Saksham Training India Pvt Ltd has launched a training institute for facility management talent in Bangalore.

The training institute offers courses in building engineering, maintenance and fire safety, housekeeping services, security services and basic computer application. The course fee ranges from Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000.

Mr P.C. Pradhan, CEO & MD, Saksham Training India, said today that all the buildings are equipped with automated power back-up, emergency power services, centralised air-conditioning and many other associated equipment, which need adequately trained and skilled manpower to handle such costly and mechanised systems.

Saksham plans to open five more centres by 2013 in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Pune, Navi Mumbai and Noida.

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