Competitive Solutions

CII delivers a customized portfolio of training programmes as well as consultative and advisory services to help member companies build internal competitiveness, enhance capacity and sharpen competencies. Working in tandem with Government, Industry and organizations, CII takes forward a robust agenda to catalyse excellence, innovation, employability and productivity across sectors.

Centres of Excellence

Nine Centres of Excellence, forged in partnership with leading corporates, drive competitiveness in key domains across the country

CII Institute of Quality, Bangalore
CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad
CII Naoroji Godrej Centre of Excellence, Mumbai
CII Institute of Logistics, Chennai
CII - Centre of Excellence for Competitiveness for SMEs, Chandigarh
CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, New Delhi
CII Suresh Neotia Centre of Excellence for Leadership, Kolkata
CII-Jubilant Bhartia Food and Agriculture Centre of Excellence, New Delhi
CII-Triveni Water Institute: Gurgaon, Jaipur, Pune and Bangalore

Technology Development Centres

Knowledge & Innovation PPP Institutions

CII, through facilitative partnerships with the Central and State Governments, nurtures a culture of technology development and innovation in Industry, and in the larger socio-economic milieu.

Andhra Pradesh Technology Development Centre, jointly promoted by CII and Andhra Pradesh Government
Tamil Nadu Technology Development and Promotion Centre, jointly promoted by CII and the Tamil Nadu Government
Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA), a Not-for-Profit Company, jointly promoted by CII and the Government of India
CII Knowledge Application and Facilitation Centre, supported by the Government of Gujarat
CII Centre of Excellence on Nanotechnology, supported by the Government of Gujarat
CII Intellectual Property Facilitation Centres in Mysore (Karnataka), Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Gandhinagar (Gujarat), supported by the Government of India

Skill Development Centres

In consonance with the national mission of making India the Skills Capital of the world, CII is working with Central and State Governments, Industry and Institutions, to build a multi-faceted ecosystem at the grassroots to help India leverage its people resource.

CII Skill Training Hubs in Chindwara (Madhya Pradesh), Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) and Balasore (Orissa)
Skill Gurukuls at the district level, in partnership with PARFI (Pan IIT Alumni Reach for India)
Sectoral Skill Councils in partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

VLFM Initiative

CII's Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing (VLFM) Programme aims to create locomotive manufacturing companies in India, by developing leaders who can leverage their learnings in their company's ecosystem, as 'Champions for Societal Manufacturing'. Since its inception in 2007, the programme, supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, India, has developed 1000+ leaders from more than 330 large, medium and small manufacturing enterprises.