Association of Bhutan.

Constructed at the cost of Nu. 419.20 million on 6.77-acres land, the infrastructure development aligns with the Place Transformation Theme under the TVET Reform Plan.

This development is expected to provide an enhanced facelift to the image of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The challenges faced by the institute currently in terms of low student intake due to unavailability of boarding facilities is expected to be resolved with the provision of full boarding facilities on the new campus that can accommodate 304 students including 88 females.

The new automobile workshop, administration, and academic buildings, will also house the general administration, laboratories, classrooms and indoor sports facility besides the spacious workshop area for automobile practical classes.

With these facilities and upgraded technologies, the institute would be able to introduce high level TVET programmes in automobile, heating ventilation and air conditioning, and graphic design.   

The new campus infrastructure construction began in March 2020 with fund support by the ADB and the Royal Government of Bhutan.