Shavak Nanavati Technical Institute ( SNTI ), a city-based technical institute run by Tata Steel turned 100 on Monday.

The steel major had set up SNTI , formerly known as Jamshedpur Technical Institute (JTI) 100 years ago, in 1921 for a steady supply of technically qualified personnel.

In 1992, the Jamshedpur Technical Institute was renamed Shavak Nanavati Technical Institute in memory of Shavak Nanavati, the first graduate trainee to join the company in 1932. He later went on to become the managing director of Tata Steel, serving during the period 1970-72.

The technical institute was established to train Indians in various trades so that they could man the Tata Steel plant, which later began to meet the needs for technically qualified personnel across the Tata Group.

The institute has since then supplied technically qualified manpower to the private sector and public sector steel plants in the country.

It has trained over 5,000 people in various trades over the last century.

SNTI has made several contributions in expanding the frontiers of learning and development practices and has consolidated its reputation as one of the premier corporate training institutions in the world.

Digital technologies have been at the forefront of SNTI’s strategies and the institution has made significant interventions to upgrade the digital capabilities of its own operations as well as those of its customers.

SNTI mentored the formation of a new institution, J N Tata Vocational Training Institute (JNTVTI) which was set up in 2015 to provide world class training to the youth of Jharkhand and Odisha and enable them to secure employment in the Tata Steel ecosystem.

Over 5000 students of the institute have passed out and have secured jobs amongst various companies associated with the Tata Steel ecosystem including vendor partners, suppliers, customers and subsidiaries.

The courses offered by JNTVTI are recognized under the National Skills Quality Framework (NSQF) by the government of India.

At a virtual function organised by Tata Steel this evening to mark this memorable event managing director TV Narendran and president of Tata Workers' Union Sanjeev Kumar Choudhary wished the officials, staff and recruits for the institute's 100 years celebration.